Birgit Tengroth (13 July 1915 – 21 September 1983) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1926 and 1950.
Biography
Tengroth debuted in Sven Jerring's radio show 'Barnens Brevlåda' together with her friend
Sickan Carlsson
Sickan Anna-Greta Carlsson (12 August 19152 November 2011) was a Swedish film and theatre actress and singer.
Biography
From the 1930s to 1950s, Carlsson was Sweden's most popular film actress and its highest paid, topping the salary of even ...
at the age of 10. She studied at Royal Opera's ballet school 1926-31. Her first work for the movies was a small part in Mordbrännerskan (1926). She got a contract with the leading Swedish studio
Svensk Filmindustri (SF) in 1932 and remained there throughout the decade. She was known for playing fresh,
girl next door roles, which gave her a popular following amongst young fans. When
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 191529 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films, television movies, and plays.Obituary ''Variety'', 1 September 1982. With a career spanning five decades, she is often ...
made her screen debut, she was unfavourably compared to Tengroth.
During the 1940s she left Svensk Filmindustri and worked for a variety of companies. After leaving the movie business in 1950, she became an author and journalist. She was briefly married to the Danish politician
Jens Otto Krag, later
Prime Minister, in the early 1950s. In some of later writings she was very critical of the Swedish film industry during her years of stardom.
Due to sickness, she spent the last years of her life in total isolation.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Devil and the Smalander'' (1927)
* ''
Sin'' (1928)
* ''
The Storholmen Brothers
''The Storholmen Brothers'' ( sv, Pojkarna på Storholmen) is a 1932 Swedish black-and-white comedy film. It was directed by and starred Sigurd Wallén and Fridolf Rhudin, two of the big names of Swedish film in the early 20th century. ''Pojkarn ...
'' (1932)
* ''
His Life's Match
''His Life's Match'' (Swedish: ''Hans livs match'') is a 1932 Swedish comedy film directed by Per-Axel Branner and starring Georg Blomstedt, Björn Berglund and Sigurd Wallén.Qvist & von Bagh p.150
The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1932)
* ''
What Do Men Know?'' (1933)
* ''
Marriageable Daughters'' (1933)
* ''
Boman's Boy'' (1933)
* ''
Man's Way with Women'' (1934)
* ''
The Atlantic Adventure'' (1934)
* ''
The Family Secret'' (1936)
* ''
It Pays to Advertise'' (1936)
* ''
Johan Ulfstjerna Johan Ulfstjerna may refer to:
* ''Johan Ulfstjerna'', a 1907 play by Tor Hedberg
* ''Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1923 film), a silent Swedish film adaptation directed by John W. Brunius
* ''Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936 film), a Swedish film adaptation ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Oh, Such a Night!
''Oh, Such a Night!'' (Swedish: ''O, en så'n natt!'') is a 1937 Swedish romantic comedy film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Thor Modéen, Sickan Carlsson, Birgit Tengroth and Kirsten Heiberg.Qvist & Von Bagh p.86 It was shot at the Rå ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Dollar'' (1938)
* ''
Gubben kommer'' (1939)
* ''
Gläd dig i din ungdom'' (1939)
* ''
Between Us Barons
''Between Us Barons'' (Swedish: ''Oss baroner emellan'') is a 1939 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Adolf Jahr, Birgit Tengroth and Gösta Cederlund.Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland p.93 It was inspired by the ...
'' (1939)
* ''
A Real Man'' (1940)
* ''
Västkustens hjältar'' (1940)
* ''
How to Tame a Real Man'' (1941)
* ''
Rospiggar'' (1942)
* ''
Night in Port'' (1943)
* ''
Sonja'' (1943)
* ''
Katrina
Katrina or Katrine may refer to:
People
* Katrina (given name)
* Katrine (given name)
Meteorology
* List of storms named Katrina, a list of tropical cyclones designated as Katrina
** Hurricane Katrina, an exceptionally powerful Atlantic hurrican ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Life and Death'' (1943)
* ''
The Forest Is Our Heritage
''The Forest Is Our Heritage'' (Swedish: ''Skogen är vår arvedel'') is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Erik 'Bullen' Berglund, Birgit Tengroth and Sven Magnusson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Centrum ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Man's Woman'' (1945)
* ''
Dynamite
Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents (such as powdered shells or clay), and Stabilizer (chemistry), stabilizers. It was invented by the Swedish people, Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, Northern Germa ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Soldier's Reminder
''Soldier's Reminder'' (Swedish: ''Krigsmans erinran'') is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Elof Ahrle, Birgit Tengroth and Gunnar Björnstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.74 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockhol ...
'' (1947)
*''
Sin'' (1948)
* ''
Thirst'' (1949)
* ''
Girl with Hyacinths
''Girl with Hyacinths'' ( sv, Flicka och hyacinter) is a 1950 Swedish drama film written and directed by Hasse Ekman, starring Eva Henning, Ulf Palme, Anders Ek and Birgit Tengroth. It follows a man who investigates the mysterious life of his nei ...
'' (1950)
Writings
* ''
Thirst (
Törst
''Thirst'' ( sv, Törst) is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was released as ''Three Strange Loves'' in the United Kingdom.
Plot
Rut and her husband Bertil travel home by train after a holiday in Italy. Their marriage i ...
), novel
References
Bibliography
* Per Olov Qvist & Peter von Bagh. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.
External links
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1915 births
1983 deaths
Actresses from Stockholm
Burials at Galärvarvskyrkogården
Swedish film actresses
20th-century Swedish actresses