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List Of Swedish Americans
The following is a list of notable Swedish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Swedish American or must have references showing they are Swedish American and are notable. List Entertainment Actors * Maud Adams, Swedish-born, Bond girl * Ann-Margret, Swedish-born, actress and singer * Candice Bergen, actress and fashion model, father of Swedish descent * Edgar Bergen, actor and radio performer * Ingrid Bergman, Swedish-born * Nadia Bjorlin, soap opera actress, Swedish father *Rowan Blanchard, American actress *Veda Ann Borg, American film actress * James Coburn, film actor * Arthur Donaldson (1869-1955), Swedish-American actor * Joseph J. Dowling, film American actor; his mother was Swedish * Stan Freberg, animation voice actor, author, recording artist, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer and adverti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Original Research
Research is "creativity, creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error. These activities are characterized by accounting and controlling for biases. A research project may be an expansion on past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole. The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, Discovery (observation), discovery, interpretation (philosophy), interpretation, and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemology, epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragedy, tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Garbo launched her career with a secondary role in the 1924 Swedish film ''The Saga of Gosta Berling, The Saga of Gösta Berling''. Her performance caught the attention of Louis B. Mayer, chief executive of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), who brought her to Hollywood in 1925. She stirred interest with her first American silent film, ''Torrent (1926 film), Torrent'' (1926). Garbo's performance in ''Flesh and the Devil'' (1927), her third movie, made her an international star. In 1928, Garbo starred in ''A Woman of Affairs,'' which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Kinnaman
Melinda Rosalie Kinnaman (born 9 November 1971) is a Swedish-American actress. Life and career Kinnaman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to American parents Dee and Steve Kinnaman. Her paternal half-brother Joel Kinnaman is also an actor. By age thirteen, she made her acting debut, portraying the tomboy Saga in the acclaimed 1985 movie ''My Life as a Dog'', directed by Lasse Hallström, for which she won Best Young Actress in A Foreign Film at the 9th Youth in Film Awards. She was educated at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm from 1991 to 1994. Since then she has been part of the ensemble at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and made major parts in many classics, such as Iphigenia in ''Iphigenia at Aulis'' (1995), Bianca in ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1997), Anja in ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1997), Estelle in Sartre's ''No Exit'' (2000), Marie in ''Woyzeck'' (2003), Jessica in ''The Merchant of Venice'' (2004) and Martirio in ''The House of Bernar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Kinnaman
Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman (; born 25 November 1979) is a Swedish-American actor and model who first gained recognition for his roles in the Swedish film ''Easy Money'' and the '' Johan Falk'' crime series. Kinnaman is known internationally for his television roles as Detective Stephen Holder in AMC's '' The Killing'', Takeshi Kovacs in the first season of ''Altered Carbon,'' and Governor Will Conway in the U.S. version of ''House of Cards''. He has also played Alex Murphy in the 2014 ''RoboCop'' remake, and Rick Flag in the Warner Bros. film adaptations of the DC Comics anti-hero team ''Suicide Squad'' (2016), as well as James Gunn's 2021 sequel/soft reboot, '' The Suicide Squad''. Since 2019, he has starred as NASA astronaut Ed Baldwin in the Apple TV+ science fiction drama series '' For All Mankind''. Early life Charles Joel Nordström Kinnaman was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. His mother, Bitte (Nordström), a therapist, is a Swedish citizen. His father, Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Kilmer
Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer found fame after appearances in comedy films, starting with ''Top Secret!'' (1984) and ''Real Genius'' (1985), as well as the military action film '' Top Gun'' (1986) and the fantasy film ''Willow'' (1988). Kilmer gained acclaim for his portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's ''The Doors'' (1991). Kilmer's stardom continued, as he was often cast as a main character in critically acclaimed films such as the western '' Tombstone'' (1993), and the crime dramas ''True Romance'' (1993), and ''Heat'' (1995). He replaced Michael Keaton portraying Bruce Wayne/Batman in Joel Schumacher's ''Batman Forever'' (1995). He continued acting in films such as ''The Ghost and the Darkness'' (1996), '' The Island of Dr. Moreau'' (1996), ''The Saint'' (1997), ''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998), ''Pollock'' (2000), ''Alexander'' (2004), ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' (2005), ''Déjà Vu'' (2006), '' Bad Lieuten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Van Johnson
Charles Van Dell Johnson (August 25, 1916 – December 12, 2008) was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor. He was a major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during and after World War II. Johnson was described as the embodiment of the "boy-next-door wholesomeness" which made him a popular Hollywood star in the 1940s and 1950s, playing "the red-haired, freckle-faced soldier, sailor, or bomber pilot who used to live down the street" in MGM films during the war years, with such films as ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'', ''A Guy Named Joe'', and '' The Human Comedy''. He made occasional World War II films through the end of the 1960s, and he played a military officer in one of his final feature films in 1992. At the time of his death in 2008, he was one of the last surviving matinee idols of Hollywood's "golden age".Aljean, Harmetz (August 12, 2008)"Van Johnson, Film Actor, Is Dead at 92"''The New York Times''. Retrieved December 13, 2008. Early life Johnson was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tor Johnson
