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Occupation
  
Actress

Years active
  
1940–1995


Name
  
Viveca Lindfors

Role
  
Film actress

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Full Name
  
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors

Born
  
29 December 1920 (
1920-12-29
)
Uppsala, Sweden

Died
  
October 25, 1995, Uppsala, Sweden

Buried
  
Uppsala old cemetery, Uppsala, Sweden

Spouse
  
George Tabori (m. 1954–1972)

Children
  
Kristoffer Tabori, Lena Tabori, John Tabori

Movies
  
Stargate, King of Kings, Adventures of Don Juan, Creepshow, The Way We Were

Similar People
  
Mili Avital, Alexis Cruz, Jaye Davidson, George Tabori, Kristoffer Tabori

Viveca lindfors tribute


Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (29 December 1920 – 25 October 1995) was a Swedish stage and film actress, and singer.

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Life and career

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Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the daughter of Karin Emilia Therese (née Dymling) and Axel Torsten Lindfors.

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She trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School, Stockholm. Soon after, she became a theater and film star in Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1946 after being signed by Warner Bros. and began working in Hollywood. She appeared in more than one hundred films, including Night Unto Night, No Sad Songs for Me, Dark City, The Halliday Brand, King of Kings, An Affair of the Skin, Creepshow, The Sure Thing, and Stargate. She appeared with actors such as Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Hunter, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott and Errol Flynn.

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Lindfors appeared frequently on television, usually as a guest star, though she played the title role in the miniseries Frankenstein's Aunt. Most of her TV appearances were in the 1950s and 1960s, with a resurgence in the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1990 she won an Emmy Award for her guest appearance on the ABC series Life Goes On. She was nominated for an Emmy in 1978 for her supporting role in the TV movie A Question of Guilt.

In 1962 she shared the Silver Bear for Best Actress award with Rita Gam at the Berlin Film Festival, for their performances in Tad Danielewski's No Exit. Among her later film roles, perhaps the most memorable is the kindly and worldly-wise Professor Taub in The Sure Thing (1985).

Lindfors was married four times: to Harry Hasso, a Swedish cinematographer; Folke Rogard, a Swedish attorney and World Chess Federation president; Don Siegel, the director; and George Tabori, a Hungarian writer, producer and director. She had three children: two sons (John Tabori with Hasso, and the actor Kristoffer Tabori, with Siegel) and a daughter (Lena Tabori, with Rogard).

In the last years of her life, she taught acting at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and had a lead role (essentially playing herself) in Henry Jaglom's Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995). The same year she returned to the Strindberg Festival in Stockholm to perform in the play In Search of Strindberg, which had been produced earlier that year at the Actors Studio. Lindfors was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a liberal Democrat who supported the presidency of Jimmy Carter and later said of her former co-star Ronald Reagan that, “Ronnie was not a big star. He didn’t carry enough weight. To think that the guy became President is really kind of funny.”

Death

She died from complications of rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 74 in her native Uppsala, and was buried in Sweden. In New York City, a service was held at the Actors Studio where Gene Frankel, who had directed her in I Am a Woman and Brecht on Brecht, addressed the mourners.

Major stage appearances

  • 1954/55 – Anastasia .... Anna
  • 1956 – Miss Julie .... Miss Julie and The Stronger .... Miss Y
  • 1956 – King Lear .... Cordelia
  • 1963 – Pal Joey .... Vera Simpson
  • 1971 – Dance of Death .... Alice
  • Filmography

