Barbro Hiort af Ornäs (28 August 1921 – 27 November 2015) was a Swedish stage and film actress.

Biography

She was born in

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, Sweden, the daughter of Alma (

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Ärnström) and Erik Hiort af Ornäs. She had a brother, Torbjorn. Along with

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, and

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, she won the Best Actress Award at the

1958 Cannes Film Festival The 11th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 18 May 1958. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Letyat zhuravli'' by Mikhail Kalatozov. Jury The following people were appointed as the Jury of the 1958 competition: Feature films *Marcel Achard (Fran ...

for ''

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 ...

''. In 1989, she was given the

Litteris et Artibus Litteris et Artibus is a Swedish royal medal established in 1853 by Charles XV of Sweden, who was then crown prince. It is awarded to people who have made important contributions to culture, especially music, dramatic art and literature. The ob ...

for her services to the arts in Sweden. Hiort af Ornäs died in

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on 28 November 2015, aged 94.

Partial filmography

* ''

Imprisoned Women ''Imprisoned Women'' (Swedish: ''Kvinnor i fångenskap'') is a 1943 Swedish drama film directed by Olof Molander and starring Gunnar Sjöberg, Elsie Albiin and Gunn Wållgren.Gustafsson p.151 It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in Stockh ...

'' (1943) - Kaj * ''

Youth in Danger ''Youth in Danger'' (Swedish: ''Ungdom i fara'') is a 1946 Swedish drama film directed by Per G. Holmgren and starring Kenne Fant, Gunnar Sjöberg and Sven-Eric Gamble.Nordic National Cinemas p.188 It was shot at the Malmö Studios of Svensk T ...

'' (1946) - Bibbi Nicklasson * ''Flickan från tredje raden'' (1949) - Dagmar Antonsson * ''

Fiancée for Hire ''Fiancée for Hire'' (Swedish: ''Fästmö uthyres'') is a 1950 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Olof Winnerstrand, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Eva Dahlbeck.Qvist & Von Bagh p.115 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stoc ...

'' (1950)- Gertrud Stenström * ''

While the City Sleeps While the City Sleeps may refer to: * ''While the City Sleeps'' (1928 film), an American silent film starring Lon Chaney * ''While the City Sleeps'' (1950 film), a Swedish drama scripted by Ingmar Bergman * ''While the City Sleeps'' (1956 film), ...

'' (1950) - Rutan * ''

Count Svensson ''Count Svensson'' (Swedish: ''Greve Svensson'') is a 1951 Swedish comedy film directed by Emil A. Lingheim and starring Edvard Persson, Mim Persson and Barbro Hiort af Ornäs.Qvist & von Bagh p.124 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1951) - Greta Svensson * ''

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'' (1953) - Maria of Magdala (uncredited) * ''

Darling of Mine ''Darling of Mine'' (Swedish: ''Älskling på vågen'') is a 1955 Swedish comedy film directed by Schamyl Bauman and starring Sickan Carlsson, Karl-Arne Holmsten and Erik Berglund.Qvist & Von Bagh p.44 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna Studi ...

'' (1955) - Linda Loy * ''

Das Fräulein von Scuderi ''Das Fräulein von Scuderi'' is an East German crime film directed by Eugen York. It was released in 1955. Cast * Henny Porten as Fräulein von Scuderi * Willy A. Kleinau as Cardillac * Anne Vernon as Madelon * Roland Alexandre as Olivi ...

'' (1955) - La Martiniere * ''Sju vackra flickor'' (1956) - Adele Hellgren * ''

Vägen genom Skå ''Vägen genom Skå'' is a 1957 Swedish drama film directed by Hans Dahlin. Cast * Eva Stiberg as Inga * Erik Strandmark as Walter * Lasse Sarri as Dockan * Ann-Charlotte Bergman as Anna * Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Emma * Björn Berglund as A ...

'' (1957) - Emma * ''Som man bäddar...'' (1957) - Secretary * ''Spielbank-Affäre'' (1957) - Schulleiterin * '' A Guest in His Own House'' (1957) - Lisen * ''

'' (1958) - Nurse Brita * ''Pojken i trädet'' (1961) - Mother * ''Lita på mej älskling'' (1961) - Juror (uncredited) * ''

All These Women ''All These Women'' ( sv, För att inte tala om alla dessa kvinnor), originally released as ''Now About These Women'' in the UK, is a 1964 Swedish comedy film directed by Ingmar Bergman. It is a parody of Federico Fellini's ''8½''. Along with ...

'' (1964) - Beatrica * '' Loving Couples'' (1964) - Lilian von Pahlen - née Vind-Frijs * ''

Shame Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. Definition Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...

'' (1968) - Kvinna i flyktingbåten * ''...som havets nakna vind'' (1968) - Aida * ''Som natt och dag'' (1969) - Madeleine * ''Eva - den utstötta'' (1969) - Jenny Berggren * ''

The Passion of Anna ''The Passion of Anna'' ( sv, En passion – "A passion") is a 1969 Swedish drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, who was awarded Best Director at the 1970 National Society of Film Critics Awards for the film. Plot The audience is ...

'' (1969) - Woman in Dream (uncredited) * ''Skräcken har 1000 ögon'' (1970) - Barbro, Sven's Aunt * '' The Touch'' (1971) - Karin's Mother (uncredited) * ''

Scenes from a Marriage ''Scenes from a Marriage'' ( sv, Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish television miniseries written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Over the course of six hour-long episodes, it explores the disintegration of the marriage between Maria ...

'' (1973) - Stefan's mother * ''Bröllopet'' (1973) - Karin Löfgren * ''

What the Swedish Butler Saw ''What the Swedish Butler Saw'' is a 1975 Swedish-American erotic sex comedy film directed by Vernon P. Becker and starring Ole Søltoft, Sue Longhurst, Malou Cartwright and Diana Dors. It is known by several alternative titles including ''A M ...

'' (1975) - Jack's Mother * ''Mackan'' (1977) - Skolkökslärarinna * ''Den nya människan'' (1979) - Lärere * ''

Father to Be ''Father to Be'' ( sv, Jag är med barn) is a 1979 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström. Plot Bosse (Magnus Härenstam) is a young ad man, fascinated with cinema, with secret dreams of being an author. He meets Lena (Anki Lidén ...

'' (1979) - Greta, sjuksyster * ''

Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller ''Sällskapsresan 2 – Snowroller'' ( en, The Conducted Tour 2 - Snowroller) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 4 October 1985, directed by Lasse Åberg and Peter Hald. Synopsis The film is about the Swede St ...

'' (1985) - Stig Helmers mamma * '' S.O.S. – En segelsällskapsresa'' (1988) - Stig Helmers mamma * ''Amelia'' (1991) - Yvonne, Gösta's mother * ''

Den ofrivillige golfaren ''Den ofrivillige golfaren'', also known in English as ''The Accidental Golfer'' and ''The Involuntary Golfer'', is a Swedish comedy film and the fourth installment of the popular ''Sällskapsresan'' series directed by Lasse Åberg. It was releas ...

'' (1991) - Mamma * ''Selma & Johanna - En roadmovie'' (1997) - Grandma * '' Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt'' (1999) - Mamma * ''Den utvalde'' (2005) - Mormor

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiort af Ornäs, Barbro 1921 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Swedish actresses Swedish film actresses Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress winners People from Gothenburg Litteris et Artibus recipients