Ewa Fröling, (Eva Marie Fröling; born 9 August 1952) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and director who was born in Stockholm. She is internationally most recognized for her leading parts in

Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom (18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish film actress and director. Career As an actress, Lindblom was particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the l ...

's ''Sally och friheten'' (as Sally) and Ingmar Bergman's ''

Fanny and Alexander ''Fanny and Alexander'' ( sv, Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The plot focuses on two siblings and their large family in Uppsala, Sweden during the first decade of the twentieth century. ...

'' (as Emelie). She studied at Sweden's Theatre Academy (Teaterhögskolan) in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal pop ...

and from 1977-88 was an actress at Sweden's national stage

Dramaten The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

where Fröling appeared in plays such as ''Stiftelsen'' directed by

Alf Sjöberg Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Swedish theatre and film director. He won the Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for '' Torment'' ( sv, Hets) (part of an eleven-way tie), and in 1951 ...

, as Johanna in Bertolt Brecht's ''Heliga Johanna från slakthusen'' (Saint Joan of the Stockyards) and in Ingmar Bergman's classic 1984 staging of

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

's ''King Lear'' (as Regan). In the 1990s she worked mainly at Stockholms stadsteater ( Stockholm City Theatre). Ewa Fröling was back on stage at

; in the title role as ''Vera'' in the success play by popular Swedish playwright Kristina Lugn, 2005. Fröling has been married to actor

Örjan Ramberg Ralf Örjan Valter Ramberg, né Rahmberg (26 February 1948), is a Swedish actor, born in Örgryte, Gothenburg. Biography Örjan Ramberg started his acting career in musicals with leading parts in the original Swedish stagings of '' Hair'' ( ...

with whom she has a daughter,

Tilde The tilde () or , is a grapheme with several uses. The name of the character came into English from Spanish, which in turn came from the Latin '' titulus'', meaning "title" or "superscription". Its primary use is as a diacritic (accent) i ...

. She participated in '' Let's Dance 2016'' which was broadcast on

TV4 TV4 or TV 4 may refer to: *TV4 (Poland), a private Polish television station *TV4 (Sweden), a Swedish television network **TV4 Group, owners of the Swedish television station *South African Broadcasting Corporation TV4, a channel operated by the st ...

Selected filmography

*1979 - ''Katitzi'' (TV-series) *1980 - ''Välkommen hem'' (TV-theatre) *1981 - ''

Sally and Freedom ''Sally and Freedom'' ( sv, Sally och friheten) is a 1981 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnel Lindblom. Gunn Wållgren won the award for Best Actress at the 17th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Ewa Fröling as Sally * Hans Wigren as Simon * Lei ...

'' *1981 - '' Peter-No-Tail'' (''Pelle Svanslös'') (voice only) *1982 - ''

'' *1983 - ''G'' *1983 - '' Två killar och en tjej'' *1987 - ''Träff i helfigur'' *1987 - '' Jim & Piraterna Blom'' *1988 - '' S.O.S. - En segelsällskapsresa'' *1991 - '' The Ox (film)'' * 1993 - Sista Dansen *2000 - ''Gossip'' *2001 - '' Sprängaren'' *2003 - ''Paradiset'' *2004 - ''

The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah ...

'' (

Edna Mode Edna "E" Mode is a fictional character in Pixar's animated superhero film ''The Incredibles'' (2004) and its sequel ''Incredibles 2'' (2018). She is an eccentric fashion designer renowned for designing the costumes of several famous superheroes, ...

in the Swedish version of film) *2005 - ''Robotar'' *2009 - ''

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (original title in sv, Män som hatar kvinnor , lit=''Men Who Hate Women'') is a psychological thriller novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson (1954–2004). It was published posthumously in 2 ...

'' (''Män som hatar kvinnor'')

References

External links

* * * 1952 births Living people Swedish stage actresses Swedish film actresses {{Sweden-actor-stub