Birgitta Valberg (16 December 1916 – 29 March 2014) was a Swedish actress. She was best known for her work in several
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoun ...
films made over 30 years, including the Bergman-produced ''
Paradise Place'' (1977). For her role in this film, which was directed by
Gunnel Lindblom, another member of Bergman's repertory company, she won the award for
Best Actress at the
13th Guldbagge Awards.
She trained at the
Royal Dramatic Training Academy
The Royal Dramatic Training Academy (, 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 foremost theatre school and drama education ...
.
Filmography
Film
*1934: ''Unga hjärtan'' - Ingrid
*1939: ''
The People of Högbogården
''The People of Högbogården'' (Swedish: ''Folket på Högbogården'') is a 1939 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Weel and starring John Ekman, Linnéa Hillberg and Annalisa Ericson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 Location shooting took place around Gr� ...
'' - Young Woman
*1939: ''
Melodin från Gamla Stan'' - Woman at the restaurant (uncredited)
*1941: ''
In Paradise'' - Marianne
*1941: ''
The Fight Continues'' - Nurse
*1942: ''
Bambi
''Bambi'' is a 1942 American Animated film, animated Coming of age, coming-of-age drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Loosely based on Felix Salten's 1923 novel ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'', the ...
'' - Bambi's Mother (Swedish dub)
*1943: ''
Life in the Country'' - Frida von Rambow
*1948: ''
Port of Call'' - Mrs. Vilander
*1949: ''
Love Wins Out'' - Schwester Erika
*1951: ''
Divorced
Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganising of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...
'' - Eva Möller
*1953: ''
Barabbas
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'' - Veronica from Cyrene (uncredited)
*1953: ''
House of Women'' - Vera
*1954: ''Flottans glada gossar'' - Olga Ekman
*1954:''
Taxi 13
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'' - Britt-Marie
*1954: ''
Karin Månsdotter
Karin Månsdotter (in English Catherine; 6 November 1550 – 13 September 1612) was first the Mistress (lover), mistress and then the queen consort of King Erik XIV of Sweden.
Early life
Karin was born in Stockholm to a soldier and later pri ...
'' - Queen Dowager
*1955: ''Farligt löfte'' - Irma Strand
*1955: ''
Smiles of a Summer Night
''Smiles of a Summer Night'' () is a 1955 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was shown at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, ''Time'' magazine ranked it as one of the 100 greatest films since 1923.
The film' ...
'' - Actress
*1956: ''
The Staffan Stolle Story'' - Fru Lefverhielm
*1956: ''Sista natten'' - The Man's Wife
*1957: ''
Synnöve Solbakken'' - Karen Solbakken
*1958: ''
Miss April'' - Ms. Holm, secretary
*1959: ''
Sleeping Beauty
"Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...
'' - Maleficent (Swedish dub)
*1960: ''
The Virgin Spring
''The Virgin Spring'' () is a 1960 Swedish film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was adapted by screenwriter Ulla Isakss ...
'' - Märeta
*1960: ''
Heart's Desire'' - Henriette Löwenflycht
*1962: ''
The Mistress'' - The Motherly (uncredited)
*1964: ''Svenska bilder'' - Mrs. Lundberg
*1965: ''För vänskaps skull'' - Nun
*1966: ''
The Princess'' - Doctor
*1968: ''
Shame
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Definition
Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...
'' - fru Jacobi
*1969: ''
Som natt och dag'' - Cecilia
*1970: ''
Storia di una donna'' - Mrs. Ullman
*1976: ''
The Man on the Roof'' - Mrs. Nyman
*1977: ''
Paradise Place'' - Katha
*1980: ''
Flygnivå 450'' - Hedvall
*1988: ''
Ingen rövare finns i skogen'' (Short) - Mormor
*1989: ''
Peter och Petra'' - Grandmother
*1992: ''
Sunday's Children
''Sunday's Children'' () is a 1992 Swedish drama film directed by Daniel Bergman and written by Ingmar Bergman. At the 28th Guldbagge Awards the film won the award for Best Cinematography ( Tony Forsberg) and Thommy Berggren was nominated fo ...
'' - Grandmother
Television
*1955: ''Hamlet'' (TV Movie) - Drottning Gertrud
*1961: ''Han som fick leva om sitt liv'' (TV Movie) - Anna
*1961: ''Mr Ernest'' (TV Movie) - Lady Bracknall
*1961: ''En handelsresandes död'' (TV Movie) - Linda Loman
*1961: ''Ljuva ungdomstid'' (TV Movie) - Essie, Nat's wife
*1962: ''Sex roller söka en författare'' (TV Movie) - Madame Paix
*1968: ''Rötter'' (TV Movie) - Mrs. Bryant
*1973: ''Näsan'' (TV Movie) - Sven's wife
*1973: ''Pelikanen'' (TV Movie) - The mother
*1973: ''En skugga'' (TV Movie) - Vera's mother
*1979: ''En handelsresandes död'' (TV Movie) - Linda Loman
*1980: ''Räkan från Maxim'' (TV Movie) - Hertiginnan de Valmonté
*1986: ''
Studierektorns sista strid'' - Agnes
*1990: ''
S*M*A*S*H'' - Tant Sporrhane
*1990-1991: ''Storstad'' - Maria Zimmermann
*1993: ''
Polisen och domarmordet'' - Frideborg Glans
*1995: ''
Snoken'' - Margit Edström
*1996: ''Idlaflickorna'' (TV Movie) - Galen Fru (final film role)
References
Further reading
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External links
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1916 births
2014 deaths
Swedish film actresses
Swedish stage actresses
Actresses from Stockholm
Eugene O'Neill Award winners
Litteris et Artibus recipients
Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners
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