Gunnel Lindblom, Bokmässan 2013 2 (crop)

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 Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

, though in 1965 she performed the lead role in ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' for BBC Television. She also played the key role of The Mummy in Bergman's staging of

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's ''

The Ghost Sonata ''The Ghost Sonata'' ( sv, Spöksonaten, links=no) is a play in three acts by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre in Stockholm on 21 January 1908. Since then, it has be ...

'' in 1998–2000, a performance that earned her much critical acclaim. She appeared on stage as Tintomara's mother in Carl Almqvist's play ''

Drottningens juvelsmycke ''The Queen's Tiara'' ( sv, Drottningens juvelsmycke lit. "The Queen's Jewels") is a classic Swedish novel by Carl Jonas Love Almquist. It is the fourth instalment in the series of novels known as ''Törnrosens bok'' (The Book of the Thorn Rose) ...

'' (English: ''The Queen's Tiara''), staged at

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 ...

for the theatre's 100-year jubilee in 2008. In 2009, she directed the

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play ''Flicka i gul regnjacka (Girl in Yellow Raincoat)'' at the

Royal Dramatic Theatre 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 ...

, starring Stina Ekblad and

Irene Lindh Lena Irene Lindh (born 13 October 1945) is a Sweden, Swedish stage and film actress and singer. Lindh was born in Stockholm. She got her start in acting at eleven years of age at Vår teater, a children's theatre in Stockholm. Lindh studied at ...

, which premiered on 9 October. Lindblom married physician, Sture Helander, whom she first met following her admission to hospital suffering from appendicitis during the shooting of ''The Virgin Spring''. The couple had three children together, but divorced in 1970. Lindblom then married Frederik Dessau, a Danish director. Her second marriage was dissolved five years later. Lindblom died on 24 January 2021 after a bout of illness.

Selected filmography

* ''

Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

'' (1952) * '' The Girl in the Rain'' (1955) * '' The Song of the Scarlet Flower'' (1956) * ''

The Seventh Seal ''The Seventh Seal'' ( sv, Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of ch ...

'' (1957) * '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957) * '' The Venetian'' (1958) * ''

Rabies Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. Early symptoms can include fever and tingling at the site of exposure. These symptoms are followed by one or more of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, vi ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Virgin Spring ''The Virgin Spring'' ( sv, Jungfrukällan) is a 1960 Swedish rape and revenge film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was ...

'' (1960) * '' Good Friends and Faithful Neighbours'' (1960) * ''

Winter Light ''Winter Light'' ( sv, Nattvardsgästerna, lit=The Communicants) is a 1963 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and starring his regulars, Gunnar Björnstrand, Ingrid Thulin and Max von Sydow. It follows Tomas Ericsson (Bj� ...

'' (1962) * '' The Silence'' (1963) * '' Loving Couples'' (1964) * ''

Hunger In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs for a sustained period. In the ...

'' (1966) * ''

Woman of Darkness ''Woman of Darkness'' or ''The Yngsjö Murder'' (Swedish: ''Yngsjömordet'') is a 1966 Swedish historical crime film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Gunnel Lindblom, Christina Schollin and Gösta Ekman. It was shot at the Råsunda Studio ...

'' (1966) * '' The Vicious Circle'' (1967) * '' The Girls'' (1968) * ''

Scenes from a Marriage ''Scenes from a Marriage'' ( sv, Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish television miniseries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Over the course of six hour-long episodes, it explores the disintegration of the marriage between Maria ...

'' (1973) * ''

Paradise Place ''Paradise Place'' ( sv, Paradistorg) is a 1977 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnel Lindblom. Birgitta Valberg won the award for Best Actress at the 13th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Marianne Aminoff as Christina * Maria Blomkvist as Eva * An ...

'' (''Paradistorg'', also director, 1977) * ''

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) * ''

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 ...

'' (2009)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindblom, Gunnel 1931 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Swedish actresses 21st-century Swedish actresses Eugene O'Neill Award winners Swedish film actresses Swedish film directors Actors from Gothenburg