Inga Landgré | |
|---|---|
) Landgré in 2013 | |
| Born | Inga Linnéa Lundgren 6 August 1927 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943–present |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Partner(s) | Roger Björnstjerna (1982–2006) |
Inga Linnéa Landgré (born Lundgren, 6 August 1927) is a Swedish actress who has worked in theatre, television and films since the 1940s.
Early life and career
Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggling musician whose alcoholism strained her parents' marriage. Her mother was a waitress.[1] They divorced in the early 1930s, when she was only five years old. She was an only child.[2] She received her theatrical education in Calle Flygare Teaterskola and made her acting debut in 1944 at the Blanche Theatre as Anja in "Körbärsträdgården".[3]
She started appearing in motion pictures around this time as well, starting with the 1943 film Order. In 1946, she starred in Ingmar Bergman's first film as a director, Crisis.[4]
Personal life
Landgré was married to the Swedish actor Nils Poppe between 1949-1959. The couple had two children together, of whom one also became an actress.[5] In the 1960s, she acted as a courier for her friend Andreas Papandreou, who would later become the prime minister of Greece, by delivering microfilm to Greece.[3]
Awards and honours
She won the Guldbagge Honorary Award in 2011, but received it in January 2012.[6]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Crisis | Nelly |
| Pengar – en tragikomisk saga | Maria Bergdahl | |
| Sunshine Follows Rain | Barbro | |
| While the Door Was Locked | Birgit Ström | |
| 1948 | Eva | Frida |
| 1950 | While the City Sleeps | Iris Lindström |
| 1951 | Customs Officer Bom | Frida |
| 1955 | Dreams | Mrs. Lobelius |
| 1956 | Det är aldrig för sent | |
| 1957 | The Seventh Seal | Karin |
| 1958 | Brink of Life | Greta Ellius |
| 1967 | Hugo and Josephine | Josephine's mother |
| 1968 | The Corridor | The mother |
| 1977 | Paradise Place | Saga |
| 1997 | In the Presence of a Clown (TV film) | Alma Berglund |
| 2003 | Tur & retur | Greta |
| 2011 | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | Isabella |
| 2015 | Holy Mess | Gun-Britt |
References
- ^ "Inga Landgré". Sveriges Radio. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Inga Landgré - skådespelare och spion". Sveriges Radio. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Generationer av erfarenhet har format henne". Svenska Dagbladet. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Inga Landgré". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Poppe ändrade sitt testamente på sin dödsdag". Aftonbladet. 21 December 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Gyllene regn på Guldbaggegalan". Swedish Film Database. Dagens Nyheter. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
External links
- Inga Landgré at IMDb
- Inga Landgré at the Swedish Film Database