Maj-Britt Nilsson och Lars Nordrum, Foto - Louis Huch 1945

Maj-Britt Nilsson (11 December 1924 – 19 December 2006) was a Swedish film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

Nilsson was born in Stockholm, and trained there at the drama school of 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 ...

. She appeared in three

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films: '' Till Glädje'' (''To Joy'', 1950), '' Sommarlek'' (''Summer Interlude'' or ''Illicit Interlude'', 1951), and '' Kvinnors Väntan'' (''Secrets of Women'' or ''Waiting Women'', 1952). She also appeared in the English-language film ''A Matter of Morals'' (1961), directed in Sweden by John Cromwell. Maj-Britt Nilsson died in

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, France, aged 82. Her death, which was not widely reported outside Sweden, was confirmed by Jon Asp, executive editor of the online publication ''Ingmar Bergman Face to Face''. No cause was announced.Obituary
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Personal life

In 1951, she married Per Gerhard, a theater director and son of

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, a prominent Swedish singer, who survived her by five years.

Filmography

*''Vårat gäng'' directed by

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(1942) * ''

The Journey Away ''The Journey Away'' ( sv, Resan bort) is a 1945 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Gunn Wållgren, Holger Löwenadler and Maj-Britt Nilsson. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location around Lysek ...

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Alf Sjöberg Sven Erik Alf Sjöberg (21 June 1903 – 17 April 1980) was a Sweden, Swedish theatre director, theatre and film director. He won the Palme d'Or, Grand Prix du Festival at the Cannes Film Festival twice: in 1946 for ''Torment (1944 film), Torment ...

(1945) * ''

Affairs of a Model ''Affairs of a Model'' (Swedish: ''Det är min modell'') is a 1946 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Alf Kjellin and Olof Winnerstrand.Qvist & Von Bagh p.115 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Sto ...

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Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Sweden, Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother ...

(1946) * ''

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Gösta Werner Gösta Werner (May 15, 1908 – July 20, 2009) was a Swedish film director. He was married to Kaj Björkdahl. He primarily made his mark on European cinema during the 1940s. During the 1970s, Werner was first associate professor at Stockholm Uni ...

(1949) *''

The Girl from the Third Row ''The Girl from the Third Row'' (Swedish: Flickan från tredje raden) is a 1949 Swedish comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman. Plot An extraordinary ring is being handed down amongst many people. They find it and lose it or give it away, but the ...

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(1949) *''Sjösalavår'' by Per Gunvall (1949) *'' To Joy'' by

(1950) *''

Summer Interlude ''Summer Interlude'' ( sv, Sommarlek), originally titled ''Illicit Interlude'' in the United States, is a 1951 Swedish drama film co-written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The film opened to highly positive reviews from critics. Plot Marie (Ni ...

'' by Ingmar Bergman (1951) *''

For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth ''For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth'' ( sv, För min heta ungdoms skull) is a 1952 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Aino Taube - Greta Arvidsson * Georg Rydeberg - Karl ...

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Arne Mattsson Arne Mattsson (2 December 1919 – 28 June 1995) was a Swedish film director. Biography Born in Uppsala, the early films of Mattsson were mostly comedies. His biggest success was '' Hon dansade en sommar'' (1951, aka. ''One Summer of Happiness ...

(1952) *'' Secrets of Women'' by Ingmar Bergman (1952) *''

We Three Debutantes ''We Three Debutantes'' ( sv, Vi tre debutera) is a 1953 Swedish drama film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Sven-Eric Gamble and Per Oscarsson. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in the cit ...

'' by Hasse Ekman (1953) *''

Wild Birds ''Wild Birds'' ( sv, Vildfåglar) is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Per Oscarsson and Ulf Palme.Qvist & Von Bagh p.121 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on location in Gothe ...

'' by Alf Sjöberg (1955) *' by and Thomas Engel (1955) * ''

A Little Nest ''A Little Nest'' (Swedish: ''Litet bo'') is a 1956 Swedish comedy film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Folke Sundquist and Edvin Adolphson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.112 It was shot on location in Denmark. The film's sets were ...

'' by Arne Mattsson (1956) *'' Egen ingång'' by Hasse Ekman (1956) *''Was die Schwalbe sang'' by

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(German film; 1956) * '' The Girl in Tails'' by Arne Mattsson (1956) * ''

The Jazz Boy ''The Jazz Boy'' (Swedish: ''Jazzgossen'') is a 1958 Swedish musical film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Ekman, Maj-Britt Nilsson, Elof Ahrle and Georg Funkquist.Gustafsson p.118 The film was an attempt to make a nostalgical cavalcade of th ...

'' by Hasse Ekman (1958) * ''

The Forests Sing Forever ''The Forests Sing Forever'' (German: ''Und ewig singen die Wälder'') is a 1959 Austrian drama film directed by Paul May and starring Gert Fröbe, Hansjörg Felmy and Joachim Hansen. It was followed by a 1960 sequel ''The Inheritance of Bjornd ...

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(1959) * ''

The Inheritance of Bjorndal ''The Inheritance of Bjorndal'' (German: ''Das Erbe von Björndal'') is a 1960 Austrian drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Maj-Britt Nilsson, Brigitte Horney and Ellen Schwiers.von Dassanowsky p.176 It is the sequel to the 1959 fil ...

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(Austrian film; 1960) *''

A Matter of Morals ''A Matter of Morals'' is a 1961 American drama film directed by John Cromwell and written by John D. Hess. The film stars Maj-Britt Nilsson, Mogens Wieth, Eva Dahlbeck, Patrick O'Neal and Claes Thelander. The film was released on May 31, 1961 ...

'' (''De sista stegen'') by John Cromwell (American-Swedish film; 1961) *''Lita på mej, älskling!'' by

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(1961) *''En enkel melodi'' by

Kjell Grede Kjell Birger Grede (12 August 1936 – 15 December 2017) was a Swedish film director.Maj-Britt Nilsson

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