Magda Ebba Maria Holm (14 November 1898 – 6 October 1982) was a Swedish

stage actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

.Gustafsson p.72 She also appeared in eight films during the silent and early

sound era A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befo ...

Selected filmography

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The Counts at Svansta ''The Counts at Svansta'' (Swedish: ''Grevarna på Svansta'') is a 1924 Swedish silent film, silent drama film directed by Sigurd Wallén and starring Einar Fröberg, Hugo Björne and Magda Holm.Larsson & Marklund p.97 Cast * Einar Fröberg as C ...

'' (1924) * ''

A Maid Among Maids ''A Maid Among Maids'' (Swedish: ''En piga bland pigor'') is a 1924 Swedish silent comedy drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Magda Holm, Georg Blomstedt and Margit Manstad. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The f ...

'' (1924) * ''

Where the Lighthouse Flashes ''Where the Lighthouse Flashes'' (Swedish: ''Där fyren blinkar'') is a 1924 Swedish silent drama film directed by Ivar Kåge and starring Gösta Hillberg, Ester Julin and Edvin Adolphson.Larsson & Marklund p.97 It was shot at the Råsunda Studi ...

'' (1924) * ''

40 Skipper Street ''40 Skipper Street'' (Swedish: ''Skeppargatan 40'') is a 1925 Swedish silent drama film directed by Gustaf Edgren and starring Einar Hanson, Mona Mårtenson and Magda Holm. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were ...

'' (1925) * '' The Girl in Tails'' (1926) * ''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

'' (1926) * '' Syv dage for Elisabeth'' (1927) * ''

Mother-in-Law's Coming ''Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (Swedish: ''Svärmor kommer'') is a 1932 Swedish comedy film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Karin Swanström, Nils Wahlbom and Magda Holm.Larsson & Marklund p.130 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockh ...

'' (1932)

References

Bibliography

* Gustafsson, Tommy. ''Masculinity in the Golden Age of Swedish Cinema: A Cultural Analysis of 1920s Films''. McFarland, 2014.

External links

* 1898 births 1982 deaths Swedish film actresses Swedish silent film actresses Swedish stage actresses 20th-century Swedish actresses People from Västervik Municipality Actresses from Kalmar County {{Sweden-film-bio-stub