- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 11, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Helsinki, Finland
- Died
- October 26, 2013
Ritva Arvelo
Ritva Helinä Arvelo (11 March 1921 – 26 October 2013) was a Finnish actress, director, screenwriter and a pioneer in modern dance. She was one of the first four Finnish women film directors. Arvelo was born in Helsinki. Arvelo attended the first course of the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1943 and also graduated with a master's degree in romance philology from the University of Helsinki. In the 1940s, she worked as a dancer in Maggie Gripenberg's internationally acclaimed champion group and worked as a model for fashion salons in Helsinki. During her career, Arvelo worked for the Finnish National Theatre and appeared in such films as Radio tekee murron (1951), Kilroy sen teki (1957), Nothing but Love (1984) and Burning Angel (1984). She also worked as a director at the Helsinki Folk Theater-Workers' Theater and the Intimate Theater, co-founded the Praesens dance group in 1961 with Raija…
Filmography
movieIsku vasten kasvoja
1988 · Tellervo Laine
movieNäkemiin, hyvästi
1986
movieRakkauselokuva
1984 · Raijan äiti
moviePalava enkeli
1984 · Ylihoitajatar
movieKesäkapina
1970 · Mrs. Heinä
movieKultainen vasikka
1961 · Screenplay, Director
movieKuriton sukupolvi
1957 · Dialogue
movieRadio tulee hulluksi
1952 · Eila Teräsvuori
movieRadio tekee murron
1951 · Eila Ritolampi
movieKilroy sen teki
1948 · Leila Kesänen
movieSuopursu kukkii
1947 · Inga Silver
movieKultamitalivaimo
1947 · Enni Suvinen
movieMenneisyyden varjo
1946 · Lena Bergroth
movieValkoisen neilikan velho
1945 · Kirsti Salme
movieSuviyön salaisuus
1945