Gun Iris Marianne Mörck (born 2 September 1949) is a Swedish actress, opera singer and director.

Biography

Stage

Mörck studied acting at stage school in

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, and during that time she got involved in choir work for Stora Teatern. She was part of the choir that sang during the opening of

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arena in 1971. In 1977, Mörck started working at

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, and she has since been part of over forty plays doing both acting and opera work. She had the titular role in ''Carmen'', Eliza in ''My Fair Lady'', Maja Gräddnos in ''Pelle Svanslös'', Sally Bowles in ''Cabaret'', Madame Thénardier in ''Les Misérables'', Giovanna in ''Rigoletto'' and Marta in ''Sound of Music''. Mörck also was the peacock in

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's musical ''Animalen'' in 1981, and did the role of Fina-Kajsa in ''Kristina från Duvemåla'' in 1995. In 2010, she was part of the musical ''Romeo & Julia'' at

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in Stockholm. At the Fredriksdalteatern in

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Mörck have acted in three theater productions, in 2002 as Agda Lindhagen in ''Hon jazzade en sommar'', in 2008 as Falkenvråk in ''Rabalder in Ramlösa'', and in 2012 as one of the Brewster sisters in ''Arsenik och gamla spetsar''. In 2008, she participated in Arlövs-revue group along with

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. In 2015, she took part in the Gunnbebo slottsteater production of ''Charleys tant'' in the role of Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez. Mörck was a directors assistant for the scene version of the

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musical '' Mamma Mia!'' in Stockholm in 2005. Five years later she directed and played in the musical ''

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'' in Malmö. As a director she has worked with theater productions like ''Shirley Valentine'', August Strindberg's '' Fordringsägare'' (1993) and '' Fröken Julie'' (1997). She has also directed operas like ''

Lucia di Lammermoor ''Lucia di Lammermoor'' () is a (tragic opera) in three acts by Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian-language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel '' The Bride of Lammermoor''. ...

'', ''

Aida ''Aida'' (or ''Aïda'', ) is a tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in the Old Kingdom of Egypt, it was commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House and had its première there on 24 De ...

'', ''Eugen Onegin'', ''

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'', ''Alceste'' and ''

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''.

Television

Mörck's first television work was in the 1982 SVT comedy series ''Uppåt väggarna''. In Melodifestivalen 1988 she was part of the interval act when a part of the play ''My Fair Lady'' was acted on stage. She has also acted in TV movies for ''

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'', and the

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series ''

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''. She was a celebrity participant in the twelfth season of ''

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'' in 2017; the season was filmed at

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. In 2022, she participated in the second season of ''

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'' which was broadcast on TV4.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mörck, Marianne Swedish opera singers Living people 1949 births Swedish musical theatre actresses Actresses from Gothenburg Musicians from Västra Götaland County