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Eva Dahlbeck

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Eva Dahlbeck

Born March 8, 1920 in Saltsjö-Duvnäs, Stockholms län, SwedenDied February 8, 200855 films

Eva Dahlbeck (8 March 1920 – 8 February 2008) was a Swedish actress and author. Eva Dahlbeck was born in Saltsjö-Duvnäs near Stockholm. She attended the prestigious acting school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre (in Swedish: Dramatens elevskola) from 1941 to 1944, and acted on the Theatre's stage from 1944 to 1964. She made her film debut in the role of Botilla in Rid i natt! in 1942.

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Among her most notable roles in Swedish films were the shrewd celebrity reporter Vivi in Kärlek och störtlopp (1946), the working-class mother Rya-Rya in the drama Bara en mor (1949); Mrs. Larsson, the warmhearted mother of seven in the popular children's film Kastrullresan (1950), and the young primary school teacher in Gustaf Molander's Trots (1952) (screenplay by Vilgot Sjöman). In the mid-1950s Dahlbeck was one of Sweden's most popular and successful actresses. She became internationally known for her strong female leads in a number of Ingmar Bergman's films, in particular his comedies Secrets of Women (1952), A Lesson in Love (1954) and Smiles of a Summer Night (1955).

In the 1960s Dahlbeck moved away from acting as she started to write. She retired from the stage in 1964 and made her final appearance on screen in the Danish film Tintomara, released in 1970). She published several novels and poems in her native Sweden, and wrote the screenplay for Arne Mattsson's dark film Yngsjömordet (The Yngsjö murder) in 1966.

Dahlbeck married Sven Lampell, an air force officer, in 1944. The marriage produced two children. She lived out the last years of her life in Hässelby Villastad, Stockholm, where she died at age 87.

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Brink of Life posterFirst watchBrink of Life19587.5as Stina AnderssonThis intimate chamber drama, set in a maternity ward, follows the emotional crises of three women as they grapple with motherhood.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Smiles of a Summer Night poster7.4Smiles of a Summer Night1955Dreams poster7.0Dreams1955A Lesson in Love poster6.7A Lesson in Love1954Waiting Women poster6.4Waiting Women1952The Counterfeit Traitor poster6.4The Counterfeit Traitor1962The Creatures poster6.4The Creatures1966All These Women poster6.1All These Women1964

Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. 1970TintomaraAdolfine og Amandas mor
  2. 1970A Day at the BeachCafe Proprietress
  3. 1967People Meet and Sweet Music Fills the HeartDevah Sørensen
  4. 1967The Red MantleThe Queen
  5. 1966The CreaturesMichele Quellec
  6. 1965MoriannaAnna Vade
  7. 1965The CatsMarta Alleus
  8. 1964Loving CouplesMrs. Landborg
  9. 1964All These WomenAdelaide
  10. 1962The Counterfeit TraitorIngrid Erickson
  11. 1962Ticket to ParadiseRita Carol
  12. 1961A Matter of MoralsEva Walderman
  13. 1960Decimals of LoveAstrid
  14. 1960Three Wishes
  15. 1958Brink of LifeStina Andersson
  16. 1957Summer Place WantedIngeborg Dahlström
  17. 1957Möten i skymningenIrma Sköld
  18. 1956Last Pair OutSusanna Dahlin
  19. 1956Tarp's ElinElin Tarp
  20. 1955Smiles of a Summer NightDesirée Armfeldt
  21. 1955ParadisetUlla Karlsson
  22. 1955DreamsSusanne
  23. 1955Resa i nattenBirgitta Lundberg
  24. 1954A Lesson in LoveMarianne Erneman
  25. 1953Göingehövdingenfröken Kristina Ulfstrand
  26. 1953KvinnohusetIsa
  27. 1953BarabbasThe Mother
  28. 1953SkugganVivianne
  29. 1953The VillageWanda Piwanska
  30. 1952Waiting WomenKarin
  31. 1952Defiance
  32. 1952Ubåt 39Maria Friberg
  33. 1952Sabotage
  34. 1951Helen of TroyHelena
  35. 1950The Pot Journeymamma Larsson
  36. 1950Jack of HeartsGun Lovén
  37. 1950Fianceé for HireMargit Berg
  38. 1950Rolling SeaLucie
  39. 1949Only a MotherMaria, aka Rya-Rya
  40. 1949Kvinna i vitt
  41. 1948EvaSusanne Bolin
  42. 1948Flickan från fjällbynIsa, Eriks fästmö
  43. 1948Lars HårdInga
  44. 1948Each to His Own WayKarin Brofeldt
  45. 1947The People from Simlång ValleyIngrid Folkesson
  46. 1947Caged WomenSonja Bergman
  47. 1947Nyckeln och ringen
  48. 1946Meeting in the NightMarit
  49. 1946Love Goes Up and DownVivi Boström
  50. 1946Brita i grosshandlarhusetBrita Månsson
  51. 1945The Serious GameDagmar Randel
  52. 1945Svarta rosor
  53. 1945Oss tjuvar emellan eller en burk ananasAstrid (uncredited)
  54. 1944Count Only the Happy MomentsHedvig
  55. 1942Ride Tonight!Botilla