Sirpa Lane, born Sirpa Salo (1952–1999), was a Finnish actress known for her work in

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of the 1970s, primarily erotic and

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s. Lane was discovered by British photographer and film-maker David Hamilton, who was known for his

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and grainy style

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. She worked with

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, who spoke of her as the "next Bardot" (perhaps not without reason). She died of

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Biography

Lane was born in

Turku, Finland Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; 1 ...

in 1952. She made her debut in the English film '' Fluff'' (1974), directed by Robert Paget. She had a relationship with Gilles Raysse, a business manager. She died of

at the age of 46 in

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, Spain in 1999.Celebrating Sirpa Lane.
''Cult Labs.''

Filmography

*'' La jeune fille assassinée'' (''The Assassinated Young Girl'') (1974) aka ''Charlotte'') as Charlotte Marley *''Fluff'' (1974) *'' La Bête'' (''The Beast'') (1975) as Romilda de l'Esperance *''

Nazi Love Camp 27 ''Nazi Love Camp 27'' (Italian: ''La svastica nel ventre'') or ''The Swastika on the Belly'' is a 1977 Italian Nazi exploitation film by Italian director Mario Caiano and starring Finnish actress Sirpa Lane. In between brutal depictions of a bro ...

'' (aka ''La svastica nel ventre''/ ''The Swastika on the Belly'') (1977) as Hannah Meyer *'' Malabestia'' (''Evil Beast'') (1978) as Ursula Drupp *'' Papaya, Love Goddess of the Cannibals'' (1978) as Sara *'' La bestia nello spazio'' (aka ''Beast in Space'') (1980) as Lt. Sondra Richardson *'' Trois filles dans le vent'' (''Three Women in the Wind'') (1981) as Sirpa Lane *''

The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia ''The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia'' (Italian:''Le notti segrete di Lucrezia Borgia'', Spanish:''Las noches secretas de Lucrecia Borgia'') is a 1982 Italian-Spanish historical film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Sirpa Lane, ...

'' (aka ''Le notti segrete di Lucrezia Borgia'') (1982) as Lucrezia Borgia *'' Exciting Love Girls'' (aka ''Giochi carnali'' / ''Carnal Game'') (1983) as Dr. Daniara / Daniela Mauri (final film role)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Sirpa 1952 births 1999 deaths Actors from Turku Finnish film actresses Finnish expatriates in Spain People from Ibiza AIDS-related deaths in Spain 20th-century Finnish actresses