Nora Mäkinen

Eleonora "Nora" Mäkinen (also named Gabrielsson and Marttinen; born 11 December 1920 in Vyborg – died 28 February 1984 in Helsinki) was a Finnish model and actress.

Mäkinen was one of the most popular models and mannequins in Finland in the 1930s and 1940s. She started modelling at the age of 15 when she was chosen as Miss Heinola.[1]

Mäkinen's film career started when Toivo Särkkä noticed her at a fair in Helsinki and asked her for a photoshoot. Mäkinen first acted in small roles in Suomen Filmiteollisuus's films. Her most significant role was as Vappu Vuorenkaiku in the film Vihtori ja Klaara (1939). Other notable minor roles were the maid turned prostitute "Gaselli" in the film The Song of the Scarlet Flower and Elina who broke up with her boyfriend in the comedy Hätävara (1939).

Mäkinen was first married to the artist Veikko Marttinen and then to the police commander Erik Gabrielsson. Her mother was Russian-Jewish Rosalia Gurovich, also named Rosa Mäkinen, known as "Kotka's Rose".[2]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1937	Lapatossu	youth in a travelling company
	Kuriton sukupolvi	Löpö
1938	The Song of the Scarlet Flower	Elli, ”Gaselli”
	Markan tähden	woman at a spa beach
	Tulitikkuja lainaamassa	Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen
1939	Hätävara	Elina
	Aktivistit	Niskanen's maid
	Vihtori ja Klaara	Vappu Vuorenkaiku
1940	Poikani pääkonsuli	charity worker
1946	Restless Blood	prostitute

Sources

• Rytkönen, Sisko: Nora Mäkinen, Elonet 8 February 2014.
• Helsingin muotisalongit ja salonkimuoti (archived)

References

1. Rytkönen Sisko: Nora Mäkinen: Mannekiini, näyttelijä, Elonet 8 February 2014. Accessed on 21 December 2018.
2. Tahkokorpi, Mirjam: Parturi sai prostituoidun leiman, koska oli aikaansa edellä – nyt hänen maineensa halutaan puhdistaa: "Nykyään tuossa ei olisi mitään ihmeellistä", Yle 31 August 2021. Accessed on 1 September 2021.