Portrait of Gunn Wållgren

Gunn Wållgren

Acting

Biography

Gunn Wållgren (16 November 1913 – 4 June 1983) was a Swedish actress. 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.

Born: November 16, 1913

Place of Birth: Göteborg, Göteborg- och Bohus län, Sweden

Filmography

1993
Minns ni?

as (archive footage)

1984
Fanny and Alexander

as Helena Ekdahl

1982
Fanny and Alexander

as Helena Ekdahl

1981
The Guldbagge Awards

as Self - Best Actress winner

1981
Svartskallen

as Inez Bergman

1981
Sally and Freedom

as Sally's Mother

1978
1972
1969
Miss and Mrs Sweden

as Rose Persson-Silvergrå

1967
1964
The Dress

as Helen Fürst

1951
The Nuthouse

as Maggan Håkansson

1948
Each to His Own Way

as Birgit Sundell

1947
Woman Without a Face

as Rut Köhler

1946
While the Door Was Locked

as Marianne Sahlén

1946
Harald Handfaste

as Peasant woman (uncredited)

1946
1945
Crime and Punishment

as Sonja Semjonovna Marmeladova

1945
Skådetennis

as Herself

1944
The Emperor of Portugallia

as Klara Fina Gulleborg

1943
Ordet

as Kristina

1943
Sonja

as Sonja's Room-mate

1943
1943