    Actress
    1995
    Run for Cover as
    Senator Anderson
    1995
    Last Summer in the Hamptons as
    Helena Mora
    1995
    McKenna (TV Series)
    - Journey of Courage (1995)
    1994
    Stargate as
    Catherine Langford
    1994
    Backstreet Justice as
    Mrs. Robovit
    1993
    Zelda (TV Movie) as
    Madame
    1993
    Law & Order (TV Series) as
    Helga Holtz
    - Black Tie (1993) - Helga Holtz
    1993
    Geoffrey Beene 30 (Short) as
    Woman
    1992
    Exiled in America as
    Dr. Helena Lindenhaim
    1992
    North of Pittsburgh as
    Rosa Andretti
    1991
    The Linguini Incident as
    Miracle
    1991
    Child of Darkness, Child of Light (TV Movie) as
    Ida Walsh
    1991
    Zandalee as
    Tatta
    1990
    China Beach (TV Series) as
    Ilsa
    - The Call (1990) - Ilsa
    1990
    Luba as
    The Madame
    1990
    The Exorcist III as
    Nurse X
    1990
    Life Goes On (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Doubcha
    - Save the Last Dance for Me (1990) - Mrs. Doubcha
    1990
    Goin' to Chicago as
    Helen
    1989
    Misplaced as
    Zofia
    1989
    Forced March
    1989
    CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) as
    Anna Rosenberg
    - A Matter of Conscience (1989) - Anna Rosenberg
    1989
    Flickan vid stenbänken (TV Series) as
    Storråda
    - Upplösningen (1989) - Storråda
    - Hotet (1989) - Storråda
    - Bertas upptäckt (1989) - Storråda
    1988
    The Ann Jillian Story (TV Movie) as
    Ann's Mother
    1987
    Pehavý Max a strasidlá as
    Barónka
    1987
    Unfinished Business as
    Helena
    1987
    Rachel River as
    Harriet White
    1987
    Frankenstein's Aunt (TV Series) as
    Hannah von Frankenstein
    - Die Hochzeit (1987) - Hannah von Frankenstein
    - Das Automobil (1987) - Hannah von Frankenstein
    - Der Salonlöwe (1987) - Hannah von Frankenstein
    - Die Wiege (1987) - Hannah von Frankenstein
    - Die Braut (1987) - Hannah von Frankenstein
    - Die Renovierung (1987) - Hannah von Frankenstein
    - Die Geburt (1987) - Hannah von Frankenstein
    1986
    The Wizard (TV Series) as
    Anthea
    - Twist of Fate (1986) - Anthea
    1985
    Hotel (TV Series) as
    Constance
    - Missing Pieces (1985) - Constance
    1985
    Going Undercover as
    Mrs. Bellinger
    1985
    Secret Weapons (TV Movie) as
    Aunt Rosa Koslov
    1985
    The Sure Thing as
    Professor Taub
    1984
    The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (TV Movie) as
    Dr. Rice
    1984
    Silent Madness as
    Mrs. Collins
    1984
    Passions (TV Movie) as
    Lila
    1984
    A Doctor's Story (TV Movie) as
    Mrs. Kristina Karlberg
    1984
    Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) as
    Zella Korevechi
    - The Jackpot Pays Off (1984) - Zella Korevechi
    1983
    All My Children (TV Series) as
    Simone
    - Episode dated 22 April 1983 (1983) - Simone
    1983
    Dies rigorose Leben as
    Ada
    1982
    Creepshow as
    Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day")
    1982
    Inside the Third Reich (TV Movie) as
    Gypsy woman
    1982
    Divorce Wars: A Love Story (TV Movie) as
    Barbara Harper
    1982
    Dynasty (TV Series) as
    Adriana
    - Sammy Jo and Steven Marry (1982) - Adriana
    1981
    For Ladies Only (TV Movie) as
    Rachel Loring
    1981
    The Best Little Girl in the World (TV Movie) as
    Madame Seurat
    1981
    The Hand as
    Doctress
    1980
    Innan vintern kommer (TV Mini Series) as
    Ami
    1980
    Mom, the Wolfman and Me (TV Movie) as
    Grandma Bergman
    1980
    Playing for Time (TV Movie) as
    Frau Schmidt
    1980
    Marilyn: The Untold Story (TV Movie) as
    Natasha Lytess
    1979
    Natural Enemies as
