Ritva Arvelo in the 1940s.

Ritva Helinä Arvelo (11 March 1921 – 26 October 2013) was a Finnish actress, director, screenwriter and a pioneer in modern dance.

She was one of the first four Finnish women film directors.

Arvelo was born in Helsinki. During her career, Arvelo worked for the Finnish National Theatre and appeared in such films as Radio tekee murron (1951), Kilroy sen teki (1957), Rakkauselokuva (1984) and Palava enkeli (1984). In 1961, she became only the fourth Finnish female film director when she directed a film Kultainen vasikka, based on a play by Maria Jotuni. This remains her only directorial effort.

As a screenwriter, Arvelo worked with Matti K*ila on his films Syntipukki (1957) and Kuriton sukupolvi (1957). She also wrote the screenplay for Kultainen vasikka. In 1961, Arvelo was one of the founding members of the modern dance group Praesens.

Selected filmography

• Valkoisen neilikan velho (1945)
• Suopursu kukkii (1947)
• Kultamitalivaimo (1947)
• Kesäkapina (1970)
• Näkemiin, hyvästi (1986)

References

External links

• Ritva Arvelo at IMDb