Birgitta Andersson
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Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson Bye (born Andersson April 20, 1933 in Mariestad
) is a Swedish
actress and comedian.
Andersson is a very popular and well liked actress in Sweden
.
She made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows, first along with Povel Ramel
and Karl Gerhard
and later on with Hasseåtage
. With the later she did much of her most famous work, among them Yellow Dog
(Gula Hund), Docking the Boat
(Att Angöra en Brygga), Spader madame, The Apple War
(Äppelkriget), Ägget är löst and The Adventures of Picasso
(Picassos Äventyr).
In 1967, she portrayed Teskedsgumman (Mrs. Pepperpot
) in the Swedish advent calendar
with the same name. This TV- and radioseries was also the big breakthrough for advent calendars in television.
Later on, she also portrayed two other characters on kid shows; Hedvig in Från A till Ö - En Resa Orden runt (From A to Ö
- A Trip Around the Words) from 1974 and the small troll
Doris in Trolltider (Trolltimes) from 1979.
Both Teskedsgumman and Trolltider has been reaired. Teskedsgumman in 1976 and Trolltider in 1985. Those are the only two advent calendars to reair.
Another of her more famous roles is the one as Doris in the Jönssonligan
movies. And one of her more less-famous ones is that she does the Swedish voice for Lady Kluck in the Walt Disney
animated movie Robin Hood
, and she also did the voice to Blomhåret in Dunderklumpen.
She has two children: The son Matti Bye (born 1966 with her then-husband Anders Bye and the daughter Hanna Z Gradin (born Zetterström) whom she had with the Swedish writer Carl Zetterström.
Mariestad
Mariestad is a locality and the seat of Mariestad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,448 inhabitants in 2005. It was until 1997 the capital of the former Skaraborg County and an episcopal see in the Church of Sweden between 1583 and 1646....
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actress and comedian.
Andersson is a very popular and well liked actress in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
She made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows, first along with Povel Ramel
Povel Ramel
Baron Povel Karl Henric Ramel was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginative wit, both verbal and musical...
and Karl Gerhard
Karl Gerhard
Karl Gerhard was a Swedish revue-writer and performer. Many of Karl Gerhard’s plays and songs are politically to the left, and during the 1930s and World War II, they contained clear anti-fascist statements....
and later on with Hasseåtage
Hasseåtage
Hasseåtage is the commonly used name for the popular Swedish comedy-duo featuring Hans "Hasse" Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. The term was created by the Swedish press in the 1960s, and was never used by the duo themselves...
. With the later she did much of her most famous work, among them Yellow Dog
Yellow dog
- Animals :* Yellow Dog or Carolina Dog, wild dog variety in the southern United States* Nureongi, a Korean dog raised for its meat* Old Yeller, novel about a yellow dog* Yellow Dog Dingo, a character in Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories- Arts :...
(Gula Hund), Docking the Boat
Docking the Boat
Docking the Boat is a Swedish dark comedy film from 1965 directed by Tage Danielsson. The film stars Gösta Ekman, Monica Zetterlund, Hans Alfredson, Lars Ekborg and Birgitta Andersson have acquired a mild cult following in Sweden for their acting in this film...
(Att Angöra en Brygga), Spader madame, The Apple War
The Apple War
The Apple War is a 1971 Swedish comedy-drama film directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, Hans Alfredsson, Tage Danielsson, Monica Zetterlund and Max von Sydow. The political theme of the film is the battle between nature on the one hand and commercialisation and industrialisation on...
(Äppelkriget), Ägget är löst and The Adventures of Picasso
The Adventures of Picasso
The Adventures of Picasso is a 1978 Swedish film comedy directed by Tage Danielsson, starring Gösta Ekman, as the famous painter...
(Picassos Äventyr).
In 1967, she portrayed Teskedsgumman (Mrs. Pepperpot
Mrs. Pepperpot
Mrs. Pepperpot is a fictional character in a series of children's books created by the Norwegian author Alf Prøysen.The first book in the series was printed in 1956. The main character, Mrs. Pepperpot, is a little old lady who lives in a cottage in the countryside together with her husband, Mr....
) in the Swedish advent calendar
Advent calendar
An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Some calendars are strictly religious, whereas others are secular in content...
with the same name. This TV- and radioseries was also the big breakthrough for advent calendars in television.
Later on, she also portrayed two other characters on kid shows; Hedvig in Från A till Ö - En Resa Orden runt (From A to Ö
Ö
"Ö", or "ö", is a character used in several extended Latin alphabets, or the letter O with umlaut to denote the front vowels or . In languages without umlaut, the character is also used as a "O with diaeresis" to denote a syllable break, wherein its pronunciation remains an unmodified .- O-Umlaut...
- A Trip Around the Words) from 1974 and the small troll
Troll
A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, the term troll was a generally negative synonym for a jötunn , a being in Norse mythology...
Doris in Trolltider (Trolltimes) from 1979.
Both Teskedsgumman and Trolltider has been reaired. Teskedsgumman in 1976 and Trolltider in 1985. Those are the only two advent calendars to reair.
Another of her more famous roles is the one as Doris in the Jönssonligan
Jönssonligan
Jönssonligan, literally the Jönsson League, is featured in a series of comedic Swedish films. The gang consists of the criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" and Ragnar Vanheden...
movies. And one of her more less-famous ones is that she does the Swedish voice for Lady Kluck in the Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
animated movie Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1973 film)
Robin Hood is an 1973 American animated film produced by the Walt Disney Productions, first released in the United States on November 8, 1973...
, and she also did the voice to Blomhåret in Dunderklumpen.
She has two children: The son Matti Bye (born 1966 with her then-husband Anders Bye and the daughter Hanna Z Gradin (born Zetterström) whom she had with the Swedish writer Carl Zetterström.