    Dr. Baker
    1979
    Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet as
    Ambassadress
    1979
    Voices as
    Mrs. Lemon
    1978
    A Wedding as
    Ingrid Hellstrom
    1978
    Girlfriends as
    Beatrice
    1978
    A Question of Guilt (TV Movie) as
    Dr. Rosen
    1977
    Tabu as
    Sirkka / Kristoffer's ex-girfriend
    1976
    Welcome to L.A. as
    Susan Moore
    1976
    The Tenth Level (TV Movie) as
    Mrs. Schnagel
    1976
    De lyckligt lottade (TV Series) as
    Paulene
    - Status Quo (1976) - Paulene
    - Paulene (1976) - Paulene
    - Susanne (1976) - Paulene
    1974
    Pappa Pellerins dotter (TV Mini Series)
    1973
    The Way We Were as
    Paula Reisner
    1973
    Bell from Hell as
    Marta
    1972
    The House Without Frontiers as
    Señorita Elvira
    1970
    Puzzle of a Downfall Child as
    Pauline Galba
    1970
    The Interns (TV Series) as
    Jennie
    - The Fever (1970) - Jennie
    1967
    The F.B.I. (TV Series) as
    Eva Bolen / Ida Salzman
    - The Doll Courier (1969) - Eva Bolen
    - A Sleeper Wakes (1967) - Ida Salzman
    1969
    Medical Center (TV Series) as
    Kyri Gregaros
    - The Fallen Image (1969) - Kyri Gregaros
    1969
    Coming Apart as
    Monica
    1968
    Oscuros sueños de agosto as
    Isabel
    1968
    Cauldron of Blood as
    Tania Badulescu
    1967
    The Diary of Anne Frank (TV Movie) as
    Petronella Van Daan
    1967
    Coronet Blue (TV Series) as
    Kyra Nataseh
    - The Presence of Evil (1967) - Kyra Nataseh
    1966
    Postmark Zero (TV Movie)
    1965
    Ben Casey (TV Series) as
    Vivian Bennett / Mrs. Boone
    - Where Did All the Roses Go? (1966) - Vivian Bennett
    - A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well (1965) - Mrs. Boone
    1965
    Transit as
    . (first version)
    1965
    Bonanza (TV Series) as
    Angela Bergstrom
    - The Spotlight (1965) - Angela Bergstrom
    1965
    Brainstorm as
    Dr. Elizabeth Larstadt
    1965
    Sylvia as
    Irma Olanski
    1964
    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) as
    Dr. Laura Rettig
    - Hail to the Chief (1964) - Dr. Laura Rettig
    1962
    The Defenders (TV Series) as
    Madeline Flanders / Mady Lorne
    - Comeback (1964) - Madeline Flanders
    - The Locked Room (1962) - Mady Lorne
    1964
    12 O'Clock High (TV Series) as
    Nicole Trouchard
    - The Climate of Doubt (1964) - Nicole Trouchard
    1964
    Fanfare for a Death Scene (TV Movie) as
    Ala Sarah
    1963
    An Affair of the Skin as
    Victoria
    1962
    The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Borman / Mrs. Yanopoulos
    - Escape Route (1963) - Mrs. Borman
    - Night Shift (1962) - Mrs. Yanopoulos
    1962
    The Damned as
    Freya Neilson
    1962
    No Exit as
    Inez
    1962
    Theatre '62 (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Paradine
    - The Paradine Case (1962) - Mrs. Paradine
    1962
    The Paradine Case (TV Movie) as
    Mrs. Paradine
    1961
    King of Kings as
    Claudia
    1961
    The Untouchables (TV Series) as
    Mrs. Jarreau
    - Ring of Terror (1961) - Mrs. Jarreau
    1961
    Naked City (TV Series) as
    Lulu Kronen
    - The Deadly Guinea Pig (1961) - Lulu Kronen
    1960
    The Emperor's Clothes (TV Movie) as
    Belia Odry
    1960
    The Story of Ruth as
    Eleilat
    1960
    Play of the Week (TV Series) as
    Belia Odry
    - The Emperor's Clothes (1960) - Belia Odry
    1960
    Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) as
    Sister Catherine
    - Castaways (1960) - Sister Catherine
    1960
    Johnny Midnight (TV Series) as
    Simone
    - X Equals Murder (1960) - Simone
    1959
    Five Fingers (TV Series) as
    Madame Zapote
