Marjatta Raita

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Marjatta Raita
Born	(1944-02-17)17 February 1944 Pori, Finland
Died	27 September 2007(2007-09-27) (aged 63) Helsinki, Finland

Marjatta Raita (17 February 1944, Pori – 27 September 2007) was a Finnish actress, who was best known for her role as Elisabeth Turhapuro in the Uuno Turhapuro movies directed by Spede Pasanen.

Raita also appeared in many other films, although she acted mainly in theater. She studied in a theater school in 1962-1965.

Born in Pori, Marjatta Raita's parents were Eino and Valli Raita, both actors.

She was married to Finnish actor Aarno Sulkanen, by whom she had two children. She died in Helsinki in 2007, aged 63, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.

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Obituary in Finnish

Persondata
Name	Raita, Marjatta
Alternative names
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	17 February 1944
Place of birth	Pori, Finland
Date of death	27 September 2007
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland

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