Tuija-Maija Niskanen
Born
July 10, 1943
Died
June 29, 2019 (75 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Savonlinna, Finland
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.