    - The Temple of the Swinging Doll (1959) - Madame Zapote
    1959
    Rawhide (TV Series) as
    Luisa Esquivel Y Hadley
    - Incident of the Day of the Dead (1959) - Luisa Esquivel Y Hadley
    1959
    The Third Man (TV Series) as
    Elsa
    - A Question of Price (1959) - Elsa
    1953
    The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) as
    Mary Lawrence / Danielle
    - Dangerous Interlude (1959) - Mary Lawrence
    - They Never Forget (1957) - Danielle
    - Haven's End (1954)
    - The Vanishing Point (1953)
    1958
    Tempest as
    Catherine II
    1958
    Weddings and Babies as
    Bea
    1958
    I Accuse! as
    Lucie Dreyfus
    1958
    Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
    Gabrielle Delbos
    - The Spell of the Tigress (1958) - Gabrielle Delbos
    1958
    The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) as
    Camilla, la Perichole
    - The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1958) - Camilla, la Perichole
    1955
    Climax! (TV Series) as
    Lisa Muller / Solange Tanbeau / Soledad Barojo
    - The Largest City in Captivity (1957) - Lisa Muller
    - The Long Count (1957) - Solange Tanbeau
    - The Passport (1955) - Soledad Barojo
    1956
    Playhouse 90 (TV Series) as
    Kathleen Moore / Martine
    - The Last Tycoon (1957) - Kathleen Moore
    - Rendezvous in Black (1956) - Martine
    1957
    The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
    Louise Reynard
    - Louise (1957) - Louise Reynard
    1957
    The Halliday Brand as
    Aleta Burris
    1956
    The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
    Anna
    - Adventure in Diamonds (1956) - Anna
    1956
    Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series)
    - Kyria Katina (1956)
    1956
    The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Widow
    - Kyria Katina (1956) - Widow
    1955
    Moonfleet as
    Mrs. Minton
    1955
    Run for Cover as
    Helga Swenson
    1955
    Appointment with Adventure (TV Series) as
    Erica
    - The Fateful Pilgrimage (1955) - Erica
    1954
    You Are There (TV Series)
    - The Court Martial of Mata Hari (July 24, 1917) (1954)
    1953
    Suspense (TV Series)
    - The Riddle of Mayerling (1953)
    1953
    The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
    Maria Andrassy
    - The Bet (1953) - Maria Andrassy
    1953
    Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) as
    Julie
    - Autumn Nocturne (1953) - Julie
    1953
    Omnibus (TV Series) as
    Princess Katherine (segment "Henry V, Act 5, Scene 2")
    - Mr. Lincoln: Part 4 (1953) - Princess Katherine (segment "Henry V, Act 5, Scene 2")
    1952
    No Time for Flowers as
    Anna Svoboda
    1952
    The Raiders as
    Elena de Ortega
    1952
    Studio One (TV Series) as
    Lisa
    - Letter from an Unknown Woman (1952) - Lisa
    1951
    Journey Into Light as
    Christine Thorssen
    1951
    Four in a Jeep as
    Franziska Idinger
    1950
    The Flying Missile as
    Karin Hansen
    1950
    Dark City as
    Victoria Winant
    1950
    This Side of the Law as
    Evelyn Taylor
    1950
    No Sad Songs for Me as
    Chris Radna
    1950
    Backfire as
    Lysa Radoff
    1949
    The Wind Is My Lover as
    Singoalla
    1949
    Night Unto Night as
    Ann Gracey
    1948
    Adventures of Don Juan as
    Queen Margaret
    1948
    To the Victor as
    Christine Lund Lestrac
    1946
    Interlude as
    Vellamo Toivonen
    1945
    Den allvarsamma leken as
    Lydia Stille
    1945
    Svarta rosor as
    Märta Lind
    1945
    Maria på Kvarngården as
    Maria
    1944
    Jag är eld och luft as
    Jenny Ahrman
    1944
    Nebbie sul mare as
    Maria Rosati
    1944
    Appassionata as
    Maria
    1943
