Martta Kontula was born on June 20, 1908 in Kymi, Finland as Martta Edit Maria Kontula. She was an actress, known for Paimen, piika ja emäntä (1938), Kolme poikaa, yksi tyttö (1961) and Pikku myyjätär (1933). She was married to Fritz-Hugo Backman. She died on September 20, 2006 in Helsinki, Finland.