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Hjördis Pettersson

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Birth
Visby, Gotlands kommun, Gotlands län, Sweden
Death
27 May 1988 (aged 79)
Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, Sweden
Burial
Tofta, Gotlands kommun, Gotlands län, Sweden Add to Map
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Swedish Actress. She had a long theatre career, and was employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and the City Theatre of Gothenburg. She worked with directors as Ingmar Bergman and was noted for roles in plays by Strindberg and Lorca and revues by Karl Gerhard among others. She participated in more than 140 films (Swedish record), for instance "Styrman Karlssons Flammor" (1937) and Strindberg´s "Hemsöborna" (1955) as Madame Flod. She also was the voice of the Queen and Witch in Swedish version of Disney´s "Snowwhite" (1938).
Swedish Actress. She had a long theatre career, and was employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and the City Theatre of Gothenburg. She worked with directors as Ingmar Bergman and was noted for roles in plays by Strindberg and Lorca and revues by Karl Gerhard among others. She participated in more than 140 films (Swedish record), for instance "Styrman Karlssons Flammor" (1937) and Strindberg´s "Hemsöborna" (1955) as Madame Flod. She also was the voice of the Queen and Witch in Swedish version of Disney´s "Snowwhite" (1938).

Bio by: Peter Robsahm


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  • Originally Created by: Peter Robsahm
  • Added: Dec 3, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8150805/hj%C3%B6rdis-pettersson: accessed ), memorial page for Hjördis Pettersson (17 Oct 1908–27 May 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8150805, citing Tofta Kyrkogård, Tofta, Gotlands kommun, Gotlands län, Sweden; Maintained by Find a Grave.