Carola Ingrid Margareta Segerstedt Luterkort (''née'' Eklundh, 28 June 1910 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish actress and stage director, whose professional career spanned from the 1930s until 2010.
Born in
Lund
Lund (, , ) is a city in the southern Swedish province of Scania, across the Öresund strait from Copenhagen. The town had 91,940 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 121,510 . It is the seat of Lund Municipality, Scania County. The Öre ...
, Luterkort studied in the
Royal Dramatic Training Academy
The Royal Dramatic Training Academy ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola, also known as ''Dramatens elevskola''), was the acting school of Sweden's national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years (1787–1964) seen as the ...
(1932–1934) together with
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary '' Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is ofte ...
,
Gunnar Björnstrand
Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman.
Biography
Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson a ...
and
Signe Hasso. She made her debut at the
Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1933. She taught Theatre Studies at Stockholm University 1970–1977.
Luterkort remained active into her 90s. Some of her films are ''Barnen från Frostmofjället'' (1945) and ''
Klassfesten'' (2002). In 1998, she released a book on theatre history, ''Om igen, herr Molander!''.
Personal life
Luterkort was married twice. From 1935 until 1952, she was married to Einar Luterkort. After that marriage ended in divorce, she married Bengt Segerstedt. This marriage lasted until 1986, when her husband died. Luterkort turned 100 years old
and celebrated by reading ''Dagens Dikt'' on the radio.
She died on 3 August 2011, aged 101.
Notice of Ingrid Luterkort's death
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Selected filmography
* '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1936)
* ''Happy Vestköping
''Happy Vestköping'' (Swedish: ''Lyckliga Vestköping'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and starring Isa Quensel, Einar Axelsson and Nils Wahlbom.Wallengren p.54
Synopsis
The small Swedish town of Vestköping awaits ...
'' (1937)
* '' The People of Bergslagen'' (1937)
* ''Comrades in Uniform
''Comrades in Uniform'' (Swedish: ''Kamrater i vapenrocken'') is a 1938 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Gösta Cederlund, Fritiof Billquist and Sigge Fürst.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 The film's sets were designed by the a ...
'' (1938)
* ''Bashful Anton
''Bashful Anton'' (Swedish: ''Blyge Anton'') is a 1940 Swedish comedy film directed by Emil A. Lingheim and starring Edvard Persson, Ingrid Luterkort and Britta Brunius.Qvist & von Bagh p.124
The film's art direction was by Max Linder.
Cast
* ...
'' (1940)
* '' Dunungen'' (1941)
* ''The Case of Ingegerd Bremssen
''The Case of Ingegerd Bremssen'' (Swedish: ''Fallet Ingegerd Bremssen'') is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Sonja Wigert, Henrikson, Dagmar Ebbesen and Gösta Cederlund. It was based on a 1937 novel of the sam ...
'' (1942)
* ''A Girl for Me
''A Girl for Me'' (Swedish: ''En flicka för mej'') is a 1943 Swedish comedy film directed by Börje Larsson and starring Sickan Carlsson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Max Hansen.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in Stock ...
'' (1943)
* '' Imprisoned Women'' (1943)
* ''I Love You Karlsson
''I Love You Karlsson'' (Swedish: ''Jag älskar dig, Karlsson!'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Lau Lauritzen and John Zacharias and starring Marguerite Viby, Sture Lagerwall and Olof Winnerstrand.Krawc p.315 It was shot at the ASA ...
'' (1947)
* ''Neglected by His Wife
''Neglected by His Wife'' (Swedish: ''Försummad av sin fru'' or ''Gift med Klara Klok'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Irma Christenson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Agneta Prytz.Krawc p.383 It was shot at the Ce ...
'' (1947)
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1910 births
2011 deaths
Swedish film actresses
Swedish centenarians
People from Lund
Swedish theatre directors
Women centenarians
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