Anita Björk

Acting

Anita Björk

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Apr 25, 1923 (102 years old)
Death date
Oct 24, 2012

Anita Björk

Known For

Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight
0h 57m
Movie 2006

Miss Julie: 100 Years in the Limelight

Documentary about the play Miss Julie and dramatist August Strindberg

Stig Dagerman
0h 42m
Movie 2004

Stig Dagerman

Fifty years after the Swedish author Stig Dagerman took his...

An Image Maker
0h 28m
Movie 2001

An Image Maker

Making of-documentary about Ingmar Bergman's The Image Makers, featuring behind...

The Image Makers
1h 39m
Movie 2000

The Image Makers

Per Olov Enquist's play about Selma Lagerlöf and Victor Sjöström...

In the Presence of a Clown
1h 59m
Movie 1998

In the Presence of a Clown

Inventor Carl Åkerblom is a rosy-cheeked 54 year-old admirer of...

True Moments
1h 26m
Movie 1998

True Moments

By chance Erik meets Viivi, an Estonian violinist playing in...

Private Confessions
2h 5m
Movie 1996

Private Confessions

Five conversations frame a flawed marriage in this film written...

Stjärnbilder
0h 37m
Movie 1995

Stjärnbilder

A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate...

Minns ni?
0h 8m
Movie 1993

Minns ni?

A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking...

Madame de Sade
1h 44m
Movie 1992

Madame de Sade

A theatre production of Yukio Mishima's play, filmed for Swedish...

Biography

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