Emmi Jurkka

Emmi Jurkka
Jurkka in her role as Tussan Lyyti, in Nyrki Tapiovaara's One Man's Fate (1940)
Born
Emmi Irene Bergström

(1899-04-21)21 April 1899
Died17 October 1990(1990-10-17) (aged 91)
Helsinki, Finland
Spouse
Eino Jurkka
(m. 1922; div. 1931)
Awards
  • Pro Finlandia (1954)
  • Jussi Award (1954)
  • Ida Aalberg Prize (1977)

Emmi Jurkka (née originally Bergström, later Tuomi; 21 April 1899 — 17 October 1990) was a Finnish actor and theatre manager, with a career in stage, film and TV spanning over 60 years.