Birgitta Valberg (16 December 1916 – 29 March 2014) was a Swedish actress. She was best known for her work in several

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

films made over a 30-year period, including the Bergman produced ''

Paradise Place ''Paradise Place'' ( sv, Paradistorg) is a 1977 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnel Lindblom. Birgitta Valberg won the award for Best Actress at the 13th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Marianne Aminoff as Christina * Maria Blomkvist as Eva * An ...

'' (1977). For her role in this film, which was directed by

Gunnel Lindblom Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom (18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021) was a Swedish film actress and director. Career As an actress, Lindblom was particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the l ...

, another member of Bergman's repertory company, she won the award 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 aw ...

at the

13th Guldbagge Awards The 13th Guldbagge Awards ceremony, presented by the Swedish Film Institute, honored the best Swedish films of 1976 and 1977, and took place on 5 September 1977. ''The Man on the Roof'' directed by Bo Widerberg was presented with the award for B ...

. She trained at the

Royal Dramatic Training Academy The Royal Dramatic Training Academy ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola, also known as ''Dramatens elevskola''), was the acting school of Sweden's national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years (1787–1964) seen as the ...

Filmography

Film

*1934: ''Unga hjärtan'' - Ingrid *1939: ''

The People of Högbogården ''The People of Högbogården'' (Swedish: ''Folket på Högbogården'') is a 1939 Swedish drama film directed by Arne Weel and starring John Ekman, Linnéa Hillberg and Annalisa Ericson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.58 Location shooting took place around Gr� ...

'' - Young Woman *1939: '' Melodin från Gamla Stan'' - Woman at the restaurant (uncredited) *1941: '' In Paradise'' - Marianne *1941: ''

The Fight Continues ''The Fight Continues'' (Swedish: ''Striden går vidare'') is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Victor Sjöström, Renée Björling and Anne-Margrethe Björlin.Larsson & Marklund p.116 The film's art direction was ...

'' - Nurse *1942: ''

Bambi ''Bambi'' is a 1942 American animated drama film directed by David Hand (supervising a team of sequence directors), produced by Walt Disney and based on the 1923 book ''Bambi, a Life in the Woods'' by Austrian author and hunter Felix Salten ...

'' - Bambi's Mother (Swedish dub) *1943: '' Life in the Country'' - Frida von Rambow *1948: '' Port of Call'' - Mrs. Vilander *1949: ''

Love Wins Out ''Love Wins Out'' (Swedish: ''Kärleken segrar'') is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Karl-Arne Holmsten, Ingrid Thulin and Ilselil Larsen.Qvist & Von Bagh p.146 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm ...

'' - Schwester Erika *1951: ''

Divorced Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the ...

'' - Eva Möller *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 ...

'' - Veronica from Cyrene (uncredited) *1953: ''

House of Women ''House of Women'' is a 1962 American crime drama directed by Crane Wilbur, starring Shirley Knight and Andrew Duggan. Walter Doniger, who was hired to direct the film, was fired and replaced by Wilbur 10 days into shooting. Plot Erica Hayden ...

'' - Vera *1954: ''Flottans glada gossar'' - Olga Ekman *1954:''

Taxi 13 ''Taxi 13'' is a 1928 silent film comedy produced and distributed by Film Booking Offices of America and directed by Marshall Neilan. The film stars Chester Conklin in what is FBO's first film with a pre-recorded soundtrack. Once thought lost ...

'' - Britt-Marie *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 ...

'' - Queen Dowager *1955: ''Farligt löfte'' - Irma Strand *1955: ''

Smiles of a Summer Night ''Smiles of a Summer Night'' ( sv, Sommarnattens leende) is a 1955 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was shown at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005 ''TIME'' magazine ranked it one of the 100 greatest films s ...

'' - Actress *1956: ''

The Staffan Stolle Story ''The Staffan Stolle Story'' ( sv, Ratataa eller The Staffan Stolle Story) is a 1956 Swedish musical comedy film directed by Hasse Ekman. The film was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 29th Academy Awards, ...

'' - Fru Lefverhielm *1956: ''Sista natten'' - The Man's Wife *1957: '' Synnöve Solbakken'' - Karen Solbakken *1958: '' Miss April'' - Ms. Holm, secretary *1959: ''

Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...

'' - Maleficent (Swedish dub) *1960: ''

The Virgin Spring ''The Virgin Spring'' ( sv, Jungfrukällan) is a 1960 Swedish rape and revenge film directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in medieval Sweden, it is a tale about a father's merciless response to the rape and murder of his young daughter. The story was ...

'' - Märeta *1960: '' Heart's Desire'' - Henriette Löwenflycht *1962: '' The Mistress'' - The Motherly (uncredited) *1964: ''Svenska bilder'' - Mrs. Lundberg *1965: ''För vänskaps skull'' - Nun *1966: '' The Princess'' - Doctor *1968: ''

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 ...

'' - fru Jacobi *1969: '' Som natt och dag'' - Cecilia *1970: '' Storia di una donna'' - Mrs. Ullman *1976: ''

The Man on the Roof ''The Man on the Roof'' ( sv, Mannen på taket) is a 1976 Swedish police procedural- thriller film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the 1971 novel ''The Abominable Man'' by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. The film stars Carl-Gustaf Lindste ...

'' - Mrs. Nyman *1977: ''

'' - Katha *1980: '' Flygnivå 450'' - Hedvall *1988: ''

Ingen rövare finns i skogen Ingen rövare finns i skogen is a 1988 Swedish film directed by Göran Carmback and based on the novel of the same name by Astrid Lindgren. Plot Peter plays outside in the woods with his sword. When he runs to his grandmother's house he sings ...

'' (Short) - Mormor *1989: '' Peter och Petra'' - Grandmother *1992: '' Sunday's Children'' - Grandmother

Television

*1955: ''Hamlet'' (TV Movie) - Drottning Gertrud *1961: ''Han som fick leva om sitt liv'' (TV Movie) - Anna *1961: ''Mr Ernest'' (TV Movie) - Lady Bracknall *1961: ''En handelsresandes död'' (TV Movie) - Linda Loman *1961: ''Ljuva ungdomstid'' (TV Movie) - Essie, Nat's wife *1962: ''Sex roller söka en författare'' (TV Movie) - Madame Paix *1968: ''Rötter'' (TV Movie) - Mrs. Bryant *1973: ''Näsan'' (TV Movie) - Sven's wife *1973: ''Pelikanen'' (TV Movie) - The mother *1973: ''En skugga'' (TV Movie) - Vera's mother *1979: ''En handelsresandes död'' (TV Movie) - Linda Loman *1980: ''Räkan från Maxim'' (TV Movie) - Hertiginnan de Valmonté *1986: '' Studierektorns sista strid'' - Agnes *1990: ''

S*M*A*S*H Smash (normally typeset as S*M*A*S*H) are an English punk rock trio, who enjoyed brief notoriety in the early 1990s in the UK. S*M*A*S*H was formed by Ed Borrie (vocals, guitar), Salvatore Alessi (credited as Salv) (bass), and Rob Hague (drum ...

'' - Tant Sporrhane *1990-1991: ''Storstad'' - Maria Zimmermann *1993: ''

Polisen och domarmordet The Swedish Police Authority ( sv, Polismyndigheten) is the national police force (''Polisen'') of the Kingdom of Sweden. The first modern police force in Sweden was established in the mid-19th century, and the police remained in effect under lo ...

'' - Frideborg Glans *1995: '' Snoken'' - Margit Edström *1996: ''Idlaflickorna'' (TV Movie) - Galen Fru (final film role)

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