Gunn Wållgren

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Gunn Wållgren

Acting November 16, 1913

Göteborg, Göteborg- och Bohus län, Sweden

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 f…

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Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

7.8 1982 Movie
Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

8.3 1984 TV Show
The Brothers Lionheart

The Brothers Lionheart

6.7 1977 Movie
The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards

5.5 1981 TV Show
The Man Who Quit Smoking

The Man Who Quit Smoking

6.3 1972 Movie
The Making of Fanny and Alexander

The Making of Fanny and Alexander

6.9 1984 Movie
Woman Without a Face

Woman Without a Face

5.5 1947 Movie
Ordet

Ordet

6.9 1943 Movie
Strandvaskeren

Strandvaskeren

7.7 1978 TV Show
While the Door Was Locked

While the Door Was Locked

6.4 1946 Movie
Söderkåkar

Söderkåkar

7.0 1970 TV Show
The Nuthouse

The Nuthouse

5.2 1951 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1993
    Minns ni?

    Movie (archive footage)

  2. 1984
    Fanny and Alexander

    TV show Helena Ekdahl

  3. 1984
    The Making of Fanny and Alexander

    Movie Self

  4. 1982
    Fanny and Alexander

    Movie Helena Ekdahl

  5. 1981
    The Guldbagge Awards

    TV show Self - Best Actress winner

  6. 1981
    Svartskallen

    Movie Inez Bergman

  7. 1981
    Sally and Freedom

    Movie Sally's Mother

  8. 1978
    Strandvaskeren

    TV show Mormor

  9. 1977
    The Brothers Lionheart

    Movie Sofia

  10. 1976
    The Metamorphosis

    Movie Gregor's Mother

  11. 1974
    Rulle på Rullseröd

    TV show Farmor

  12. 1972
    The Man Who Quit Smoking

    Movie Aunt Gunhild

  13. 1970
    Söderkåkar

    TV show Hanna Johnsson

  14. 1970
    Söderkåkar

    Movie

  15. 1970
    Frida och hennes vän

    TV show Frida's Mother

  16. 1969
    Miss and Mrs Sweden

    Movie Rose Persson-Silvergrå

More credits
  1. 1967
    Fadren

    Movie

  2. 1966
    Tartuffe

    Movie

  3. 1964
    The Dress

    Movie Helen Fürst

  4. 1953
    The Glass Mountain

    Movie Otti Moreus

  5. 1951
    The Nuthouse

    Movie Maggan Håkansson

  6. 1948
    Each to His Own Way

    Movie Birgit Sundell

  7. 1947
    Woman Without a Face

    Movie Rut Köhler

  8. 1946
    While the Door Was Locked

    Movie Marianne Sahlén

  9. 1946
    Harald Handfaste

    Movie Peasant woman (uncredited)

  10. 1946
    Begär

    Movie

  11. 1945
    The Journey Away

    Movie

  12. 1945
    Crime and Punishment

    Movie Sonja Semjonovna Marmeladova

  13. 1945
    Skådetennis

    Movie Herself

  14. 1944
    The Emperor of Portugallia

    Movie Klara Fina Gulleborg

  15. 1944
    The Girl and the Devil

    Movie Karin

  16. 1943
    Ordet

    Movie Kristina

  17. 1943
    Sonja

    Movie Sonja's Room-mate

  18. 1943
    The Sixth Shot

    Movie Lulu

  19. 1943
    Imprisoned Women

    Movie Viola