Inga Landgré
Inga Linnéa Landgré (née Lundgren; 6 August 1927 – 31 July 2023) was a Swedish actress who worked in theatre, television, and films from the 1940s on.
Also recorded as Inga Landgre · Inga Lundgren · Inga Jönsson
Inga Landgré

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- Name
- Inga Landgré
- Birth Name
- Inga Linnéa Lundgren
- Born
- 6 August 1927
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 31 July 2023
- Place of death
- Norberg, Sweden
- Occupation
- Actress
- Full name
- Inga Linnéa Lundgren.
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Honours
- Litteris et Artibus
- Languages
- Swedish
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Inga Linnéa Landgré (née Lundgren; 6 August 1927 – 31 July 2023) was a Swedish actress who worked in theatre, television, and films from the 1940s on.
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• Name — Inga Landgré • Birth Name — Inga Linnéa Lundgren • Born — 6 August 1927 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Died — 31 July 2023 • Place of death — Norberg, Sweden • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1943–2023 • Partner — Roger Björnstjerna (1982–2006)
Early life and career
Early life and career
Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggling musician whose alcoholism strained her parents' marriage. Her mother was a waitress. They divorced in the early 1930s, when Landgré was only five years old. She was an only child. She received her theatrical education at Calle Flygare Teaterskola and made her acting debut in 1944 at the Blanche Theatre as Anya in the Anton Chekhov play The Cherry Orchard. Landgré started appearing in motion pictures around this time as well, starting with the 1943 film Ordet. In 1946, she starred in Crisis, Ingmar Bergman's directorial debut.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Landgré was married to the Swedish actor Nils Poppe between 1949 and 1959. The couple had two children together, of whom one also became an actress. In the 1960s, she acted as a courier for her friend Andreas Papandreou, who later became the prime minister of Greece, by delivering microfilm to Greece. Inga Landgré died on 31 July 2023, at the age of 95.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Role • 1945 — The Rose of Tistelön — Josefine • 1946 — Crisis — Nelly • Pengar – en tragikomisk saga — Maria Bergdahl • Sunshine Follows Rain — Barbro • The Balloon — Rosita • While the Door Was Locked — Birgit Ström • 1947 — Rail Workers — Hildur • Wedding Night — Mary • 1948 — Eva — Frida • Private Bom — Agnes • 1949 — Dangerous Spring — Ulla • 1950 — While the City Sleeps — Iris Lindström • The Quartet That Split Up — Märta Åvik • 1951 — Customs Officer Bom — Frida • 1952 — Bom the Flyer — Matilda • 1953 — Stupid Bom — Camilla • Dance, My Doll — Elise • 1955 — Dreams — Mrs. Lobelius • 1956 — Det är aldrig för sent • 1957 — The Seventh Seal — Karin • Encounters in the Twilight — Alice Wiegel • A Dreamer's Journey — Ziri Stuart • 1958 — Brink of Life — Greta Ellius • We at Väddö — Berit Sundberg • 1967 — Hugo and Josephine — Josephine's mother • 1968 — The Corridor — The mother • 1977 — Summer Paradise — Saga • 1997 — In the Presence of a Clown (TV film) — Alma Berglund • 2003 — Tur & retur — Greta • 2011 — The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo — Isabella • 2015 — Holy Mess — Gun-Britt
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Inga Landgré was recorded at birth as Inga Linnéa Lundgren. The authorities additionally record the headings Inga Landgre, Inga Lundgren and Inga Jönsson. Her recorded language was Swedish. She married Nils Poppe. 2 children are recorded: Anja Landgré and Dan Landgré.

Inga Landgré på Guldbaggegalan på Cirkus, Stockhom den 21 januari 2013.
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2023
Inga Landgré died at Norberg.
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Awards and honours
Landgré won the Guldbagge Honorary Award in 2011, but received it in January 2012.
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