Birgit Tengroth
Actress

Birgit Tengroth

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Actress
Gender:
Female
Places:
Sweden
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ActorJournalist
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & RadioJournalism
Birth:
13 July 1915(Stockholm)
Death:
21 September 1983
Family:
Spouse(s):
Jens Otto Krag
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Introduction

Birgit Tengroth (13 July 1915 – 21 September 1983) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in 46 films between 1926 and 1950.

Biography

Tengroth debuted in Sven Jerring's radio show 'Barnens Brevlåda' together with her friend Sickan Carlsson at the age of 10. She studied at Royal Opera's ballet school 1926-31. Her first work for the movies was a small part in Mordbrännerskan (1926). She got a contract with Svensk Filmindustri (SF). After leaving the movie business in 1950, she became an author and journalist. Due to sickness, she spent the last years of her life in total isolation.

Selected filmography

  • The Storholmen Brothers (1932)
  • His Life's Match (1932)
  • Dollar (1938)
  • Gubben kommer (1939)
  • Gläd dig i din ungdom (1939)
  • Västkustens hjältar (1940)
  • Rospiggar (1942)
  • Natt i hamn / On Dangerous Paths (1943)
  • Sonja
  • Mans kvinna (1945)
  • Thirst (1949)
  • Girl with Hyacinths (1950)

Writings

  • Thirst (Törst), novel