Frida Winnerstrand
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Karolina Alfrida Winnerstrand, née Kumlin, January 23, 1881 – December 1, 1943 was a Swedish
actress.
, Frida Winnerstrand made her debut 1896 in the Anna Lundbergs Theatre Company and later studied acting at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (Dramatens elevskola)
in Stockholm 1900-1901. Later she joined the Hillberg Company (1901-02) and the Selander Company
(1902-03) on tour. Performed at Albert Ranft
's theatre, old Östermalmsteatern 1903, at the Swedish Theatre
1904 and from 1905-19 at Vasateatern
. From 1919 to her death in 1943 she worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre
in Stockholm where some of her most notable parts were as Lady Chiltern in Oscar Wilde
s An Ideal Husband
(1919), Adelaide i play Johan Ulfstjerna, Julia Swedenhielm in Hjalmar Bergman
s Swedenhielms (1925), Essie Miller in Eugene O'Neill
s Ah, Wilderness!
(1935-36), Mrs Heyst in Strindberg
s Easter and as Mor i Falla in Selma Lagerlöf
s Kejsarn av Portugallien (The Emperor of Portugal) (1939).
Frida Winnerstrand made her film debut in 1920 in Pauline Brunius
silent short film De läckra skaldjuren, and played altogether 10 parts on film (only three talkies). She was since 1906 married to Swedish actor Olof Winnerstrand
. They often appeared together on stage and played opposite each other in the popular long running radio series Familjen Björck (The Bjorck Family), as Mr and Mrs Bjorck (that aired in Swedish Radio, SR, between 1936-1943), and later also in the popular film adaption of the series, shot in 1940.
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.
Biography
Born in Lövsta, Järfälla, StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Frida Winnerstrand made her debut 1896 in the Anna Lundbergs Theatre Company and later studied acting at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (Dramatens elevskola)
Dramatens elevskola
Dramatens elevskola, i.e. Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola, or in Eng: The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, was the acting school of Sweden's national stage, The Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years seen as the foremost theatre school and drama education for Swedish stage actors...
in Stockholm 1900-1901. Later she joined the Hillberg Company (1901-02) and the Selander Company
Selander Company
The Selander Company was a famous and renowned theatre company in Sweden from 1889-1928 run by the head-strong theatre couple Hjalmar and Concordia Selander....
(1902-03) on tour. Performed at Albert Ranft
Albert Ranft
Albert Adam Ranft was a Swedish theatre director and actor. Ranft debuted in the theatre company of Magda von Dolcke in 1876. He started his own travelling company in 1884 and was employed at Stora Teatern in Gothenburg from 1886...
's theatre, old Östermalmsteatern 1903, at the Swedish Theatre
Swedish Theatre (Stockholm)
The Swedish Theatre in Stockholm was, at the beginning of the 20th century, Sweden's largest dramatic theatre. During its years in use, from 1875 to 1925, it was often considered as Sweden's foremost national theatre...
1904 and from 1905-19 at Vasateatern
Vasateatern
Vasateatern or "Vasan" is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Vasagatan 19-21 in central Stockholm....
. From 1919 to her death in 1943 she worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre
Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's eight running stages....
in Stockholm where some of her most notable parts were as Lady Chiltern in Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s...
s An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedic stage play by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour...
(1919), Adelaide i play Johan Ulfstjerna, Julia Swedenhielm in Hjalmar Bergman
Hjalmar Bergman
Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman was a Swedish writer and playwright.The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala University but soon broke off his studies and took up the life of a free writer. He married Stina Lindberg, the daughter of actor and stage producer...
s Swedenhielms (1925), Essie Miller in Eugene O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...
s Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness! is a comedy by American playwright Eugene O'Neill that premiered on Broadway at the Guild Theatre on 2 October 1933.-Plot summary:...
(1935-36), Mrs Heyst in Strindberg
August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg's career spanned four decades, during which time he wrote over 60 plays and more than 30 works of fiction, autobiography,...
s Easter and as Mor i Falla in Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Lagerlöf
Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....
s Kejsarn av Portugallien (The Emperor of Portugal) (1939).
Frida Winnerstrand made her film debut in 1920 in Pauline Brunius
Pauline Brunius
Pauline Brunius, née Emma Maria Pauline Lindstedt was a Swedish actor, Screenwriter and director. She was the managing director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1938 to 1948....
silent short film De läckra skaldjuren, and played altogether 10 parts on film (only three talkies). She was since 1906 married to Swedish actor Olof Winnerstrand
Olof Winnerstrand
Carl Olof Magnus Winnerstrand was a Swedish actor.-Biography:Born in a bourgeois home in Stockholm, Winnerstrand was a son of the well-known Stockholm goldsmith and jeweller C.A. Winnerstrand, and started out in his father's footsteps, learning the trade...
. They often appeared together on stage and played opposite each other in the popular long running radio series Familjen Björck (The Bjorck Family), as Mr and Mrs Bjorck (that aired in Swedish Radio, SR, between 1936-1943), and later also in the popular film adaption of the series, shot in 1940.
Selected filmography
- Familjen Björck (The Bjorck Family) (19401940 in filmThe year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
) - Blixt och dunder (Summer Lightning) (19381938 in filmThe year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
) - Äventyret (19361936 in filmThe year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
) - De läckra skaldjuren (19201920 in filmThe year 1920 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks opens.-Top grossing films :-Films released in 1920:U.S.A. unless stated*The $1,000,000 Reward...
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