Anita Björk
Acting
Born 1923-04-25
Died 2012-10-24
Tällberg, Dalarna, Sweden
58 credits
Guldbagge Awards 1
Professor 1
Swedish Academy's Theatre Award 1
Läkerol's Culture Award 1
Awards
Won 1 Guldbagge Award
Guldbagge Awards 1 won
- 2005 Guldbagge Awards Won
Professor 1 won
- 2001 Professor Won
Swedish Academy's Theatre Award 1 won
- 1991 Swedish Academy's Theatre Award Won
Läkerol's Culture Award 1 won
- 1990 Läkerol's Culture Award Won
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Anita Björk (born 25 April 1923) is a Swedish actress. Born in Tällberg, Dalarna, Anita Björk attended Dramatens elevskola (The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school) in 1942-45. Anita Björk has been a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and has worked at the national stage; Dramaten, since 1945, where she has performed in more than 100 parts over the years (which makes her one of the greatest actors of Dramaten). On film, Anita Björk has played leading roles - in particular - in a number of style forming Swedish thrillers and crime mystery dramas, including Det kom en gäst (1947), Moln över Hellesta (1956), Damen i svart (1958), Mannekäng i rött (1958) and Tärningen är kastad (1960).
Still, her most famous part is probably her title role in Alf Sjöberg's celebrated film adaption of Strindberg's Miss Julie (1951) that was awarded with the grand prize at Cannes Film Festival. Married to Olof Bergström (1945–1951) and from 1953 with Stig Dagerman. After his death she had a relationship with Graham Greene. Currently performing in A.R. Gurney's play Kärleksbrev (Love Letters) at Dramaten, opposite Jan-Olof Strandberg (Lilla scenen; March-April, 2009).
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Filmography
Acting
44 credits
Song of the Scarlet Flower
Night People
Waiting Women
Miss Julie
The Witch Hunt
The Best Intentions
Giftas
Sing Beautifully About Love
Madame de Sade
Tribadernas natt
Next of Kin
The Lady in Black
True Moments
Loving Couples
In the Presence of a Clown
Han glömde henne aldrig
Adalen 31
Private Confessions
Count Only the Happy Moments
The Quartet That Split Up
Amorosa
Minns ni?
Mannequin in Red
Woman Without a Face
Lady in White
Karl XII
The Die Is Cast
Moon Over Hellesta
A Guest Is Coming
I lodjurets timma
The Image Makers
Der Cornet
Stjärnbilder
Misantropen
The Heavenly Play
Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors
Guest at One's Own Home
The Phantom Carriage
Square of Violence
100 dragspel och en flicka
Kommer hem och är snäll
Realm of Man
Komedi i Hägerskog
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
Other credits
14 credits
Utro
Stig Dagerman
Dagerman
Waiting Waters
An Image Maker
Ingen väg tillbaka
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
On These Shoulders
Handen på hjärtat
Hamlet
Henpecked
The Witch
Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns
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