Eva Dahlbeck

Eva Dahlbeck 8 March 1920 8 February 2008 was a Swedish actress and author Eva Dahlbeck was born in SaltsjöDuvnäs near Stockholm She attended the prestigious acting school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Swedish Dramatens elevskola from 1941 to 1944 and acted on the Theatres stage from 1944 to 1964 She made her film debut in the role of Botilla in Rid i natt in 1942 Among her most notable roles in Swedish films were the shrewd celebrity reporter Vivi in Kärlek och störtlopp 1946 the workingclass mother RyaRya in the drama Bara en mor 1949 Mrs Larsson the warmhearted mother of seven in the popular childrens film Kastrullresan 1950 and the young primary school teacher in Gustaf Molanders Trots 1952 screenplay by Vilgot Sjöman In the mid1950s Dahlbeck was one of Swedens most popular and successful actresses She became internationally known for her strong female leads in a number of Ingmar Bergmans films in particular his comedies Secrets of Women 1952 A Lesson in Love 1954 and Smiles of a Summer Night 1955 In the 1960s Dahlbeck moved away from acting as she started to write She retired from the stage in 1964 and made her final appearance on screen in the Danish film Tintomara released in 1970 She published several novels and poems in her native Sweden and wrote the screenplay for Arne Mattssons dark film Yngsjömordet The Yngsjö murder in 1966 Dahlbeck married Sven Lampell an air force officer in 1944 The marriage produced two children She lived out the last years of her life in Hässelby Villastad Stockholm where she died at age 87 Description above from the Wikipedia article Eva Dahlbeck licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia