Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 10, 1943(75)
Day of Death
June 29, 2019
Place of Birth
Savonlinna, Finland
Also Known As
Tuija-Maija Räty
Tuija-Maija Niskanen
Directing
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.