Tuija-Maija Niskanen

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1943-07-10

Deathday 2019-06-29 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Savonlinna, Finland

Also Known As Tuija-Maija Räty

Tuija-Maija Niskanen

Biography

Tuija-Maija Niskanen was a Finnish director and screenwriter. She was best known for movies such as Malli (1971), The Farewell (1981), Kolme naista (1983), Suuri illusioni (1985), Anna-Liisa (1988) ja Ihon aika (1998). Most of her works were TV-movies and she was known to deal with daring themes for her time in her movies, like homosexuality and alcoholism.

Known For

Director

2004
Enkeli tulessa

as Director

1988
Anna-Liisa

as Director

1985
Suuri illusioni

as Director

1982
The Farewell

as Director

1979
1977
1973
Klyftan

as Director

1967

Writer

1988
Anna-Liisa

as Writer