Aino Mantsas

Aino Mantsas (29 November 1922, Helsinki – 24 January 1979) was a Finnish actress. She worked for various theatres and appeared in films. She was married to director Matti Kassila from 1948 until her death,[1] and was cast in many of his films, such as Radio tekee murron (1951), Hilman päivät (1954) and Komisario Palmun erehdys (1961).[2]

Aino Mantsas died of breast cancer in 1979. In his memoir Mustaa ja valkoista, Matti Kassila describes Mantsas as a "talented, exceptional human being who found it hard to adjust to the world surrounding her".[3]

Selected filmography

References

  1. "Keuruun museo: MATTI KASSILA – OHJAAJA OMALLA MAALLAAN". Keuruun museo. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  2. "ELONET – Aino Mantsas". KAVA. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. Kassila, Matti (1995). Mustaa ja valkoista. Otava. ISBN 951-1-13583-X.



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