Anita Björk
Anita Björk (born 25 April 1923) is a Swedish actress. Born in Tällberg, Dalarna, Anita Björk attended Dramatens elevskola (The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school) in 1942-45. Anita Björk has been a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and has worked at the national stage; Dramaten, since 1945, where she has performed in more than 100 parts over the years (which makes her one of the greatest actors of Dramaten). On film, Anita Björk has played leading roles - in particular - in a number of style forming Swedish thrillers and crime mystery dramas, including Det kom en gäst (1947), Moln över Hellesta (1956), Damen i svart (1958), Mannekäng i rött (1958) and Tärningen är kastad (1960). Still, her most famous part is probably her title role in Alf Sjöberg's celebrated film adaption of Strindberg's Miss Julie (1951) that was awarded with the grand prize at Cannes Film Festival. Married to Olof Bergström (1945–1951) and from 1953 with Stig Dagerman. After his death she had a relationship with Graham Greene. Currently performing in A.R. Gurney's play Kärleksbrev (Love Letters) at Dramaten, opposite Jan-Olof Strandberg (Lilla scenen; March-April, 2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Anita Björk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
Stig Dagerman
Stig Dagerman
An Image Maker
An Image Maker
The Image Makers
as Selma Lagerlöf
The Image Makers
as Selma Lagerlöf
In the Presence of a Clown
as Anna Åkerblom
In the Presence of a Clown
as Anna Åkerblom
True Moments
as Karin
True Moments
as Karin
Private Confessions
as Karin Åkerblom
Private Confessions
as Karin Åkerblom
Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
Stjärnbilder
as (archive footage)
Minns ni?
as (archive footage)
Minns ni?
as (archive footage)
The Best Intentions
as Victoria av Baden
The Best Intentions
as Victoria av Baden
Madame de Sade
as Madame de Montreuil
Madame de Sade
as Madame de Montreuil
I lodjurets timma
as Prästen
I lodjurets timma
as Prästen
Dagerman
Dagerman
Amorosa
as Arvida
Amorosa
as Arvida
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
The Witch Hunt
as Ingeborg Eriksdotter Jaatun
The Witch Hunt
as Ingeborg Eriksdotter Jaatun
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
as Ellen
Midsommardröm i fattighuset
as Ellen
Next of Kin
as Märta Skaug
Next of Kin
as Märta Skaug
Tribadernas natt
as Siri von Essen-Strindberg
Tribadernas natt
as Siri von Essen-Strindberg
Sing Beautifully About Love
as Cecilia Fröding
Sing Beautifully About Love
as Cecilia Fröding
Karl XII
as Ulrika Eleonora
Karl XII
as Ulrika Eleonora
Kommer hem och är snäll
as Tyra Hellgren
Kommer hem och är snäll
as Tyra Hellgren
Adalen 31
as Hedvig Björklund
Adalen 31
as Hedvig Björklund
Komedi i Hägerskog
as Narcissa
Komedi i Hägerskog
as Narcissa
Henpecked
Henpecked
Utro
Utro
Waiting Waters
Waiting Waters
Loving Couples
as Petra von Pahlen
Loving Couples
as Petra von Pahlen
Misantropen
as Célimène
Misantropen
as Célimène
Handen på hjärtat
Handen på hjärtat
Lady in White
as Helen G:son Lundberg
Lady in White
as Helen G:son Lundberg
Square of Violence
as Sophia
Square of Violence
as Sophia
Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors
as Yvonne, Hugo Frejers fru
Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors
as Yvonne, Hugo Frejers fru
The Die Is Cast
as Rebecka Striid
The Die Is Cast
as Rebecka Striid
The Phantom Carriage
as Mrs. Holm
The Phantom Carriage
as Mrs. Holm
The Lady in Black
as Inger von Schilden
The Lady in Black
as Inger von Schilden
Guest at One's Own Home
as Eva Dahl
Guest at One's Own Home
as Eva Dahl
Moon Over Hellesta
as Margareta Snellman
Moon Over Hellesta
as Margareta Snellman
Der Cornet
as Gräfin von Zathmar
Der Cornet
as Gräfin von Zathmar
Hamlet
Hamlet
Giftas
as Helene Sund
Giftas
as Helene Sund
The Witch
The Witch
Night People
as "Hoffy" Hoffmeir
Night People
as "Hoffy" Hoffmeir
Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns
Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns
Waiting Women
as Rakel
Waiting Women
as Rakel
Han glömde henne aldrig
as Karin Engström
Han glömde henne aldrig
as Karin Engström
Miss Julie
as Miss Julie
Miss Julie
as Miss Julie
The Quartet That Split Up
as Maj Andersson
The Quartet That Split Up
as Maj Andersson
Realm of Man
as Birgit Maria Larsson
Realm of Man
as Birgit Maria Larsson
On These Shoulders
On These Shoulders
Woman Without a Face
as Frida Grande
Woman Without a Face
as Frida Grande
Ingen väg tillbaka
Ingen väg tillbaka
100 dragspel och en flicka
as Elsa Borell
100 dragspel och en flicka
as Elsa Borell
The Heavenly Play
as Anna Jesper
The Heavenly Play
as Anna Jesper