Linnéa Paulina Hillberg, née Nilsson (October 26, 1892 – July 3, 1977) was a Swedish

Sweden

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 actress.

Born in Uddevalla

Uddevalla

Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak...

 on the Swedish west coast, Linnéa Hillberg made her stage debut in 1913. Early on she acted (1914-18) with Karin Swanström Theatre Company and 1920-27 she was part of Ernst Eklund

Ernst Eklund (actor)

Ernst Eklund was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1914 and 1962.-Selected filmography:* The Strike * Crisis -External links:...

's Komediteatern (The Comedy Theatre). In between and during this time she appeared in a number of early Swedish silent films. She worked at Lorensbergsteatern in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

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 1927-34 and at several private theatre's in Stockholm

Stockholm

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...

, including Vasateatern

Vasateatern

Vasateatern or "Vasan" is a private theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Vasagatan 19-21 in central Stockholm....

 during Gösta Ekman

Gösta Ekman (senior)

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's management. Also worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre

Royal Dramatic Theatre

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 for som years (1938-41) but later in the forties became part of the Norrköping

Norrköping

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-Linköping

Linköping

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 City Theatre, together with her husband. Made on stage critically acclaimed appearances in a number of classic parts; as Lady Macbeth

Lady Macbeth

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 in Shakespeare's Macbeth

Macbeth

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and Queen Gertrude in Hamlet

Hamlet

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, as both Mrs. Alving and Regina in Ibsen's Ghosts (different stagings) and as Gina Ekdahl in The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.-Plot:The first act opens with a dinner party hosted by Håkon Werle, a wealthy merchant and industrialist. The gathering is attended by his son, Gregers Werle, who has just returned to his father's home following a self-imposed...

; as Laura in Strindberg

Strindberg

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's The Father and as Claire Zachanassian in Dürrenmatt

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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's The Visit

The Visit

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. She toured extentively with Riksteatern

Riksteatern

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 for years in the 1950s and was from 1960 part of the first ensemble at Stockholm City Theatre

Stockholm City Theatre

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.

During her career she worked sporadically in films and makes notable appearances in films Norrtullsligan (1923), Pensionat Paradiset (1937), Adolf klarar skivan (1938), Med folket för fosterlandet (1938), Lågor i dunklet (1942) (directed by Hasse Ekman

Hasse Ekman

Hasse Ekman was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television.Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film director pre Ingmar Bergman and post Sjöström and Stiller, with his peak in mid-1940s to the year 1950...

), Kungsgatan (1943), Flickan och djävulen (1944), Maria på Kvarngården (1945), Kvinna utan ansikte (Woman Without a Face

Woman Without a Face

Woman Without a Face is a 1947 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and written by Ingmar Bergman.-Cast:* Alf Kjellin - Martin Grandé* Anita Björk - Frida Grandé* Gunn Wållgren - Rut Köhler* Stig Olin - Ragnar Ekberg...

) (1947) (script by Ingmar Bergman

Ingmar Bergman

Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...

), Giftas (1955), Sången om den eldröda blomman (1956) and Korridoren (1973).

Married to actor Torsten Hillberg 1919-54 (his death).

External links

• Linnéa Hillberg at Svenskfilmdatabas.se (Swedish Film Database)