Isa Quensel (21 September 1905 – 3 November 1981) was a

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actress and

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tic

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who appeared in over 50 films, plays, operas, TV and radio shows. In 1939 she created the title role in the world premiere of

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's '' Die Kathrin'' at the

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* '' The Million Dollars'' (1926) - Journalist * ''Kärlek måste vi ha'' (1931) - Cora * ''

The Love Express ''The Love Express'' (german: Der Liebesexpreß) is a 1931 German musical comedy film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Georg Alexander, Dina Gralla and Joseph Schmidt. No print of the film is known to survive, and it is therefore a lost ...

'' (1932) - Detective's Niece * ''

Jolly Musicians ''Jolly Musicians'' (Swedish: ''Muntra musikanter'') is a 1932 Swedish comedy film directed by Theodor Berthels and Weyler Hildebrand and starring Mary Gräber, Ulla Sorbon and Anna Olin.Larsson & Marklund p.126 The film's sets were designed by t ...

'' (1932) - Margit, his daughter * ''

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'' (1933) - Greta * ''Pettersson & Bendel'' (1933) - Elsa Wallin * ''

Love and Dynamite ''Love and Dynamite'' (Swedish: ''Kärlek och dynamit'') is a 1933 Swedish drama film directed by O.A.C. Lund and starring Valdemar Dalquist, Birgit Sergelius and Isa Quensel. It is now considered to be a lost film. Synopsis An engineer takes th ...

'' (1933) - Rosa * ''

False Greta ''False Greta'' (Swedish: ''Falska Greta'') is a 1934 Finnish-Swedish comedy film directed by John W. Brunius and Pauline Brunius and starring Adolf Jahr, Karin Albihn and Isa Quensel. It was shot at studios in Helsinki and on location in Stoc ...

'' (1934) - Lisa * ''Äventyr på hotell'' (1934) - Elly * ''

Raggen ''Raggen'' or ''Raggen – That's Me'' (Swedish: ''Raggen - det är jag det'') is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Nils Wahlbom, Anna Olin and Isa Quensel.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studio ...

'' (1936) - Maria alias Raggen * ''Min svärmor - dansösen'' (1936) - Sylvia * '' The Girls of Uppakra'' (1936) - Elsa Brummell * ''En flicka kommer till sta'n'' (1937) - Ulla Frank * ''

Happy Vestköping ''Happy Vestköping'' (Swedish: ''Lyckliga Vestköping'') is a 1937 Swedish comedy film directed by Ragnar Arvedson and starring Isa Quensel, Einar Axelsson and Nils Wahlbom.Wallengren p.54 Synopsis The small Swedish town of Vestköping awaits t ...

'' (1937) - Ann-Marie Brandt * '' Wanted'' (1939) - Ulla Ståhle * ''

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'' (1953) - Marianne's Mother * ''

The Chieftain of Göinge ''The Chieftain of Göinge'' (Swedish: ''Göingehövdingen'') is a 1953 Swedish historical adventure film directed by Åke Ohberg and starring Edvin Adolphson, Alf Kjellin and Eva Dahlbeck.Klossner p.73 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in ...

'' (1953) - Black-Elsa * '' The Glass Mountain'' (1953) - Luiza Cabral * '' The Unicorn'' (1955) - Harriet's Mother * ''

Moon Over Hellesta ''Moon Over Hellesta'' or ''Clouds Over Hellesta'' (Swedish: ''Moln över Hellesta'') is a 1956 Swedish thriller film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Anita Björk, Birger Malmsten and Doris Svedlund.Krawc p.538 It is an adaptation of the 195 ...

'' (1956) - Emmy Anckarberg * ''Gårdarna runt sjön'' (1957) - Mathilde * '' A Guest in His Own House'' (1957) - Stepmother * '' Seventeen Years Old'' (1957) - Agnes Bentick * '' The Lady in Black'' (1958) - Cecilia von Schilden * ''

The Koster Waltz ''The Koster Waltz'' (Swedish: ''Kostervalsen'') is a 1958 Swedish romance film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Egon Larsson, Åke Söderblom, Yvonne Lombard and Gaby Stenberg. It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockholm. Th ...

'' (1958) - Doris Fågelström * ''

Playing on the Rainbow ''Playing on the Rainbow'' (Swedish: ''Lek på regnbågen'') is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Mai Zetterling, Alf Kjellin and Birger Malmsten.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in ...

'' (1958) - Björn's Mother * ''

The Phantom Carriage ''The Phantom Carriage'' ( sv, Körkarlen, literally "The Wagoner") is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel '' Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!'' (''Körkarlen'') by Swedish author Selma Lag ...

'' (1958) - Maria * '' Laila'' (1958) - Elli Logje * '' Do You Believe in Angels?'' (1961) - Louise Günther * ''

Two Living, One Dead ''Two Living, One Dead'' is a 1961 British-Swedish existentialist thriller film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Patrick McGoohan, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers. The film is a remake of the 1937 Norwegian film '' To levende og en ...

'' (1961) - Miss Larousse * ''Pärlemor'' (1961) - Gertrude Odenstam * ''Sällskapslek'' (1963) - Agda Stjernesten * ''

To Love To Love (russian: Любить..., Lyubit...) is a 1968 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Kalik and Inna Tumanyan. Plot The film consists of four short stories, each of which asks the audience a question: "What is love?" Cast * Mihail B ...

'' (1964) - Märta * '' Swedish Wedding Night'' (1964) - Hilma Palm * '' Loving Couples'' (1964) - Fredrika von Strussenhjelm * ''

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'' (1965) - Tora * ''

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)- Grave-Karna * ''

Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist på nya äventyr ''Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist på nya äventyr'' is a 1966 Swedish film about Kalle Blomkvist, directed by Etienne Glaser and written by Astrid Lindgren. It is based on the play '' Kalle Blomkvist, Nisse Nöjd och Vicke på Vind''. Plot The W ...

'' (1966, TV Movie) - Hilda Krikonblad * ''Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga'' (1972) - Krösa-Maja (voice, uncredited) * ''

Emil and the Piglet ''Emil and the Piglet'' ( sv, Emil och griseknoen) is a 1973 Swedish film, the third of three films based on the '' Emil i Lönneberga'' books written by Astrid Lindgren. At the 10th Guldbagge Awards in 1974, Allan Edwall won the award for Best ...

'' (1973) - Krösa-Maja (voice) * ''Agaton Sax och Byköpings gästabud'' (1976) - Aunt Tilda (voice)

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