The Thaliapriset (''Svenska Dagbladets Thaliapris'') is a Swedish

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...

award given annually to an actor, director, or another theatre personality. It was established in December 1951 by the daily newspaper ''

Svenska Dagbladet (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily List of Swedish newspapers, newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. History and profile The first issue of appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the 1900s the pap ...

''.

Recipients

* 1951 –

Anita Björk Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. Björk was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and ...

* 1952 –

Jarl Kulle Jarl Lage Kulle (28 February 1927 – 3 October 1997) was a Swedish film and stage actor and director, and father of Maria Kulle. Kulle was born in the village of Truedstorp, outside Ekeby, Sweden, and was the son of the merchant Nils Kull ...

* 1953 –

Gertrud Fridh Gertrud Fridh (26 November 1921 – 11 October 1984) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography Born in Gothenburg, Fridh later studied acting at Gothenburg City Theatre's acting school from 1941 to 1944. She worked in the 1940s and 1950 ...

* 1954 –

Ingvar Kjellson Anders Ingvar Kjell Kjellson (20 May 1923 – 18 December 2014) was a Sweden, Swedish stage and film actor.Ingvar Kjellson, biographic article in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' Kjellson was born in Linköping Municipality, Kärna, Östergötland County ...

* 1955 –

Max von Sydow Max von Sydow (; born Carl Adolf von Sydow; 10 April 1929 – 8 March 2020) was a Swedish and French actor. He had a 70-year career in European and American cinema, television, and theatre, appearing in more than 150 films and several television ...

* 1956 –

Ulf Palme Ulf Henrik Palme (18 October 1920 – 12 May 1993) was a Swedish film actor. He was born in Stockholm and died in Ingarö. Partial filmography * '' Black Roses'' (1945) - Gunnar Bergström * '' The Serious Game'' (1945) - Ture Törne * ''M ...

* 1957 –

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 ...

* 1958 –

Bengt Eklund Bengt Gunnar Eklund (18 January 1925 – 19 January 1998) was a Swedish actor. He is well known as Nisse Granqvist in the 1964 TV series '' Vi på Saltkråkan''. Eklund worked for many years at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, but also ...

* 1959 – Gun Arvidsson * 1960 –

Allan Edwall Johan Allan Edwall (25 August 1924 – 7 February 1997) was a Swedish actor, director, author, composer and singer, best-known outside Sweden for the small roles he played in some of Ingmar Bergman's films, such as ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982). ...

* 1961 –

Ulla Smidje Ulla is a given name. It is short for Ursula in German-speaking countries and Ulrika/Ulrikke in Scandinavian countries. As of 31 December 2011, there were 61,043 females named Ulla in Sweden, with the name being most popular during the 1930s a ...

* 1962 –

Bibi Andersson Berit Elisabet Andersson (11 November 1935 – 14 April 2019), known professionally as Bibi Andersson (), was a Swedish actress who was best known for her frequent collaborations with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Early life and career Andersson ...

* 1963 –

Toivo Pawlo Toivo Pawlo (25 December 1917 – 14 June 1979) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1943 and 1978. At the 12th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor for his r ...

* 1964 –

Gunnel Broström Gunnel Broström (1922–2012) was a Swedish stage, film and television actress.Wright p.120 She also directed a number of television films from 1965 onwards. She was married to the journalist Gustaf Olivecrona. Selected filmography * '' Ride To ...

* 1965 –

Ulla Sjöblom Ulla Sjöblom (11 May 1927 – 3 August 1989) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1988. Selected filmography * '' House of Women'' (1953) * ''Karin Månsdotter'' (1954) * '' Simon the Sinner'' (1954) * '' ...

* 1966 – Kerstin Tidelius * 1967 –

Ernst-Hugo Järegård Ernst-Hugo Alfred Järegård (12 December 1928 – 6 September 1998) was a Swedish actor. Biography Järegård was born in Ystad. He received his acting training at Malmö City Theatre. From 1962 he was an actor in Sweden's prominent Royal ...

* 1968 –

Lennart Hjulström Lennart Hjalmar Hjulström (18 July 1938 – 3 July 2022) was a Swedish actor and director. He was married to Gunilla Nyroos and father of Niklas and Carin Hjulström. His father was Filip Hjulström. Partial filmography *1983: '' Berget ...

* 1969 –

Jan-Olof Strandberg Jan-Olof Strandberg (9 September 1926 – 2 May 2020) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He appeared in 45 films since 1947. On stage one of his most famous parts was as Vladimir in Samuel Beckett's ''Waiting for Godot'', at Sweden's Royal Dram ...

* 1970 –

Ernst Günther Ernst Harry Ingemar Günther (3 June 1933 – 8 December 1999) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 66 films and television shows between 1962 and 1999. He starred in the 1974 film ''Gangsterfilmen'', which entered into the 25th Berlin Inter ...

* 1971 –

Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom (18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish film actress and director. Career As an actress, Lindblom was particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the l ...

