Irene Lindh

Lena Irene Lindh (born 13 October 1945) is a Swedish stage and film actress and singer.

Irene Lindh
Lindh in 2014.
Born
Lena Irene Lindh

(1945-10-13) 13 October 1945
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress, singer
Years active1967–present
SpouseBernt Sisth
ChildrenMaria Lindh (1969–2011)[1]

Lindh was born in Stockholm. She got her start in acting at eleven years of age at Vår teater, a children's theatre in Stockholm.[2] Lindh studied at the acting school at the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1964 to 1967.[3] She is best known to international audiences for her role as Jenny Hultin in Arne Dahl: Misterioso, a Swedish television crime series.[4]

Since her acting school days, Lindh has worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm; her first performance was as an extra in Troilus and Cressida in 1967.[3] She has played a range of roles at the Dramatic Theatre, including Albine in Britannicus in 1976, Œnone in Phèdre in 2006, Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor in 2009, and the Duchess of York in Richard III in 2014.

Lindh has also worked as a voice actor, and provided the voice of Petunia Dursley when the Harry Potter films were dubbed into Swedish. She is the Swedish voice of Zira in The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride. She is also a singer, and has released a record with Carl Jonas Love Almqvist's Songes.[5]

Awards

References
  1. Gullberg, Berit (2011-05-14). "Maria Lindh". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. "Irene Lindh". Svensk filmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  3. "Irene Lindh" (in Swedish). Royal Dramatic Theatre. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. The Arts Desk: Arne Dahl: The Blinded Man - Part One, BBC Four, 7 April 2013; accessed 2 May 2013.
  5. "Möt Iréne Lindh - skådespelerska och sångare" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. "Irene Lindh fick O'Neill-priset". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. "Medaljförläningar den 6 juni 2005" (in Swedish). 7 June 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2016.



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