Maj-Britt Nilsson (11 December 1924 – 19 December 2006) was a Swedish film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.

Maj-Britt Nilsson
Born
Maj-Britt Nilsson

(1924-12-11)11 December 1924
Stockholm, Sweden
Died19 December 2006(2006-12-19) (aged 82)
Cannes, France
OccupationActress
Years active1941–1977
SpousePer Gerhard (1951–2006; her death)
ChildrenKarl
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Maj-Britt Nilsson and Lars Nordrum in
Resan bort from 1945. Photo by Louis Huch.

Biography

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Gunnar Fischer (behind the camera), Nilsson (lying down) and Ingmar Bergman (extreme right) on the set of Secrets of Women, 1952

Nilsson was born in Stockholm, and trained there at the drama school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre. She appeared in three Ingmar Bergman films: Till Glädje (To Joy, 1950), Sommarlek (Summer Interlude or Illicit Interlude, 1951), and Kvinnors Väntan (Secrets of Women or Waiting Women, 1952). She also appeared in the English-language film A Matter of Morals (1961), directed in Sweden by John Cromwell.[1]

Maj-Britt Nilsson died in Cannes, France, aged 82. Her death, which was not widely reported outside Sweden, was confirmed by Jon Asp, executive editor of the online publication Ingmar Bergman Face to Face. No cause was announced.[2]

Personal life

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In 1951, she married Per Gerhard, a theater director and son of Karl Gerhard, a prominent Swedish singer, who survived her by five years.[citation needed]

Filmography

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