Agneta Prytz (15 December 1916 – 4 July 2008) was a

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movie and stage actress who appeared in thirty-six films over the course of her career. Prytz was the wife of Swedish

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Gösta Folke Gösta Folke (10 December 1913 – 14 April 2008) was a Swedish actor, stage director and film director. Wright p.100 He was married to the actress Agneta Prytz. Selected filmography * '' The Country Priest'' (1946) * '' Kvinnor i väntrum'' ( ...

. Prytz was born Ingrid Agneta Prytz on 15 December 1916 in the city of

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. She worked in many roles at the

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from 1942 until 1946. Her breakthrough film came in the Gösta Folke directed film, ''

Neglected by His Wife ''Neglected by His Wife'' (Swedish: ''Försummad av sin fru'' or ''Gift med Klara Klok'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Irma Christenson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Agneta Prytz.Krawc p.383 It was shot at the C ...

'', in 1947. Prytz and Folke were also married later in 1947. She continued to be cast in several of his films and

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during her career. Prytz appeared opposite fellow Swedish actors, Liv Ullmann and

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, in a total of three films which were nominated for the

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's '' The Emigrants'' in 1971; a

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to ''The Emigrants'', ''

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'', which was also directed by Troell; and

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's '' The Ox'' in 1991. She also provided the voice of Gammel-Maja in the 1985 animated sequel, ''

Peter-No-Tail in Americat ''Peter-No-Tail in Americat'' ( sv, Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt) is a 1985 Swedish animation based on stories about the tail-less cat ''Pelle Svanslös'' by Gösta Knutsson. The cartoon is a sequel to the 1981 cartoon '' Peter-No-Tail'', and is k ...

'' (''Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt''). Her stage credits included ''

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''. Her last on screen performance came in the dramatic

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, ''Gone Fishing'' (''Man kan alltid fiska''), which was directed by

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and released on 25 December 1995. Agneta Prytz died on 4 July 2008 in

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, at the age of 91.

Partial filmography

*1947: ''

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'' - Ms. Pimpernel *1947: ''

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'' - Birgitta Bertner *1947: ''

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'' - Expedit (uncredited) *1947: ''

'' - Tove Larsson *1948: ''

Loffe the Tramp ''Loffe the Tramp'' (Swedish: ''Loffe på luffen'') is a 1948 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Werner and starring Elof Ahrle, Wiktor Andersson and Agneta Prytz.Scandinavian Cinema p.282 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stoc ...

'' - Anna-Lisa *1948: ''

On These Shoulders ''On These Shoulders'' (Swedish: ''På dessa skuldror'') is a 1948 Swedish drama film directed by Gösta Folke and starring Ulf Palme, Anita Björk and Holger Löwenadler.Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema p.294 It was made at the Cent ...

- Edla, maid *1949: ''

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'' - Edla *1949: '' Stora Hoparegränd och himmelriket'' - Lillemor *1959: ''Enslingen i blåsväder'' - Lisa Bladh-Bernhard *1961: ''

Lovely Is the Summer Night ''Lovely Is the Summer Night'' (Swedish: ''Ljuvlig är sommarnatten'') is a 1961 Swedish mystery thriller film directed by Arne Mattsson. The film stars Karl-Arne Holmsten, Christina Carlwind, Per Oscarsson and Folke Sundquist.Qvist & Von Bagh p. ...

'' - Olivia Petrén *1962: '' Vaxdockan'' - Ms. Lind *1963: '' Kvarteret korpen'' - Neighbour *1965: ''Festivitetssalongen'' - Grip's Sister *1970: ''Ann och Eve - de erotiska'' - Woman *1971: '' Utvandrarna'' - Fina-Kajsa *1972: ''Klara Lust'' - Helge's Mother *1972: '' Nybyggarna'' - Fina-Kajsa *1973: ''

Kvartetten som sprängdes ''Kvartetten som sprängdes'' is a 1924 novel by Swedish author Birger Sjöberg. A film adaption was made by Arne Bornebusch in 1936, another in 1950 by Gustaf Molander and one by Hans Alfredson Hans Folke "Hasse" Alfredson (28 June 1931 – 1 ...

'' - Little Mussy *1973: '' Smutsiga fingrar'' - Peter's landlady *1974: '' Vita nejlikan eller Den barmhärtige sybariten'' - Widow *1977: '' Bang!'' - Mrs. Leonardsson *1978: ''

The Adventures of Picasso ''The Adventures of Picasso'' ( sv, Picassos äventyr) is a 1978 Swedish surrealist comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter. The film had the tag-line ''Tusen kärleksfulla lögner av Hans Alfredso ...

'' - Queen (uncredited) *1979: ''

Repmånad ''Repmånad'' is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 23 February 1979, directed by Lasse Åberg. The plot revolves around a group of men called in for refresher exercise (known as "repmånad" in Swedish, hence the tit ...

'' - Helges mamma *1980: '' Sverige åt svenskarna'' - Mrs. Bengt *1985: ''Svindlande affärer'' *1985: ''

'' (''Pelle Svanslös i Amerikatt'') - Gammel-Maja (voice) *1991: '' The Ox'' (''Oxen'') - Old Woman *1993: '' The Sacred Mound'' - Gestur's Grandmother *1995: ''Man kan alltid fiska'' (Short) - Lilla damen (final film role)

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