Pirkko Mannola (born 27 December 1938) is a Finnish actress and singer.

Career

Mannola has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1959. She starred in the film '' Kaks' tavallista Lahtista'', which was entered into the

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. In 1958 she won the

Miss Finland Miss Suomi ( Finnish for ''Miss Finland'') is a national beauty pageant in Finland. The pageant was founded in 1931, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History Miss Suomi was held for the first time in 1931. Between 1952 and 1955 t ...

beauty contest. In the early 1960s, Mannola had a successful career as a singer in Germany.

Personal life

Mannola was married to film director

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from 1968 until his death in 2009. They had one daughter. She is of partial

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descent.

Selected filmography

* '' Kaks' tavallista Lahtista'' (1960) * '' Leikkikalugangsteri'' (1969)

References

External links

* 1938 births Living people People from Valkeakoski Finnish film actresses Miss Finland winners Finnish female models 20th-century Finnish women singers Finnish people of Russian descent {{Finland-actor-stub