Birgitta Wahlberg is a famous Swedish actress. She has played 40 movie roles. Birgitta is the winner of the Golden Beetle award for the leading female role.
Biography
Birgitta Wahlberg was born on December 16, 1916 in Stockholm. She passed away at the age of 97 on March 29, 2014 in Liding. Birgitta's father was a professor. The future actress was educated at the Theater School of the Royal Dramatic Theater. Birgitta played a lot in the theater. Her repertoire includes over 100 roles.
Her husband, Hans Hansson, was 9 years older. Their wedding took place in 1939. In 1976, Birgitta became a widow and never married again. Walberg has three children: Maria, Per and Bodil.
Career
One of Birgitta's first film roles was in the 1941 comedy In Paradise. In the same year she starred in the melodrama The Struggle Continues. Vahlberg's partners on the set are Viktor Shestrem, Reni Bjerling, Anne-Margret Bjerlin, Bullen Berglund and Alf Chellin. Then Birgitta got a role in Ingmar Bergman's drama "Port City". The film tells about the relationship between a sailor and a wayward girl. Nine-Christine Jensson, Bengt Eklund, Mimi Nelson and Berta Hall played the main roles in the film. The drama was seen by viewers not only in Sweden, but also in Switzerland, Japan, Germany, Denmark, Uruguay, Finland, Argentina, Belgium, USA and Italy. The picture was presented at the international film festivals in Locarno and Venice.
In 1949, Birgitta Wahlberg played her sister Erica in the dramatic film Love Wins. The film was directed by Gustaf Mulander. Karl-Arne Holmsten, Ingrid Thulin, Olof Winnerstrand and Esther Reck Hansen can be seen in the drama. Two years later, the actress played Eve in the drama Divorced. In 1954, Walberg could be seen in the historical drama Karin Monsdotter. The film tells about the intrigues of the royal court. The film was directed and written by Alf Sheberg. The main characters were played by Ulla Jakobsson, Jarl Kulle, Ulf Palme, Olof Widgren, Stig Jarrel and Erik Strandmark.
Filmography
In 1955, Birgitta got the role of Irma in the film "A Dangerous Promise". The music for the film was written by the famous Swedish composer Nathan Gerling. In the same year, Walberg played Queen Gertrude in the film adaptation of Hamlet. The main roles were played by Bengt Eckerot, Anita Bjork and Edwin Adolfson. After 9 years, the film was reissued and released on screens in an updated form. Then the actress played a small role in the melodrama with elements of the comedy "Smiles of a Summer Night". The film tells about the life of a middle-aged lawyer who cannot make the final choice between his lovely wife and ex-lover. The director and screenwriter of the melodrama is Ingmar Bergman.
In 1958, the comedy "Miss April" was released on Swedish screens. The following year, the film was shown in Denmark and Finland. Birgitta played a secretary in the film. The painting was nominated for the Palme d'Or. In 1960, Walberg landed the lead role in the crime drama Maiden Spring. The film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and was honored with the Samuel Goldwin Award.
Hans Dahlin invited Walberg to film "Mr. Ernest", which is a film adaptation of the work of Oscar Wilde. Her partners on the set were Ragnar Agvedson, Karl Bilqvist, Helena Brodin, Allan Edwall and Bjorn Gustafsson. Then she played the main role in the comedy "Swedish Pictures". The film was shown not only in Sweden, but also in Finland, Denmark and Portugal.
Then Birgitta could be seen in the drama of Hans Abramson "Friendship for the sake of …". Then Walberg played a doctor in Oke Falk's drama Princess. According to the plot, the main character falls in love with a terminally ill girl. His love and the birth of a child work miracles and the woman recovers. The leading performer, Grunet Molvig, received the Silver Prize for her work.
In 1968, Birgitta got the role of Fra Jacobi in the drama "Shame". The film tells about a spouses-musicians. With the onset of war, their life changes dramatically. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Film category. The next film with Walberg's participation was the drama of the co-production of the USA and Italy "The Story of a Woman" with Bibi Andersson and Robert Stack in the lead roles.
In 1976, Walberg could be seen in Boo Wiederberg's crime thriller The Man on the Roof. The plot tells about the investigation of the murder in the hospital. Investigators find out that the victim was a former police commissioner who had many enemies. The painting has been shown in the United States and many European countries.
Later, Birgitta got a role in the drama "Paradise" by Gunnel Lindblum. The main characters were played by Marianne Aminoff, Maria Blomkvist, Anna Borg, Margareta Bustrem and Agneta Ekmanner. In 1989, Walberg took part in the creation of the short family film "There are no robbers in the forest." In the same year she played a grandmother in the family film "Peter and Peter". The plot tells about tiny children who came to a regular school. The film was seen by viewers not only in Sweden, but also in Germany. Walberg's partners on the set are Anna Karlsson, Per Eggers, Björn Jeda, Henrik Holmberg and Ann Petren.
Birgitta starred in the adventure biographical drama by Daniel Bergman based on the script by Ingmar Bergman "Sunday Child" co-produced by Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and France. The film tells about the relationship of a little boy with a stern father. Walberg's partners on the set were Tommy Bergren, Henrik Linnros, known for his role in the movie "Evil", Lena Endre from the action movie "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", Anna Linnros, Malin Eck, Maria Richardson, who starred in the drama "Never Wipe Your Tears without gloves”, and Irma Christenson.
Walberg landed the role of Margit in the TV series Snoop, which ran from 1993 to 1997. Among the directors of this crime drama are Leif Krantz and Chell Sundvall. Julia Smith worked on the script for the episodes. Axel Duberg and Handen Turbo, Karl Chelgren and Yvonne Lombard got the main roles. Walberg's last role was in a television drama with the original title Hemresa. Her partners on the set were Malin Eck, Ulf Friberg, Otto Hakala, Jarl Kulle and Sten Ljunggren.
