Frej Lindqvist

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Frej Lindqvist
Born
Frej Gunnar Volter Lindqvist

(1937-10-13) 13 October 1937 (age 88)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationActor
Years active1961–2017
SpouseChristina
Children2
Awards Thalia Prize (1982)

Frej Lindqvist (born 13 October 1937) is a Swedish actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1961.

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Early life

Frej Gunnar Volter Lindqvist, who is a Swedish-speaking Finn, was born in Helsinki, Finland on 13 October 1937. [1] During World War II, he was sent to Luleå, Sweden, as a Finnish war child. [2] Lindqvist studied philosophy and literary history at Lund University before moving back to Helsinki where he studied at Svenska Teaterns elevskola from 1958 to 1960. He moved back to Sweden in 1964. [3]

In 1982, he was awarded the Thalia Prize by Svenska Dagbladet . [4]

Personal life

Lindqvist and his wife Christina have two children. [5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Frej Lindqvist". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Lagerström, Robert (11 October 2017). "Frej har funnit styrka i sin dubbelidentitet". TTELA (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 July 2025– via PressReader.
  3. ↑ Qvist, P.O. (2004). "Frej Lindqvist". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "SvD:s Thaliapristagare". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 August 2006. ISSN   1101-2412 . Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lite om: Frej Lindqvist". Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). 10 October 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via PressReader.


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