Tove Tellback (née Ruth Lilly Margareta Swanstrøm, July 25, 1899 – January 20, 1986) was a

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actress. She made her film debut in 1926 as Berit Glomgaarden in

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's '' Glomdalsbruden''.

Family

Tove Tellback was born in

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(now Oslo),

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as Ruth Lilly Margareta "Toppen" Swanstrøm, the daughter of Lars Magnus Swanstrøm (1868–1939) and Aagot Bjørnson (1872–1968). She married Johan Mølbach-Thellefsen (1897–1973) in 1922, and she performed under the stage name ''Tove Tellback'' while using the married name ''Toppen Mølbach-Thellefsen'' (a.k.a. ''Mølback Tellefsen''). She married a second time in 1935, to Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert (1878–1964).

Filmography

* 1926: '' Glomdalsbruden'' as Berit Glomgaarden * 1927: '' Troll-elgen'' as Ingrid Rustebakke * 1928: '' Cafe X'' as Lilly * 1933: ''

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'' as Ellen, Beck's daughter

References

External links

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Tove Tellback
at the Swedish Film Database
Tove Tellback
at Sceneweb
Tove Tellback
at Filmfront {{DEFAULTSORT:Tellback, Tove 1899 births 1986 deaths 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo