Anita Björk

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Anita Björk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For: Acting

Born: Tällberg, Dalarna, Sweden, 1923-04-25

Died: 2012-10-24

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1942	The Heavenly Play	Anna Jesper	0
2	1944	Count Only the Happy Moments	Lilian Lind	45
3	1946	100 dragspel och en flicka	Elsa Borell	37
4	1947	Ingen väg tillbaka		0
5	1947	Woman Without a Face	Frida Grande	57
6	1947	A Guest Is Coming	Siv	60
7	1948	On These Shoulders		0
8	1949	Realm of Man	Birgit Maria Larsson	0
9	1950	Kvartetten som sprängdes	Maj Andersson	0
10	1951	Miss Julie	Miss Julie	65
11	1952	Han glömde henne aldrig	Karin Engström	10
12	1952	Waiting Women	Rakel	65
13	1953	Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns		50
14	1954	Night People	"Hoffy" Hoffmeir	59
15	1954	The Witch		0
16	1955	Giftas	Helene Sund	0
17	1955	Hamlet		0
18	1955	Der Cornet	Gräfin von Zathmar	90
19	1956	Moon Over Hellesta	Margareta Snellman	40
20	1956	Song of the Scarlet Flower	Kyllikki Malm	40
21	1957	Guest at One's Own Home	Eva Dahl	60
22	1958	The Lady in Black	Inger von Schilden	59
23	1958	The Phantom Carriage	Mrs. Holm	57
24	1958	Mannequin in Red	Birgitta Lindell	66
25	1960	The Die Is Cast	Rebecka Striid	60
26	1960	Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors	Yvonne, Hugo Frejers fru	10
27	1961	Square of Violence	Sophia	63
28	1962	Lady in White	Helen G:son Lundberg	57
29	1963	Misantropen	Célimène	0
30	1964	Loving Couples	Petra von Pahlen	60
31	1965	Waiting Waters		0
32	1966	Utro		55
33	1967	Henpecked		0
34	1968	Komedi i Hägerskog	Narcissa	0
35	1969	Adalen 31	Hedvig Björklund	67
36	1973	Kommer hem och är snäll	Tyra Hellgren	80
37	1974	Karl XII	Ulrika Eleonora	0
38	1976	Sing Beautifully About Love	Cecilia Fröding	0
39	1978	Tribadernas natt	Siri von Essen-Strindberg	0
40	1979	Next of Kin	Märta Skaug	49
41	1980	Midsommardröm i fattighuset	Ellen	0
42	1981	The Witch Hunt		57
43	1983	Alf Sjöberg - mästaren		0
44	1986	Amorosa	Arvida	54
45	1989	Dagerman		0
46	1989	I lodjurets timma	Prästen	0
47	1992	Madame de Sade	Madame de Montreuil	74
48	1992	The Best Intentions	Victoria av Baden	71
49	1993	Minns ni?	(archive footage)	0
50	1995	Stjärnbilder	(archive footage)	0
51	1996	Private Confessions	Karin Åkerblom	62
52	1998	True Moments	Karin	43
53	1998	In the Presence of a Clown	Anna Åkerblom	70
54	2000	The Image Makers	Selma Lagerlöf	65
55	2001	An Image Maker		0
56	2004	Stig Dagerman		0
57	2006	Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight		0

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