title: Sirpa Lane
text: # Sirpa Lane
  
  Sirpa Lane, born Sirpa Salo (1952–1999), was a Finnish actress known for her work in B-movies of the 1970s, primarily erotic and exploitation films. Lane was discovered by British photographer and film-maker David Hamilton, who was known for his soft focus and grainy style erotica. She worked with Roger Vadim, who spoke of her as the "next Bardot". She died of HIV/AIDS.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Lane was born in Turku, Finland 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 HIV/AIDS at the age of 46 in Formentera, Spain in 1999.
  
  ## 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 (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 (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)
  