Karl Erik Tore Johansson (19 October 1902 or 1903; sources differ – 12 May 1971), better known by the stage name Tor Johnson, was a Swedish professional wrestler and actor. As an actor, Johnson appeared in many B-movies, including some famously directed by Ed Wood. In professional wrestling, Johnson was billed as Tor Johnson and Super Swedish Angel. Early life Johnson was born on 19 October 1902 in Brännkyrka, Stockholms län, Sweden, the son of Karl Johan Johansson and Lovisa Kristina Pettersson. His death certificate and grave list 1903 as the year of his birth, contradicting published genealogy records. Career Johnson stood 6'3" and weighed at his heaviest. He had a full head of blonde hair, but shaved it to maintain an imposing and villainous appearance in his wrestling and acting work. He began getting bit parts in films upon moving to California, usually as the strongman or weightlifter, as early as 1934. His film career ended in the early 1960s, after he appeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunilla Hutton
Gunilla Hutton (born May 15, 1944) is a Swedish-born American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her roles as the second Billie Jo Bradley (1965–1966) on ''Petticoat Junction'' and as a regular cast member in the television series ''Hee Haw'' until 1992. She was raised in Fort Worth, Texas. During her lone season on Petticoat Junction (1965–66), Hutton appeared in 23 of its 34 episodes. She appeared in ''Perry Mason'', ''The Love Boat'', and ''Murder Can Hurt You'' (1980). In 2015, she appeared in a MeTV commercial promoting ''Petticoat Junction'' with cast members Linda Kaye Henning and Lori Saunders. Personal life Born Gunilla Wiklund, she attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas. She appeared on such game shows as ''Match Game'', ''Password'', and ''Family Feud''. She had an extramarital relationship with Nat King Cole. Hutton telephoned Cole's wife Maria Cole Maria Cole ( Hawkins; August 1, 1922 – July 10, 2012) was an American jazz sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liza Huber
Liza Victoria Huber (born February 22, 1975) is an American television actress, best known for her role as Gwen Hotchkiss on the daytime soap ''Passions''. She is the daughter of actress Susan Lucci. In 2008, she retired from acting to spend time with her family. Career Huber appeared with her mother in a 1993 Ford Motor Company advertisement. Huber's television debut was an uncredited role in Lifetime's original movie, ''Ebbie'' (1995), which starred her mother. In 1999, Huber was announced as a cast member in the new NBC daytime soap ''Passions''. She left the show in 2000, when she announced she was quitting acting to return to New York and be near her fiancé at the time. In 2000, she was named Miss Golden Globe, an honor the Golden Globe Awards show gives each year to the daughter of a celebrity. Huber was asked to return to ''Passions'' in 2002, after her replacement Natalie Zea chose to depart the role of Gwen when her contract ended. Huber starred in and co-produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippi Hedren
Nathalie Kay "Tippi" Hedren (born January 19, 1930) is an American actress, animal rights activist, and former fashion model. A successful fashion model who appeared on the front covers of ''Life'' and '' Glamour'' magazines, among others, Hedren became an actress after she was discovered by director Alfred Hitchcock while appearing on a television commercial in 1961. She achieved great praise for her work in two of his films: the suspense-thriller '' The Birds'' (1963), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year, and the psychological drama ''Marnie'' (1964). She has appeared in over 80 films and television shows, including Charlie Chaplin's final film ''A Countess from Hong Kong'' (1967), the political satire ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), and the existential comedy ''I Heart Huckabees'' (2004). Among other honors, her contributions to world cinema have been recognized with the Jules Verne Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hedren's strong commitm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martha Hedman
Martha Hedman (August 12, 1883 – June 20, 1974) was a Swedish-American stage actress popular on the Broadway stage. Biography She was born to Johan Hedman and Ingrid Kempe in Östersund, in Jämtland County, Sweden. She studied for the stage under the tutelage of Siri von Essen the wife of playwright and novelist, August Strindberg. She first appeared on the stage in February 1905 in Helsinki, Finland in a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. For the next six years appeared in Sweden, Finland and Germany in plays by William Shakespeare, Leo Tolstoy, Gerhart Hauptmann and Ludwig Fulda. In 1912 theatrical producer Charles Frohman brought Hedman to America and she shared the stage with John Drew. She appears in several of Charles Frohman's productions. In 1915, she appeared in ''The Trap'' produced by Arthur Hammerstein. One of her more notable performance was in the 1915-1916 comedy ''The Boomerang'', produced by David Belasco. In 1921 she appeared in a big Shakespearean pagean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garrett Hedlund
Garrett John Hedlund (born September 3, 1984) is an American actor. His films include ''Troy'' (2004), '' Friday Night Lights'' (2004), '' Four Brothers'' (2005), ''Eragon'' (2006), ''Death Sentence'' (2007), '' Tron: Legacy'' (2010), ''Country Strong'' (2010), ''On the Road'' (2012), ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' (2013), '' Unbroken'' (2014), '' Pan'' (2015), ''Mudbound'' (2017) and ''Triple Frontier'' (2019). Early life Garrett John Hedlund was born on September 3, 1984, in Roseau, Minnesota, to Kristine Anne (''née'' Yanish) and Robert Martin Hedlund. His father is of Swedish descent and his mother is of Norwegian and German descent. He is the youngest of three children, with a brother, Nathaniel, and a sister, Amanda. Hedlund was raised on a remote beef cattle farm near the small town of Wannaska, Minnesota in the Scandinavian diaspora. In the 9th grade, he moved to live with his mother in Arizona. From an early age, he has had a great fondness for reading. During his school ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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