    Brödernas kvinna as
    Emma
    1943
    The Sin of Anna Lans as
    Anna Lans
    1942
    La donna del peccato as
    La giovane donna
    1942
    Gula kliniken as
    Nurse Doris
    1942
    Morgondagens melodi as
    Maj-Lis Wassberg
    1941
    Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen as
    Eva Örn
    1941
    I paradis... as
    Angelica Jansson
    1940
    Snurriga familjen as
    Lisa
    Director
    1987
    Unfinished Business
    Writer
    1987
    Unfinished Business
    Soundtrack
    1978
    A Wedding ("Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" (1955), uncredited)
    1950
    Backfire (performer: "Parlez-moi d'Amour" - uncredited)
    1945
    Den allvarsamma leken (performer: "En gång i bredd med dej")
    Thanks
    2014
    Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
    - Blu-ray: Stargate (2014) - (in memory of)
    Self
    1996
    Looking for Richard (Documentary) as
    Self
    1995
    Who Is Henry Jaglom? (Documentary) as
    Self
    1992
    Reading Rainbow (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Rechenka's Eggs (1992) - Self (voice)
    1983
    Här är ditt liv (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Viveca Lindfors (1983) - Self
    1978
    Dinah! (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #4.171 (1978) - Self
    1974
    The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) as
    Self - Actress
    - Episode #13.179 (1974) - Self - Actress
    1962
    Password (TV Series) as
    Self - Celebrity Contestant / Self
    - Viveca Lindfors vs. Fred Gwynne - day 4 (1962) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    - Viveca Lindfors vs. Fred Gwynne - day 5 (1962) - Self
    - Viveca Lindfors vs. Fred Gwynne - day 3 (1962) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    - Viveca Lindfors vs. Fred Gwynne - day 2 (1962) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    - Viveca Lindfors vs. Fred Gwynne (1962) - Self - Celebrity Contestant
    1961
    Le temps du ghetto (Documentary) as
    Narrator (English version) (voice)
    1959
    The Arthur Murray Party (TV Series) as
    Self - Actress
    - Episode #10.16 (1959) - Self - Actress
    1957
    America After Dark (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Viveca Lindfors, Kim Stanley, Nelson Algren, Northwestern University's Jazz Combo (1957) - Self - Guest
    1955
    The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Robert Taylor, Roberta Peters, Tony & Sally DeMarco, William Warfield, Alfidi Accordion Symphony Band, Scene from Broadway play 'Anastasia' with Viveca Lindfors, Eugenie Leontovich, Sybil Bowen (1955) - Self
    1954
    Panorama (TV Series documentary) as
    Self / Theatrical performer in The White Countess
    - Episode #1.6 (1954) - Self / Theatrical performer in The White Countess
    1947
    Blow Ups of 1947 (Short) as
    Self (uncredited)
    Archive Footage
    2009
    Efter tio (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Avsnitt 44 (2009) - Self
    2009
    Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
    Aunt Bedelia
    - Creepshow (2009) - Aunt Bedelia
    2008
    Morris Engel: The Independent (Video documentary short)
    2007
    Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (TV Movie documentary)
    1996
    The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Memorial Tribute
    1993
    Minns Ni? (Documentary short)
    1987
    Bloopermania (Video documentary)
    1986
    The Return of Video Yesterbloop (Video documentary short) as
    Self
    1981
    Presidential Blooper Reel (Video) as
    Self
    1947
    Blow-Ups of 1946 (Short) as
    Self (uncredited)

    References

    Viveca Lindfors Wikipedia


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