Gunn Wållgren

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Fanny and Alexander (1982) — Helena Ekdahl
2. Fanny and Alexander (1984) — Helena Ekdahl
3. The Brothers Lionheart (1977) — Sofia
4. The Man Who Quit Smoking (1972) — Aunt Gunhild
5. The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984) — Self
6. Woman Without a Face (1947) — Rut Köhler
7. Ordet (1943) — Kristina
8. While the Door Was Locked (1946) — Marianne Sahlén
9. Miss and Mrs Sweden (1969) — Rose Persson-Silvergrå
10. The Nuthouse (1951) — Maggan Håkansson
11. The Girl and the Devil (1944) — Karin
12. Imprisoned Women (1943) — Viola
13. The Emperor of Portugallia (1944) — Klara Fina Gulleborg
14. Sonja (1943) — Sonja's Room-mate
15. The Sixth Shot (1943) — Lulu
16. Crime and Punishment (1945) — Sonja Semjonovna Marmeladova
17. Sally and Freedom (1981) — Sally's Mother
18. The Journey Away (1945)
19. Söderkåkar (1970)
20. Strandvaskeren (1978) — Mormor
21. The Dress (1964) — Helen Fürst
22. The Metamorphosis (1976) — Gregor's Mother
23. Each to His Own Way (1948) — Birgit Sundell
24. Harald Handfaste (1946) — Peasant woman (uncredited)
25. The Guldbagge Awards (1981) — Self - Best Actress winner
26. Begär (1946)
27. Fadren (1967)
28. Tartuffe (1966)
29. The Glass Mountain (1953) — Otti Moreus
30. Söderkåkar (1970) — Hanna Johnsson
31. Frida och hennes vän (1970) — Frida's Mother
32. Rulle på Rullseröd (1974) — Farmor
33. Minns ni? (1993) — (archive footage)
34. Svartskallen (1981) — Inez Bergman
35. Skådetennis (1945) — Herself