Margaretha Knutsdotter Krook (15 October 1925 – 7 May 2001) was 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 ...

stage and film actress. She won the

Eugene O'Neill Award The Eugene O'Neill Award (Swedish: ''O'Neill-stipendiet'') is one of Sweden's finest awards for stage actors. It is a scholarship for actors at the Swedish theater. It has been awarded annually by the Royal Dramatic Theatre since 1956. Histor ...

in 1974. In 1976, she won the

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name ...

for

Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ...

for the film ''

Release the Prisoners to Spring ''Release the Prisoners to Spring'' ( sv, Släpp fångarne loss, det är vår!) is a 1975 Swedish comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson. At the 12th Guldbagge Awards the film won the awards for Best Film and Best Actress (Margaretha Krook). The ...

''. She was awarded the

Illis quorum ''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"), is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gust ...

in 1995.

Selected filmography

*1949: ''

Only a Mother ''Only a Mother'' (Swedish: ''Bara en mor'') is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Alf Sjöberg and starring Eva Dahlbeck, Ragnar Falck and Ulf Palme.Nordic National Cinemas p. 186 It featured the acting debut of Max Von Sydow. The film's se ...

'' – Berta *1951: ''

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 ...

'' – Governess *1953: ''

Barabbas Barabbas (; ) was, according to the New Testament, a prisoner who was chosen over Jesus by the crowd in Jerusalem to be pardoned and released by Roman governor Pontius Pilate at the Passover feast. Biblical account According to all four canoni ...

'' – Woman in Robbers' Cave (uncredited) *1954: ''

Storm Over Tjurö A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), ...

'' – Augusta *1954: ''

Karin Månsdotter Karin Månsdotter (in English Catherine; 6 November 1550 – 13 September 1612) was first a mistress of King Eric XIV of Sweden and then briefly queen as his wife. Early life Karin was born in Stockholm to a soldier and later prison guard na ...

'' – Karin's Sister (uncredited) *1954: ''

Salka Valka ''Salka Valka'' is a 1954 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Gunnel Broström, Folke Sundquist and Margaretha Krook. It was shot at the Stockholm studios of Nordisk Tonefilm and location shooting, on location in Iceland. T ...

'' – Sigurlina Jonsdottir *1958: ''

Brink of Life ''Brink of Life'', ( sv, Nära livet, and known as ''So Close to Life'' in the UK) is a 1958 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Bergman won the Best Director Award and Andersson, Dahlbeck, Ornäs and Thulin won the Best Actress ...

'' – Dr. Larsson (uncredited) *1961: ''Swedenhielms'' (TV Movie) – Marta Boman *1961: ''Lita på mej älskling'' – Mrs. Nilsson *1963: ''Adam och Eva'' – Ms. Nyfröjd *1964: '' Swedish Wedding Night'' – Mary *1964: ''Svenska bilder'' – Mrs. Kronback *1966: ''JAG'' – Bus Driver *1966: ''Träfracken'' – Nurse Ann Wahlman *1966: ''

Persona A persona (plural personae or personas), depending on the context, is the public image of one's personality, the social role that one adopts, or simply a fictional Character (arts), character. The word derives from Latin, where it originally ref ...

'' – The Doctor *1966: ''Adamsson i Sverige'' – Astrid Samuelsson *1968: ''Bombi Bitt och jag'' (TV Series) – Franskan *1969: '' Bokhandlaren som slutade bada'' – Amelie Arbel *1970: ''Ministern'' – The Mother *1970: ''Den magiska cirkeln'' – Ingvar's Mother *1972: ''

The Man Who Quit Smoking ''The Man Who Quit Smoking'' ( sv, Mannen som slutade röka) is a 1972 Swedish comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Grynet Molvig, Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt and Gunn Wållgren. The film is known as a Hasse & Tage film and is ...

'' – Prostitute *1973: ''Bröllopet'' – Sofia Långsjö *1974: ''Vita nejlikan eller Den barmhärtige sybariten'' – Margit *1975: ''Monismanien 1995'' – Prosecutor *1975: ''

'' – Rådmans dotter *1976: ''Drömmen om Amerika'' – Mrs. Alm *1978: ''

The Adventures of Picasso ''The Adventures of Picasso'' ( sv, Picassos äventyr) is a 1978 Swedish surrealist comedy film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter. The film had the tag-line ''Tusen kärleksfulla lögner av Hans Alfredso ...

'' – Doña Maria *1978: '' A Walk in the Sun'' – Ellen *1980: ''Sverige åt svenskarna'' – Canteen Svea *1981: ''Sopor'' – Gösta Bohman *1981: ''Snacka går ju...'' – Gun *1982: ''Brusten himmel'' – Grandma *1984: ''

Sköna juveler ''Sköna juveler'' is a 1984 Swedish film directed by Hans Iveberg. Plot summary Cast *Lena Nyman as Lee *Kim Anderzon as Veronika * Kent Andersson as Martin *Johannes Brost as Harry Jansson *Brasse Brännström as Oscar * Janne 'Loffe' C ...

'' – Old Woman *1985: ''De flyvende djævle'' – Hildegarde Altenburg *1986: ''Morrhår och ärtor'' – Konsulinnan Ahlhagen *1989: ''

Jönssonligan på Mallorca ''Jönssonligan på Mallorca'' (''The Johnson Gang in Mallorca'' - International: English title) is a Swedish film made in 1989, and is one of a series about a criminal gang called Jönssonligan. This was the last film in the series where Gösta E ...

'' – Germann *1990: ''Den hemliga vännen'' – The wife *1992: ''

The Best Intentions ''The Best Intentions'' ( sv, Den goda viljan) is a 1992 Swedish drama film directed by Bille August and written by Ingmar Bergman. It is semi-autobiographical, telling the story of the complex relationship between Bergman's parents, Erik Bergm ...

'' – Blenda Bergman *1997: ''Rika barn leka bäst'' – Bordellkonsulten *2000: ''

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'' – Ingrid Seth *2000: ''

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'' – Eema (voice) *2002: '' Karlsson på taket'' – Miss Hildur Bock (voice)

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