Ritva Laatto was born on February 14, 1933 in Helsinki, Finland as Ritva Alli Inkeri Putkonen. She is a director and writer, known for Hän on Sysmästä (1963), Sitkeä Geronimo (1970) and Dyskolos eli ihmisvihaaja (1965). She has been married to Christian Ahlström since 2003. She was previously married to Erkki Verner Laatto.