Marianne Bengtsson (1937–2005) was a Swedish

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.Qvist & Von Bagh p.195 She enjoyed a brief career as a star in the 1950s before marrying a

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and retiring from acting. She appeared in eight films during her career, usually in leading roles.

Filmography

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Men in the Dark ''Men in the Dark'' (Swedish: ''Männen i mörker'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Mattsson and starring Elof Ahrle, Sigge Fürst and Sven Lindberg.Qvist & Von Bagh p.134 It was shot at the Kungsholmen Studios of Nordisk Tonefilm ...

'' (1955) * '' The Girl in the Rain'' (1955) * ''

The Stranger from the Sky ''The Stranger from the Sky'' (Swedish: ''Främlingen från skyn'') is a 1956 Swedish thriller film directed by Rolf Husberg and starring Marianne Bengtsson, Alf Kjellin and Georg Funkquist.Qvist & Von Bagh p.97 It was shot at the Centrumateljée ...

'' (1956) * '' The Song of the Scarlet Flower'' (1956) * '' The Biscuit'' (1956) * '' Night Light'' (1957) * ''

The Great Amateur ''The Great Amateur'' (Swedish: ''Den store amatören'') is a 1958 Swedish comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring Martin Ljung, Marianne Bengtsson and Yngve Gamlin. It was shot at the Råsunda in Stockholm. The film's sets were design ...

'' (1958) * ''

Only a Waiter ''Only a Waiter'' (Swedish: ''Bara en kypare'') is a 1959 Swedish comedy film directed by Alf Kjellin and starring Nils Poppe, Marianne Bengtsson and Git Gay.Qvist & Von Bagh p.126 It was the last in a series of seven films featuring Poppe in t ...

'' (1959)

References

Bibliography

* Gustafsson, Fredrik. ''The Man from the Third Row: Hasse Ekman, Swedish Cinema and the Long Shadow of Ingmar Bergman''. Berghahn Books, 2016. * Qvist, Per Olov & von Bagh, Peter. ''Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.

External links

* 1937 births 2005 deaths Swedish film actresses 20th-century Swedish actresses {{Sweden-film-bio-stub