| Inga Landgré | |
|---|---|
 Landgré in 2013 | |
| Born | Inga Linnéa Lundgren (1927-08-06)6 August 1927 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 31 July 2023(2023-07-31) (aged 95) Norberg, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1943–2023 |
| Spouse |
Nils Poppe (m. 1949–1959) |
| Partner | Roger Björnstjerna (1982–2006) |
Inga Linnéa Landgré (née Lundgren; 6 August 1927 – 31 July 2023) was a Swedish actress who worked in theatre, television, and films from the 1940s on.
Early life and career
Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggling musician whose alcoholism strained her parents' marriage. Her mother was a waitress. They divorced in the early 1930s, when Landgré was only five years old. She was an only child. She received her theatrical education at Calle Flygare Teaterskola and made her acting debut in 1944 at the Blanche Theatre as Anya in the Anton Chekhov play The Cherry Orchard.
Landgré started appearing in motion pictures around this time as well, starting with the 1943 film Ordet. In 1946, she starred in Crisis, Ingmar Bergman's directorial debut.
Personal life and death
Landgré was married to the Swedish actor Nils Poppe between 1949 and 1959. The couple had two children together, of whom one also became an actress. In the 1960s, she acted as a courier for her friend Andreas Papandreou, who later became the prime minister of Greece, by delivering microfilm to Greece.
Inga Landgré died on 31 July 2023, at the age of 95.
Awards and honours
Landgré won the Guldbagge Honorary Award in 2011, but received it in January 2012.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | The Rose of Tistelön | Josefine |
| 1946 | Crisis | Nelly |
| Pengar – en tragikomisk saga | Maria Bergdahl | |
| Sunshine Follows Rain | Barbro | |
| The Balloon | Rosita | |
| While the Door Was Locked | Birgit Ström | |
| 1947 | Rail Workers | Hildur |
| Wedding Night | Mary | |
| 1948 | Eva | Frida |
| Private Bom | Agnes | |
| 1949 | Dangerous Spring | Ulla |
| 1950 | While the City Sleeps | Iris Lindström |
| The Quartet That Split Up | Märta Åvik | |
| 1951 | Customs Officer Bom | Frida |
| 1952 | Bom the Flyer | Matilda |
| 1953 | Stupid Bom | Camilla |
| Dance, My Doll | Elise | |
| 1955 | Dreams | Mrs. Lobelius |
| 1956 | Det är aldrig för sent | |
| 1957 | The Seventh Seal | Karin |
| Encounters in the Twilight | Alice Wiegel | |
| A Dreamer's Journey | Ziri Stuart | |
| 1958 | Brink of Life | Greta Ellius |
| We at Väddö | Berit Sundberg | |
| 1967 | Hugo and Josephine | Josephine's mother |
| 1968 | The Corridor | The mother |
| 1977 | Paradise Place | Saga |
| 1997 | In the Presence of a Clown (TV film) | Alma Berglund |
| 2003 | Tur & retur | Greta |
| 2011 | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo | Isabella |
| 2015 | Holy Mess | Gun-Britt |
References
- "Inga Landgré". Sveriges Radio. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "Inga Landgré - skådespelare och spion". Sveriges Radio. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Generationer av erfarenhet har format henne". Svenska Dagbladet. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- "Inga Landgré". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "Poppe ändrade sitt testamente på sin dödsdag". Aftonbladet. 21 December 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- Skådespelaren Inga Landgré har dött – blev 95 år gammal (in Swedish)
- "Gyllene regn på Guldbaggegalan". Swedish Film Database. Dagens Nyheter. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
External links
- Inga Landgré at IMDb
- Inga Landgré at the Swedish Film Database
| Guldbagge Honorary Award | |
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