Actress. Renowned Swedish actress who made her theatre debut in 1938. She was concidered one of the finest actresses of her generation by the critics, and made noted roles in plays by Tjechov, Shakespeare, Strindberg, Steinbeck, Goethe and Moliére among others. Her film debut was made in 1941 and one of her most recognoized film roles was as ‘Helena Ekdahl’ in Ingmar Bergmans Oscar-winning “Fanny and Alexander” (1982), which also became her last. In 1959 she received the O´Neill Scollarship and in 1981 a ‘Guldbagge,’ the foremost Swedish film award, for Best Actress. (bio by: Peter Robsahm)