Britta Lillebil Sofia Kjellén, a.k.a. Lillebil Nordrum (December 3, 1921 – March 7, 1994) was a Swedish actress born

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, Norway to Swedish parents. She grew up in

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, Sweden, where she attended the

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. She made her screen debut in the 1938 film '' Karriär'', and she played several roles in Swedish films in the 1940s and 1950s. Kjellén was married to the Swedish chef

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from 1945 to 1953, and then to the Norwegian actor Lars Nordrum.

Filmography

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'' (1938) as the young lady in front of the theater manager in the audience at the Apollo Theater * '' Life Begins Today'' (1939) as a ballet dancer (uncredited) * '' Beredskapspojkar'' (1940) as a guest at the dance (uncredited) * '' Karusellen går'' (1940) as a funfair visitor (uncredited) * '' Only a Woman'' (1941) as a dinner guest at the Juréns (uncredited) * ''

Fransson the Terrible ''Fransson the Terrible'' (Swedish: ''Fransson den förskräcklige'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Cederlund and starring Elof Ahrle, Carl-Gunnar Wingård, and Inga-Bodil Vetterlund.Krawc p.496 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1941) as Britta Lund * '' Nygifta'' (1941) as the young lady at the restaurant (uncredited) * '' Uppåt igen'' (1941) as a young lady (uncredited) * ''

Doktor Glas ''Doctor Glas'' is a 1905 epistolary novel by Hjalmar Söderberg which tells the story of a physician in 19th-century Sweden who deals with moral and love issues. Synopsis The novel is about Dr. Tyko Gabriel Glas who is a respected physician i ...

'' (1942) as Lowenius's daughter * '' Olycksfågeln nr 13'' (1942) as Mary Borring * '' Flickan är ett fynd'' (1943) as Karin * ''

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'' (1943) as Gittan * '' Narkos'' (1944) as a woman at the party (uncredited) * '' På farliga vägar'' (1944) as Kid Gaston's girlfriend * '' 13 stoler'' (1945) as Gun Svärdsjö, a cigarette girl at the Café Royal * '' En förtjusande fröken'' (1945) as Julia, Paul's maid * '' Tre söner gick till flyget'' (1945) as Åke's girlfriend * '' Försök inte med mej ..!'' (1946) as Miss Kulle, Kronberg's secretary * ''

I Love You Karlsson ''I Love You Karlsson'' (Swedish: ''Jag älskar dig, Karlsson!'') is a 1947 Swedish comedy film directed by Lau Lauritzen and John Zacharias and starring Marguerite Viby, Sture Lagerwall and Olof Winnerstrand.Krawc p.315 It was shot at the AS ...

'' (1947) as Connie Schmidt * '' Kvinnan gör mig galen'' (1948) as Sissi * '' Beef and the Banana'' (1951) as Kerstin Carve * '' The Green Lift'' (1952) as Elsie * '' The Magnificent Lie'' (1955) as Gertrud, a maid * ''

The Summer Wind Blows ''The Summer Wind Blows'' (Swedish: ''Ute blåser sommarvind'') is a 1955 Swedish drama film directed by Åke Ohberg and starring Lars Nordrum, Margit Carlqvist and Edvin Adolphson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.30 It was shot at the Sundbyberg Studios in S ...

'' (1955) as Mrs. Lindgren, the woman on the train * '' Peter van Heeren'' (1957) as Miss Lyng * ''

Millionær for en aften ''Millionær for en aften'' (Millionaire for an Evening) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1960 directed by Øyvind Vennerød. It stars Henki Kolstad, Unni Bernhoft, and Willie Hoel. Jørn Ording and Vennerød arranged the screenplay, which was wr ...

'' (1960)

References

External links

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Lillebil Kjellén
at the

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Lillebil Kjellén
at Sceneweb
Lillebil Kjellén
at

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