Birgitta Ulfsson
Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson (1 July 1928 – 8 October 2017) was a Finnish actress and theater director.[1] She was a versatile actor and a recognized pioneer of avant-garde theater in Finland.[2]
Birgitta Ulfsson | |
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 Ulfsson in 2011 | |
| Born | Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson 1 July 1928 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 8 October 2017 (aged 89) Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, stage director |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Erik Pöysti |
| Relatives | Alma Pöysti (granddaughter) |
She started her career at Svenska Teatern, a theater in Helsinki for Swedish-language theater productions.[3] She created roles both in Finnish and in Swedish language, and from the early 1980s, she worked regularly also in Sweden.[2]
In Sweden, she was best known as "Muminmamma" in the TV series about Mumintrollet and for her role in Rederiet.[4]
Personal life
From 1952 to 1984, she was married to actor Lasse Pöysti.[3] From 2007 until her death in 2017, she was married to Iwar Wiklander. The couple resided in Gothenburg, Sweden.[5] Her son Erik Pöysti and granddaughter Alma Pöysti are both actors in Helsinki.
Selected filmography
- 1983 – A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
- 1986 – The Serpent's Way
- 1992 – Sunday's Children
References
- "Skådespelaren Birgitta Ulfsson är död – blev 89 år". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- Ulfsson, Birgitta (1928–) Archived 2019-08-21 at the Wayback Machine in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish).
- "Birgitta Ulfsson har avlidit". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- "Profile". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Birgitta Ulfsson är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.