Actor
Gunn Wållgren
Born November 16, 1913 in Göteborg, Göteborg- och Bohus län, SwedenDied June 4, 198326 films
Gunn Wållgren (16 November 1913 – 4 June 1983) was a Swedish actress.
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Considered one of Sweden's finest and also to date most appreciated actresses, Wållgren was famous for her fragile and sensual way of acting, her warm and rich inner soulfulness, and her never failing ability of presenting an absolute presence and naturalness on stage. Her Chekhov and Ibsen character interpretations, in particular, are considered to be unsurpassed.
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First watchFanny and Alexander19827.8as Helena EkdahlAs children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
26 films as actor- 1982Fanny and AlexanderHelena Ekdahl
- 1981SvartskallenInez Bergman
- 1981Sally and FreedomSally's Mother
- 1977The Brothers LionheartSofia
- 1976The MetamorphosisGregor's Mother
- 1972The Man Who Quit SmokingAunt Gunhild
- 1970Söderkåkar
- 1969Miss and Mrs SwedenRose Persson-Silvergrå
- 1967Fadren
- 1966Tartuffe
- 1964The DressHelen Fürst
- 1953The Glass MountainOtti Moreus
- 1951The NuthouseMaggan Håkansson
- 1948Each to His Own WayBirgit Sundell
- 1947Woman Without a FaceRut Köhler
- 1946While the Door Was LockedMarianne Sahlén
- 1946Harald HandfastePeasant woman (uncredited)
- 1946Begär
- 1945The Journey Away
- 1945Crime and PunishmentSonja Semjonovna Marmeladova
- 1944The Emperor of PortugalliaKlara Fina Gulleborg
- 1944The Girl and the DevilKarin
- 1943OrdetKristina
- 1943SonjaSonja's Room-mate
- 1943The Sixth ShotLulu
- 1943Imprisoned WomenViola