Maj-Britt Nilsson

Maj -Britt Nilsson ( born December 11, 1924 in Stockholm, † 19 December 2006, Cannes) was a Swedish actress.

Life and career

Maj -Britt Nilsson visited 1944-1947 drama school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre ( Dramaten ) and was then committed to 1951 at this important stage in Stockholm. From 1952 to 1986 she was part of the ensemble of the private Vasateatern in Stockholm.

Her film debut was given in 1941 in a small role as a schoolgirl Maj -Britt Nilsson. End of the 1940s it was considered one of the most promising actresses of Sweden, with a representational bandwidth of a light comedy like Gustaf Molanders Det är min model (1946 ) to its role as long as from the side of Anita Björk, in a production Jean Genet's The Maids stage Drama (1948 ) submitted. Became internationally known Maj -Britt Nilsson by their starring roles in three early films, Ingmar Bergman, the " its brilliant blend of playfulness and seriousness" estimated. In the musicians drama to Joy (1950 ) she was the violinist Marta Olsson. In one summer (1951 ) she played the ballerina Marie, and in desire of women (1952 ) she was one of four sisters in law that reflect on her life.

In 1955 she turned to the side of Karlheinz Böhm and Walter Giller the German - Swedish film Sweden girl. 1959 and 1960 she was seen " Bjorndal trilogy " of the Norwegian author Trygve Gulbranssen in two Austrian films based on motifs of: And forever sing the forests and The Heritage of Bjorndal. She subsequently appeared only rarely in front of the camera in appearance. In 1977 she made her last film Bluff Stop.

In later years, she played almost exclusively on stage and especially in comedies. Neil Simon was just as difficult to play in their opinion, as Henrik Ibsen.

Maj -Britt Nilsson was married from 1945 to 1949 with the actor Anders Börje ( 1920-1982 ) and from 1951 until her death with the director Per Gerhard ( 1924-2011 ). With Gerhard she retired mid -1980s to southern France, where she died in a hospital in 2006.

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