Ruth Stevens (born Ruth Astrid Frideborg Nilsson; 21 March 1903 – 27 March 1989) was a Swedish
stage and
film actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...
. She was generally cast playing degenerate young woman.
[Nordic National Cinemas p.168] She was married to the film director
Gösta Stevens
Gösta Stevens (1 February 1897 – 24 September 1964) was a Swedish screenwriter and film director.
Biography
Gösta Stevens began his career as a journalist, but soon began writing couplets for local revues. Stevens offered Karl-Ewert Christ ...
and the actor
Harry Roeck-Hansen
Harry Roeck-Hansen (né Hansen; 1891–1959) was a Swedish stage and film actor. He was married to the actresses Ester Roeck-Hansen and Ruth Stevens.
Selected filmography
* ''Thomas Graal's Ward'' (1922)
* '' The Counts at Svansta'' (1924)
* ''Ch ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
Skipper's Love'' (1931)
* ''
Love and Deficit
''Love and Deficit'' (Swedish: ''Kärlek och kassabrist'') is a 1932 Swedish comedy film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Sigurd Wallén, Tutta Rolf and Edvin Adolphson.Qvist & von Bagh p.150 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in S ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Black Roses'' (1932)
* ''
Dear Relatives'' (1933)
* ''
Wife for a Day
''Wife for a Day'' (Swedish: ''Hustru för en dag'') is a 1933 Swedish comedy film directed by Gösta Rodin and starring Aina Rosén, Erik Berglund and Tollie Zellman.Larsson & Marklund p.130 It was shot at studios in the Segeltorp suburb of Stoc ...
'' (1933)
* ''
A Wedding Night at Stjarnehov'' (1934)
* ''
He, She and the Money
''He, She and the Money'' (Swedish: ''Han, hon och pengarna'') is a 1936 Swedish comedy film directed by Anders Henrikson and starring Håkan Westergren, Kirsten Heiberg and Erik 'Bullen' Berglund.Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland p.86 ...
'' (1936)
* ''
It Pays to Advertise'' (1936)
* ''
Witches' Night'' (1937)
* ''
Career
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Definitions
The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defi ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Circus
A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and uni ...
'' (1939)
* ''
If I Could Marry the Minister'' (1941)
* ''
The Yellow Clinic
''The Yellow Clinic'' (Swedish: ''Gula kliniken'') is a 1942 Swedish drama film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Arnold Sjöstrand, Viveca Lindfors and Nils Lundell.Qvist & Von Bagh p.105 It was made at the Centrumateljéerna Studios in ...
'' (1942)
References
Bibliography
* Iverson, Gunnar, Soderbergh Widding, Astrid & Soila, Tytti. ''Nordic National Cinemas''. Routledge, 2005.
External links
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1903 births
1989 deaths
Swedish film actresses
Swedish stage actresses
20th-century Swedish actresses
People from Norrköping
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