Ulla Bergryd (25 July 1942 – 31 May 2015) was a Swedish actress and lecturer.

Career

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Bergryd was 23 years old and a modeling and anthropology student living in

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when she was discovered by a talent scout, who photographed her in a museum there, and then promptly hired to perform as

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in the epic film '' The Bible: In the Beginning...'' by

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in 1965. In an interview for ''

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'', Bergryd recalled the experience:

I was especially surprised by the fact that I started to work four days after signing a contract. Although I've always been interested in movies and the theater, I'd never seen any actual shooting, and it was all very exciting.

Her role in the film was noted by some reviews of the film. One writer for the Spanish magazine ''Semana'' wrote, "I think that, really, if the first woman in the world has to look like another of today, this other woman is none other than Ulla Bergryd, for her youth, her sweetness, her serene beauty and that enigmatic and fascinating ''je ne sais quoi''." In 1967 she took on the small role of a tourist alongside

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in the Greek-Swedish film comedy ''Epiheirisis Apollon'' ("Apollo Goes on Holiday"). It was her last appearance on camera. She retired from acting afterwards and became a lecturer at the School of Sociology of the

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. She co-wrote books on the field with Gunnar Boalt. Bergryd died on 31 May 2015 at the age of 72.

Filmography

*'' The Bible: In the Beginning...'' (1966) as

*''

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'' (1968) as Tourist

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bergryd, Ulla 1942 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Swedish actresses Actresses from Stockholm Swedish film actresses