Viveka Kristina Seldahl (15 March 1944 – 3 November 2001) was a
Swedish
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actress
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. Born in
Överammer,
Jämtland
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, she was partner with the Swedish actor
Sven Wollter
Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he becam ...
from 1971 to 2001, they have the son
Karl Seldahl.
Besides doing television series and films, she worked at
Stockholm City Theatre.
At the
25th Guldbagge Awards she won the award for
Best Actress
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for her role in ''
S/Y Joy''.
Seldahl died from cervical cancer in
Stockholm
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in 2001.
Filmography
References
Further reading
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External links
*
Viveka Seldahl on Swedish Film Database*
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1944 births
2001 deaths
Deaths from cancer in Sweden
Deaths from cervical cancer
Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners
People from Jämtland County
Swedish film actresses
Swedish stage actresses
Swedish television actresses