Jörn Donner

Known for Directing

Jörn Donner's portrait

Details

Birthday: February 05, 1933

Deathday: January 30, 2020

Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland

Biography

Jörn Donner was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Internationally he was best known for his film Fanny and Alexander (1982), that won four Academy Awards, including the award for the best foreign language film.

In Finland he was known for his work as an author, as well as having been member of both, Parliament of Finland and European Union.