Inga Landgré
Inga Landgré | |
|---|---|
 Landgré in 2013 | |
| Born | Inga Linnéa Lundgren 6 August 1927 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 31 July 2023 (aged 95) Norberg, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943–2023 |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | Roger Björnstjerna (1982–2006) |
Inga Linnéa Landgré (née Lundgren; 6 August 1927 – 31 July 2023) was a Swedish actress who worked in theatre, television, and films from the 1940s on.
Early life and career
Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggling musician whose alcoholism strained her parents' marriage. Her mother was a waitress.[1] They divorced in the early 1930s, when Landgré was only five years old. She was an only child.[2] She received her theatrical education at Calle Flygare Teaterskola and made her acting debut in 1944 at the Blanche Theatre as Anya in the Anton Chekhov play The Cherry Orchard.[3]
Landgré started appearing in motion pictures around this time as well, starting with the 1943 film Ordet. In 1946, she starred in Crisis, Ingmar Bergman's directorial debut.[4]
Personal life and death
Landgré was married to the Swedish actor Nils Poppe between 1949 and 1959. The couple had two children together, of whom one also became an actress.[5] In the 1960s, she acted as a courier for her friend Andreas Papandreou, who later became the prime minister of Greece, by delivering microfilm to Greece.[3]
Inga Landgré died on 31 July 2023, at the age of 95.[6]
Awards and honours
Landgré won the Guldbagge Honorary Award in 2011, but received it in January 2012.[7]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | The Rose of Tistelön | Josefine |
| 1946 | Crisis | Nelly |
| Pengar – en tragikomisk saga | Maria Bergdahl | |
| Sunshine Follows Rain | Barbro | |
| The Balloon | Rosita | |
| While the Door Was Locked | Birgit Ström | |
| 1947 | Rail Workers | Hildur |
| Wedding Night | Mary | |
| 1948 | Eva | Frida |
| Private Bom | Agnes | |
| 1949 | Dangerous Spring | Ulla |
| 1950 | While the City Sleeps | Iris Lindström |
| The Quartet That Split Up | Märta Åvik | |
| 1951 | Customs Officer Bom | Frida |
| 1952 | Bom the Flyer | Matilda |
| 1953 | Stupid Bom | Camilla |
| Dance, My Doll | Elise | |
| 1955 | Dreams | Mrs. Lobelius |
| 1956 | Det är aldrig för sent | |
| 1957 | The Seventh Seal | Karin |
| Encounters in the Twilight | Alice Wiegel | |
| A Dreamer's Journey | Ziri Stuart | |
| 1958 | Brink of Life | Greta Ellius |
| We at Väddö | Berit Sundberg | |
| 1967 | Hugo and Josephine | Josephine's mother |
| 1968 | The Corridor | The mother |
| 1977 | Paradise Place | Saga |
| 1997 | In the Presence of a Clown (TV film) | Alma Berglund |
| 2003 | Tur & retur | Greta |
| 2011 | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | Isabella |
| 2015 | Holy Mess | Gun-Britt |
References
- ^ "Inga Landgré". Sveriges Radio. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Inga Landgré - skådespelare och spion". Sveriges Radio. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Generationer av erfarenhet har format henne". Svenska Dagbladet. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Inga Landgré". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Poppe ändrade sitt testamente på sin dödsdag". Aftonbladet. 21 December 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Skådespelaren Inga Landgré har dött – blev 95 år gammal (in Swedish)
- ^ "Gyllene regn på Guldbaggegalan". Swedish Film Database. Dagens Nyheter. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
External links
- Inga Landgré at IMDb
- Inga Landgré at the Swedish Film Database