Margit Carlqvist (born 11 February 1932 in Stockholm) is a Swedish actress. In Sweden she starred in many movies during the 1950s. Internationally, she may be best known for her role in Ingmar Bergman's film, Smiles of a Summer Night .
Smiles of a Summer Night is a 1955 Swedish comedy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was shown at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005 TIME magazine ranked it one of the 100 greatest films since 1923.
Harriet Andersson is a Swedish actress, best known outside Sweden for being part of director Ingmar Bergman's stock company. She often plays impulsive, working class characters.
Peter Edvin Lindgren was a Swedish actor. His many roles include the part of "Lena's father" in I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967) and I Am Curious (Blue) (1968). He won the award for Best Actor at the 16th Guldbagge Awards for his role in I Am Maria.
Eva Elisabet Dahlbeck was a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She received a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Brink of Life (1958). Dahlbeck retired from acting in 1970 and became an author.
Naima Wifstrand was a Swedish film actress, operetta singer, troubadour, director and composer. In her later years, she was cast in several supporting roles in Ingmar Bergman films.
Björn Bjelfvenstam is a Swedish film actor. He was born in Uppsala, Sweden.
Karl Sigurd Tore "Sigge" Fürst was a Swedish film actor who appeared in more than 130 films. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden and died there of lung cancer in 1984.
Oscar Rosander was a Swedish film editor with more than 100 feature film credits. He was born in Eksjö, Sweden in 1901. He studied modern languages at Uppsala University and later worked with film dubbing and editing for the Swedish film studio Svensk Filmindustri.
Gustav Edvin Adolphson was a Swedish film actor and director who appeared in over 500 roles. He made his debut in 1912. He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in Only One Night (1939), and is noted for his roles in the film Änglar, finns dom? (1961), the television version of August Strindberg's Hemsöborna (1966), and as Markurell in Markurells i Wadköping (1968). He also directed the first Swedish sound film, Säg det i toner in 1929.
John Melin was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1919 and 1964.
Stig Johanson was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1938 and 1974.
Georg Skarstedt was a Swedish actor. He appeared in more 120 films between 1920 and 1969.
Allan Ekelund was a Swedish film producer. He produced 50 films between 1947 and 1964.
Rune Waldekranz was a Swedish film producer. He produced more than 50 films between 1942 and 1964. In 1969 at the 6th Guldbagge Awards, he won the award for Special Achievement.
Gunvor Margareta Pontén is a Swedish actress who graduated from Dramatens elevskola in 1954. She has appeared in 60 films and television shows since 1949. She starred in the film Leva på 'Hoppet', which won the Silver Bear (Comedies) award at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival.
Harald Filip Börje Mellvig was a Swedish actor, screenwriter, director and lyricist. He is buried at Norra begravningsplatsen in Solna Municipality, Stockholm County. Börje Mellvig was older brother to the author Folke Mellvig.
Ulf Olav Johanson was a Swedish actor. He won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1983.
Astrid Bodin was a Swedish actress who appeared in over 120 films. Born on 10 July 1903 in Österunda, Sweden, she began her film-acting career with a small role in 1933's Djurgårdsnätter, starring Erik Berglund and Anne-Marie Brunius. She appeared mostly in smaller roles, many times un-credited. Her final performance was as an unnamed woman in Börje Nyberg's Svenska Floyd (1961), which was released on her 58th birthday, 10 July 1961. She died on 20 October 1961 in the Kungsholms area of Stockholm, Sweden, at the age of 58.
Sven-Axel Carlsson (1932–1971) was a Swedish film actor. He began his screen career as a child actor in the 1940s. Many of his final film performances came in the Åsa-Nisse series.
Bibi Lindström (1904–1984) was a Swedish art director. She designed the sets for more than a hundred film productions.