Axa Regina Elisabeth Linnanheimo (until 1924 Leino, since 1948 Regina Mörner, 7 September 1915,

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– 24 January 1995) was a Finnish actress and screenwriter. Her sister Rakel Linnanheimo (1908–2004) was also an actress. Linnanheimo was married to Count Carl Robert Mörner 1948–1952, until his death. After she ended her film career in 1956, she started to work as a translator for the

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using the name Regina Mörner.

Collaborations with Teuvo Tulio

Regina Linnanheimo was one of the stars of the so-called Golden Age of Finnish cinema between 1934 and 1939. As a teenager she was a big fan of

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and

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. She specialized in romantic and historical costume films and melodramas, such as ''Kulkurin valssi'', ''Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina'' and ''Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi''. On the other hand, Linnanheimo showcased her tendencies for darker undertones in several

Teuvo Tulio Theodor Antonius Tugai (23 August 1912 – 8 June 2000), better known as Teuvo Tulio, was a Finnish film director and actor. Beginning his career as an actor at the end of the silent film, silent era, Tulio turned to directing and producing in t ...

films. The two collaborated frequently, with Linnanheimo often serving both as an actress and a screenwriter. In 1946, she received a

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for best actress for Tulio films '' Levoton veri'' and ''Rakkauden risti''. The 1956 film ''Olet mennyt minun vereeni'' was their final collaboration and also marked the end of Linnanheimo's career in films.

Selected filmography

*''Laveata tietä'' (sv. Den Breda vägen, 1931), silent film *''Helsingin kuuluisin liikemies'' (sv. Helsingfors främsta affärsman, 1934) *''VMV 6'' (The Smugglers, 1935) *''Kun isä tahtoo ...'' (sv. När pappa vill, 1935) *''Mieheke'' (The Substitute Husband, 1936) *''Taistelu Heikkilän talosta'' (The Fight over the Heikkila Mansion, 1936), also one of the screenwriters, parts found in 2007 *''Nuorena nukkunut'' (The Maid Silja, 1937), a sequence found in 2015 *''Kiusaus'' (Temptation, 1938), also the other screenwriter, all copies destroyed in fire in 1959 *''Kaivopuiston kaunis Regina'' (Beautiful Regina of Kaivopuisto, 1941) *''Kulkurin valssi'' (The Vagabond's Waltz, 1941) *''Katariina ja Munkkiniemen kreivi'' (Catherine and Count of Munkkiniemi, 1943) *''

Linnaisten vihreä kamari ''Linnaisten vihreä kamari'' (''The Green Chamber of Linnais'') is a 1945 Finnish film directed by Valentin Vaala. Mixing elements of horror and romance, it is based on an 1859 novel ''The Green Chamber of the Linnainen Mansion'' (''Linnaisten ka ...

'' (The Green Chamber of the Linnais Manor, 1945) *''

Rakkauden risti ''Cross of Love'' (Finnish: ''Rakkauden risti'') is a 1946 Finnish drama film directed by Teuvo Tulio and starring Regina Linnanheimo, Oscar Tengström and Ville Salminen.Qvist & von Bagh p.267 The film was shot in parallel with the Swedish-lang ...

'' (Cross of Love, 1946) and its Swedish-language version '' Kärlekens kors'' (1946) *'' Levoton veri'' (Restless Blood, 1946) and its Swedish-language version ''

Oroligt blod ''Oroligt blod'' (''"Restless Blood" '') is a 1946 Swedish-language Finnish drama film directed by Teuvo Tulio and starring Regina Linnanheimo, Harriett Philipson and Hans Strååt. The film was shot in parallel with the Finnish-language version ...

'' (1946) *''Intohimon vallassa'' (In the Grip of Passion, 1947) and its Swedish-language version ''

Olof – forsfararen ''Olof – forsfararen'' is a 1947 Swedish-language Finnish drama film directed by Teuvo Tulio and starring Regina Linnanheimo, Kullervo Kalske and Eric Gustafson. The film was shot in parallel with the Finnish-language version '' Intohimon val ...

'' (1947) *''Hornankoski'' (The Rapids of Hell, 1949) and its Swedish-language version '' Forsfararna'' (1949) *''Rikollinen nainen'' (The Crooked Woman, 1952), also the screenwriter *''Mustasukkaisuus'' (Jealousy, 1953) and its Swedish-language version ''

Två kvinnor ''Two Women'' ( sv, Två kvinnor) is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Arnold Sjöstrand and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Cécile Ossbahr and Gunnar Björnstrand. It is a remake of the 1938 French film ''Women's Prison'' which itself was based on ...

'' (alternatively Kvinnorna på forsgården, 1953) *''Olet mennyt minun vereeni'' (You've Gone in My Blood, 1956), also the screenwriter

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* 1915 births 1995 deaths Actresses from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish film actresses 20th-century Finnish actresses {{Finland-actor-stub