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 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

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(SF) in 1932 and remained there throughout the decade. She was known for playing fresh,

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roles, which gave her a popular following amongst young fans. When Ingrid Bergman 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

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, later

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, 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) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Storholmen Brothers'' (1932) * '' His Life's Match'' (1932) * ''

What Do Men Know? ''What Do Men Know?'' (Swedish: ''Vad veta väl männen'') is a 1933 Swedish drama film directed by Edvin Adolphson and starring Anders de Wahl, Birgit Tengroth and Håkan Westergren.Qvist & Von Bagh p.57 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in ...

'' (1933) * ''

Marriageable Daughters ''Marriageable Daughters'' (Swedish: ''Giftasvuxna döttrar'') is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by Sigurd Wallén and starring Karin Swanström, Birgit Tengroth, Maritta Marke and Karin Ekelund.Qvist & Von Bagh p.151 It was shot at the Rå ...

'' (1933) * ''

Boman's Boy ''Boman's Boy'' (Swedish: ''Bomans pojke'') is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Bengt Djurberg, Birgit Tengroth and Sigurd Wallén.Qvist & Von Bagh p.92 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The fi ...

'' (1933) * '' Man's Way with Women'' (1934) * ''

The Atlantic Adventure ''The Atlantic Adventure'' (Swedish: ''Atlantäventyret'') is a 1934 Swedish comedy film directed by Lorens Marmstedt and Edvin Adolphson and starring Birgit Tengroth, Valdemar Dalquist and Margit Manstad.Qvist & Von Bagh p.110 It was shot at t ...

'' (1934) * '' The Family Secret'' (1936) * '' It Pays to Advertise'' (1936) * '' Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) * '' Oh, Such a Night!'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Gubben kommer'' (1939) * '' Gläd dig i din ungdom'' (1939) * '' Between Us Barons'' (1939) * '' A Real Man'' (1940) * ''

Västkustens hjältar ''Västkustens hjältar'' is a 1940 Swedish drama film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks. It is a remake of the 1938 Danish film ''Blaavand melder storm'', also directed by Lauritzen and O'Fredericks. Cast * Greta Almroth - Ka ...

'' (1940) * ''

How to Tame a Real Man ''How to Tame a Real Man'' (Swedish: ''Så tuktas en äkta man'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and starring Birgit Tengroth, Håkan Westergren and Thor Modéen.Holmstrom p.158 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in ...

'' (1941) * '' Rospiggar'' (1942) * ''

Night in Port ''Night in Port'' (Swedish: ''Natt i hamn'') is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Hampe Faustman and starring Sigurd Wallén, Birgit Tengroth and Alf Kjellin.Qvist & Von Bagh p.87 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's ...

'' (1943) * '' Sonja'' (1943) * '' Katrina'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' The Forest Is Our Heritage'' (1944) * '' Man's Woman'' (1945) * '' Dynamite'' (1947) * '' Soldier's Reminder'' (1947) *''

'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Girl with Hyacinths'' (1950)

Writings

* ''

( Törst), novel

References

Bibliography

* Per Olov Qvist & Peter von Bagh. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tengroth, Birgit 1915 births 1983 deaths Actresses from Stockholm Burials at Galärvarvskyrkogården Swedish film actresses 20th-century Swedish actresses