Pirkko Mannola Explained

Pirkko Mannola
Birth Date:1938 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Sääksmäki, Finland
Spouse:Åke Lindman (m. 1968; died 2009)
Children:1
Miss Finland 1958
Competitions:Miss Finland 1958
(Winner)
Miss World 1958
(Did not compete)
Occupation:Actress, singer
Yearsactive:1959–present

Pirkko Mannola (born 27 December 1938) is a Finnish actress, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 1958 but later did not compete at any international pageants.

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 10th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1958 she won the Miss Finland beauty contest. In the early 1960s, Mannola had a successful career as a singer in Germany.[1]

Personal life

Mannola was married to film director Åke Lindman from 1968 until his death in 2009. They had one daughter.[2]

Since 2016, she has been engaged to the ice hockey executive Göran Stubb, the father of the 13th President of Finland Alexander Stubb.[3]

She is of partial Russian descent.[4]

Selected filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peltomäki . Jari . Pirkko Mannola nousi tähdeksi Saksassa – "Jos olisi ollut manageri, olisin voinut tehdä pitkän uran Keski-Euroopassa!" . Seiska . 10 July 2022 . Finnish.
  2. Web site: Elämä on kohdellut hyvin 80 vuotta täyttävää Pirkko Mannolaa – Katso upeat kuvat upean uran varrelta! . Puhto . Sanna . 2018-12-27 . Seura.fi . fi . 2019-12-26.
  3. News: Näin Pirkko Mannola, 80, tapasi Göran-kihlattunsa . 1 August 2024 . Ilta-Sanomat . 7 September 2019 . fi.
  4. Web site: Suomenvenäläisyys ja sen merkitys . Pogreboff . Sergei . 15 September 2011 . LiteraruS . fi . 17 March 2021.