Gunnel Lindblom, Bokmässan 2013 2 (crop)

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

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, though in 1965 she performed the lead role in ''

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' ( sv, Fröken Julie) is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of ...

'' for BBC Television. She also played the key role of The Mummy in Bergman's staging of Strindberg's ''

The Ghost Sonata ''The Ghost Sonata'' ( sv, Spöksonaten, links=no) is a play in three acts by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre in Stockholm on 21 January 1908. Since then, it has bee ...

'' in 1998–2000, a performance that earned her much critical acclaim. She appeared on stage as Tintomara's mother in Carl Almqvist's play '' Drottningens juvelsmycke'' (English: ''The Queen's Tiara''), staged at

Dramaten The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

for the theatre's 100-year jubilee in 2008. In 2009, she directed the

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play ''Flicka i gul regnjacka (Girl in Yellow Raincoat)'' at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, starring

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and Irene Lindh, which premiered on 9 October. Lindblom married physician, Sture Helander, whom she first met following her admission to hospital suffering from appendicitis during the shooting of ''The Virgin Spring''. The couple had three children together, but divorced in 1970. Lindblom then married Frederik Dessau, a Danish director. Her second marriage was dissolved five years later. Lindblom died on 24 January 2021 after a bout of illness.

Selected filmography

* ''

Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Girl in the Rain ''The Girl in the Rain'' is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Anne Cornwall, Lloyd Bacon and Jessalyn Van Trump.Wlaschin p.95 Cast * Anne Cornwall as Judith * Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Francis Bac ...

'' (1955) * '' The Song of the Scarlet Flower'' (1956) * ''

The Seventh Seal ''The Seventh Seal'' ( sv, Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of ch ...

'' (1957) * '' Wild Strawberries'' (1957) * '' The Venetian'' (1958) * ''

Rabies Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. Early symptoms can include fever and tingling at the site of exposure. These symptoms are followed by one or more of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, ...

'' (1958) * '' The Virgin Spring'' (1960) * '' Good Friends and Faithful Neighbours'' (1960) * '' Winter Light'' (1962) * '' The Silence'' (1963) * '' Loving Couples'' (1964) * ''

Hunger In politics, humanitarian aid, and the social sciences, hunger is defined as a condition in which a person does not have the physical or financial capability to eat sufficient food to meet basic Human nutrition, nutritional needs for a sustaine ...

'' (1966) * '' Woman of Darkness'' (1966) * '' The Vicious Circle'' (1967) * '' The Girls'' (1968) * ''

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 Mariann ...

'' (1973) * ''

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 ...

'' (''Paradistorg'', also director, 1977) * ''

Sally and Freedom ''Sally and Freedom'' ( sv, Sally och friheten) is a 1981 Swedish drama film directed by Gunnel Lindblom. Gunn Wållgren won the award for Best Actress at the 17th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Ewa Fröling as Sally * Hans Wigren as Simon * Lei ...

'' (1981) * '' The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' (2009)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindblom, Gunnel 1931 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Swedish actresses 21st-century Swedish actresses Eugene O'Neill Award winners Swedish film actresses Swedish film directors Actors from Gothenburg