Hertta Kuusinen was born on February 14, 1904 in Luhanka, Finland. She is known for her work on Itsenäisyyspäivän vastaanotto Tasavallan presidentin linnassa (1967), Vappu 1946 (1946) and Finland Negotiates (1948). She was married to Yrjö Leino and Tuure Lehén. She died on March 18, 1974 in Moscow, USSR.