* 1972 –

Jan Malmsjö Jan Wilhelm Malmsjö (born 29 May 1932) is a Swedish stage and film actor, musical star and singer. He is married to Marie Göranzon and is the father of Jonas Malmsjö. Biography Malmsjö was born in Lund, Sweden. He trained at the Royal ...

* 1973 –

Sven Wollter Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he becam ...

* 1974 –

Ulf Johansson Ulf Johansson (born 26 May 1967) is a former Swedish biathlete. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Johansson won a bronze medal in the 4 x 7.5 km relay with the Swedish team. His teammates were Mikael Löfgren, Tord Wiksten, and Lei ...

* 1975 –

Keve Hjelm Karl Evert "Keve" Hjelm (23 June 1922 – 3 February 2004) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in 70 films between 1943 and 2004. At the 1st Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Actor for his role in '' Raven's End''. ...

* 1976 –

Olof Bergström Olof Bergström (21 November 1919 – 22 November 1984) was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1943 and 1984. Selected filmography * 1945: '' Oss tjuvar emellan eller En burk ananas'' as Gustav, Olle's fri ...

* 1977 –

Börje Ahlstedt Nils Börje Ahlstedt (born 21 February 1939) is a Swedish actor who has worked extensively with the world-famous director Ingmar Bergman in films like ''Fanny and Alexander'' (1982), ''The Best Intentions'' (1992), ''Sunday's Children'' (1992) a ...

* 1978 – Margareta Krook * 1979–1980 –

Kim Anderzon Kerstin Kristina Birgitta "Kim" Anderzon (20 March 1943 – 24 October 2014) was a Swedish actress active in film and theatre. Early life and career At the age of sixteen, Anderzon moved to Stockholm, where she pursued an education as a cartogr ...

* 1981 –

Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt (24 February 1921 – 16 January 1992) was a Swedish comedian and actor. History He grew up in Kungsholmen in Stockholm, where there now is a street named after him. His father was a Social Democratic politician and Ca ...

* 1982 –

Frej Lindqvist Frej Lindqvist (born 13 October 1937) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1961. Early life Lindqvist, who is a Swedish-speaking Finn, was born in Helsinki, Finland. During World War II, he was s ...

* 1983 – Per Mattsson * 1984 – Margaretha Byström * 1985 –

Sven Lindberg Sven Lindberg (20 November 1918 – 25 December 2006) was a Swedish film actor and director. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best ...

* 1986 –

Suzanne Osten Carlota Suzanne Osten (20 June 1944 – 28 October 2024) was a Swedish film director, stage director, and screenwriter. She won the award for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards for the film ''The Mozart ...

* 1987 –

Eva Bergman Eva Bergman (born 5 September 1945) is a Swedish film, theatre and television director who worked at Dramaten. She is the daughter of Swedish director Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish f ...

* 1988 – Lars Rudolfsson * 1989 –

Agneta Ekmanner Agneta Ekmanner (born 4 December 1938) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1965. Selected filmography * ''Love 65'' (1965) * ''Hugs and Kisses (film), Hugs and Kisses'' (1967) * ''The Corrido ...

* 1990 – Peter Oskarson * 1991 – Lars Molin * 1992 – Finn Poulsen * 1993 –

Ingvar Hirdwall Lars Ingvar Hirdwall (5 December 1934 – 6 April 2023) was a Swedish actor. In Sweden he is best known for his role in the Martin Beck film series; internationally he was perhaps best known for his role as the lawyer Dirch Frode in the ''Mille ...

* 1994 –

Thommy Berggren Thommy Berggren (born Tommy William Berggren; 12 August 1937) is a Swedish actor. He was a frequent collaborator of director Bo Widerberg, and was primarily active between the early 1960s and mid-2000s. Early life Tommy William Berggren was bor ...

* 1995 – Linus Tunström * 1996 –

Staffan Valdemar Holm Staffan Valdemar Holm (born 7 October 1958 in Tomelilla, Skåne) is a Swedish-German theatre director. Staffan Valdemar Holm was trained at Statens Teaterskole in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was managing director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in S ...

* 1997 –

Thorsten Flinck Thorsten Flinck (born 17 April 1961 in Solna, Sweden), is a Swedish actor, director, and musician. He is known best for playing psychopaths and villains, and also for his outrageous personality both on stage and in real life. Between 1986 and 20 ...

* 1998 –

Lena Endre Lena Endre (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress of film and television,* primarily in the Swedish and Norwegian markets, known for her parts in the Liv Ullmann film '' Trolösa'' (2000), and the ''Millennium'' series of films (e.g., ''The G ...

* 1999 – Anna Pettersson * 2000 – Jasenko Selimovic * 2001 – Birgitta Englin * 2002 –

Philip Zandén Philip Zandén (born 23 July 1954) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1981. He is the brother of actress Jessica Zandén. Through his marriage to the Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier, he is the fat ...

* 2003 – Rickard Turpin * 2004 – Birgitta Egerbladh * 2005 – Rickard Günther * 2006 –

Stina Ekblad Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954) is a Swedish-speaking Finnish actress. Living in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as wel ...

* 2007 – Sven Ahlström

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Swedish theatre awards Awards established in 1951 {{Sweden-stub

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