Aino Mantsas Explained

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keuruun museo: MATTI KASSILA – OHJAAJA OMALLA MAALLAAN . Keuruun museo . 28 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120410054614/http://www.keuruu.fi/museo/mattikassila.html . 10 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: ELONET – Aino Mantsas. KAVA. 28 January 2013.
  3. Book: Kassila, Matti. Mustaa ja valkoista. 1995. Otava. 951-1-13583-X.