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Anita Björk

Television Actress / Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 04/25/1923 († 89, 10/24/2012) | Tällberg, Dalarna (Sweden)
Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. Björk was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and worked on the national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1945 onwards and played more than 100 roles over the years (which makes her one of the greatest actors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre). Anita Björk played leading roles in film in a number of genres, including thrillers and crime mystery dramas such as Det kom en gäst (1947), Moln över Hellesta (1956), Damen i svart (1958), Mannekäng i rött (1958) and Tärningen är kastad (1960). Her most famous role was probably her title role in Alf Sjöberg's film adaption of Strindberg's Miss Julie (1951) that was awarded the grand prize at Cannes Film Festival. In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (Simon and Schuster, 1967), Hitchcock said he had hired Björk as the female lead for I Confess in 1952 after seeing her in Miss Julie. However, when Björk arrived in Hollywood with her lover Stig Dagerman and their baby, Jack L. Wa... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Mystery

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Awards & Nominations for Anita Björk

Eugene O'Neill Award Professor Litteris et Artibus Swedish Academy's Theatre Award Läkerol's Culture Award Guldbagge Awards
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Movies with Anita Björk as Actress(46)

as Selma Lagerlöf2000 The Image Makers
as Anna Åkerblom1998 In the Presence of a Clown
as Karin1998 Sanna ögonblick
as Karin Åkerblom1996 Private Confessions
as Madame de Montreuil1992 Madame de Sade
as Victoria av Baden1992 The Best Intentions
as Arvida1986 Amorosa
as Märta Skaug1979 Heritage
as Siri von Essen-Strindberg1978 Tribadernas natt
as Cecilia Fröding1976 Sing Beautifully About Love
as Ulrika Eleonora1974 Karl XII
as Tyra Hellgren1973 Kommer hem och är snäll
as Hedvig Björklund1969 Adalen 31
as Narcissa1968 Komedi i Hägerskog
1966 Utro
as Petra von Pahlen1964 Loving Couples
as Helen G:son Lundberg1962 Lady in White
as Sophia1961 Square of Violence
as Rebecka Striid1960 The Die Is Cast
as Yvonne, Hugo Frejers fru1960 Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors
as Inger von Schilden1958 The Lady in Black
as Mrs. Holm1958 The Phantom Carriage
as Birgitta Lindell1958 Mannequin in Red
as Eva Dahl1957 Guest at One's Own Home
as Kyllikki Malm1956 Song of the Scarlet Flower
as Margareta Snellman1956 Moon Over Hellesta
as Gräfin von Zathmar1955 Der Cornet
as Helene Sund1955 Giftas
as "Hoffy" Hoffmeir1954 Night People
1954 The Witch
as Rakel1952 Waiting Women
as Karin Engström1952 Han glömde henne aldrig
as Miss Julie1951 Miss Julie
as Maj Andersson1950 Kvartetten som sprängdes
as Birgit Maria Larsson1949 Realm of man
as Frida Grande1947 Woman Without a Face
as Elsa Borell1946 100 accordions and a girl
as Anna Jesper1942 Himlaspelet

Full Name: Anita Björk
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Wednesday, 04/25 1923 (April) in Tällberg, Dalarna (Sweden)
Died: Wednesday, 10/24 2012 (October) in Stockholm (aged: 89)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Swedish (SV)
Educated at: Dramatens elevskola, Franska Skolan
Spouses (current/former): Stig Dagerman, Lasse Lindqvist, Olof Bergström, Carl Hirsch
Children: Jonas Bergström, Lo Dagerman
Student of: Gösta Terserus
Other names for Anita Björk (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Anita Barbro Kristina Björk"
Anita Björk frequently works together with these people:
Ingmar Bergman (12x, Crew)
Arne Mattsson (8x, Crew)
Rune Waldekranz (8x, Crew)
Sif Ruud (7x, Actor)
Torgny Anderberg (7x, Crew)
Sven Lindberg (6x, Actor)
Mai Zetterling (6x, Actress)
Jarl Kulle (6x, Actor)
Edvin Adolphson (6x, Actor)
Karl-Arne Holmsten (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:7293, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024