Birgit Tengroth

Birgit Tengroth
Born(1915-07-13)13 July 1915
Stockholm, Sweden
Died21 September 1983(1983-09-21) (aged 68)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1950
Spouse(s)Stig Ahlgren (1944–1950)
Jens Otto Krag (1950–1952)

Birgit Tengroth (13 July 1915 – 21 September 1983) was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 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 the leading Swedish studio Svensk Filmindustri (SF) in 1932 and remained there throughout the decade. She was known for playing fresh, girl next door roles, which gave her a popular following amongst young fans. When Ingrid Bergman made her screen debut, she was unfavourably compared to Tengroth.[1]

During the 1940s she left Svensk Filmindustri and worked for a variety of companies. After leaving the movie business in 1950, she became an author and journalist. She was briefly married to the Danish politician Jens Otto Krag, later Prime Minister, in the early 1950s. In some of later writings she was very critical of the Swedish film industry during her years of stardom.[2]

Due to sickness, she spent the last years of her life in total isolation.[3]

Selected filmography

Writings

References

  1. ^ Qvist & Bagh p.145
  2. ^ Qvist & Bagh p.145
  3. ^ "Birgit Tengroth". IMDb.

Bibliography

  • Per Olov Qvist & Peter von Bagh. Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000.