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'''Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson Bye''' (born ''Andersson'' April 20, 1933 in [[Mariestad]]) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] actress and comedian.
'''Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson''' (born ''Andersson''; 20 April 1933) is a [[Sweden|Swedish]] actress and comedian.<ref name="ne">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Birgitta Andersson |encyclopedia=[[Nationalencyklopedin]] }}</ref>


==Career==
Andersson is a very popular and well liked actress in [[Sweden]].
[[File:Teskedsgumman Andersson Lindstedt 1967.jpg|thumb|Andersson with [[Carl Gustaf Lindstedt]] in ''Teskedsgumman'', 1967]]
She made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows, first along with [[Povel Ramel]] and [[Karl Gerhard]] and later on with [[Hasseåtage]]. With the later she did much of her most famous work, among them ''[[Gula Hund]]'', ''[[Docking the Boat]]'' (Att Angöra en Brygga), ''[[Spader madame]]'', ''[[The Apple War]]'' (Äppelkriget), ''[[Ägget är löst]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Picasso]]'' (Picassos Äventyr) and ''[[Häxan Surtant]]''.
Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with [[Povel Ramel]] and [[Karl Gerhard]]. She was part of the group around [[Hasse & Tage]], acting in revues such as ''[[Gula Hund]]'', ''[[Docking the Boat]]'' (Att Angöra en Brygga), ''[[Spader, Madame!]]'', ''[[The Apple War]]'' (Äppelkriget), ''[[Ägget är löst]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Picasso]]'' (Picassos Äventyr) and ''[[Häxan Surtant]]''.


In 1967, she portrayed ''Teskedsgumman'' ([[Mrs. Pepperpot]]) in the Swedish [[advent calendar]] with the same name. This TV- and radioseries was also the big breakthrough for advent calendars in television.
In 1967, she portrayed ''Teskedsgumman'' ([[Mrs. Pepperpot]]) in the Swedish [[advent calendar]] with the same name. The programme became very popular and has been re-run on Swedish television. Later, she also portrayed two other characters on children's shows: Hedvig in ''Från A till Ö - En Resa Orden runt'' (From A to [[Ö]] - A Trip Around the Words) from 1974 and the small [[troll]] Daisy in ''[[Trolltider]]'' (Trolltimes) from 1979.
Later on, she also portrayed two other characters on kid shows; Hedvig in ''Från A till Ö - En Resa Orden runt'' (From A to [[Ö]] - A Trip Around the Words) from 1974 and the small [[troll]] Doris in ''Trolltider'' (Trolltimes) from 1979.
Both Teskedsgumman and Trolltider has been reaired. Teskedsgumman in 1976 and Trolltider in 1985. Those are the only two advent calendars to reair.


Another of her more famous roles is the one as Doris in the ''[[Jönssonligan]]'' movies. And one of her more less-famous ones is that she does the Swedish voice for Lady Kluck in the [[Walt Disney]] [[animated movie]] ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'', and she also did the voice to Blomhåret in [[Dunderklumpen]].
Andersson played Doris in the ''[[Jönssonligan]]'' movies, and she provided the Swedish voice for Lady Kluck in the [[Walt Disney]] [[animated movie]] ''[[Robin Hood (1973 film)|Robin Hood]]'' and Blomhåret in ''[[Dunderklumpen]]''.


She has become a well-liked and popular actress in Sweden<ref name="svt" /> with a characteristic dialect ([[västgötska]]),<ref name="hj" /> and although her main forte has been comedy, she has also had more serious and character roles.<ref name="ne" />
She has two children: The son [[Matti Bye]] (silent movie pianist, born 1966 with her then-husband [[Anders Bye]] and the daughter Hanna Z Gradin (born Zetterström) whom she had with the Swedish writer [[Carl Zetterström]].

==Awards==
She received the [[Guldbagge Honorary Award]], which is the Swedish film industry lifetime honorary award, in 2016.<ref name="svt">{{cite web|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/film/hedersbagge-till-birgitta-andersson |title=Hedersbagge till Birgitta Andersson |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |date=16 January 2016 |accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Andersson was born in [[Mariestad]] in 1933. She has two children, the pianist [[Matti Bye]] (born 1966) with her then-husband [[Anders Bye]], and Hanna Z Gradin with the Swedish writer [[Carl Zetterström]].<ref name="hj">{{cite magazine |last=Vorne |first=Anna |url=https://www.hemtrevligt.se/hemmetsjournal/artiklar/manniskor/20070403/birgitta-andersson-jag-behover-ingen-man/ |title=Birgitta Andersson: Jag behöver ingen man - jag får så mycket kärlek ändå! |magazine=[[Hemmets Journal]] |date=3 April 2007 |accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Dance in the Smoke]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Laugh Bomb]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Girl in the Rain (1955 film)|The Girl in the Rain]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Moon Over Hellesta]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Guest at One's Own Home]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Mother Takes a Vacation]]'' (1957)
* ''[[Woman in a Fur Coat]]'' (1958)
* ''[[The Great Amateur]]'' (1958)
* ''[[Crime in Paradise]]'' (1959)
* ''[[No Time to Kill (film)|No Time to Kill]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Raskenstam]]'' (1983)

==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 28 April 2024

Birgitta Andersson
Birgitta Andersson playing Omaka par at Maximteatern in 1988.
Born
Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson

(1933-04-20) 20 April 1933 (age 91)
Mariestad, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active1954–
SpouseAnders Bye (divorced)
PartnerCarl Zetterström
ChildrenMatti Bye
Hanna Z Gradin

Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson (born Andersson; 20 April 1933) is a Swedish actress and comedian.[1]

Career[edit]

Andersson with Carl Gustaf Lindstedt in Teskedsgumman, 1967

Andersson made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows with Povel Ramel and Karl Gerhard. She was part of the group around Hasse & Tage, acting in revues such as Gula Hund, Docking the Boat (Att Angöra en Brygga), Spader, Madame!, The Apple War (Äppelkriget), Ägget är löst, The Adventures of Picasso (Picassos Äventyr) and Häxan Surtant.

In 1967, she portrayed Teskedsgumman (Mrs. Pepperpot) in the Swedish advent calendar with the same name. The programme became very popular and has been re-run on Swedish television. Later, she also portrayed two other characters on children's shows: Hedvig in Från A till Ö - En Resa Orden runt (From A to Ö - A Trip Around the Words) from 1974 and the small troll Daisy in Trolltider (Trolltimes) from 1979.

Andersson played Doris in the Jönssonligan movies, and she provided the Swedish voice for Lady Kluck in the Walt Disney animated movie Robin Hood and Blomhåret in Dunderklumpen.

She has become a well-liked and popular actress in Sweden[2] with a characteristic dialect (västgötska),[3] and although her main forte has been comedy, she has also had more serious and character roles.[1]

Awards[edit]

She received the Guldbagge Honorary Award, which is the Swedish film industry lifetime honorary award, in 2016.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Andersson was born in Mariestad in 1933. She has two children, the pianist Matti Bye (born 1966) with her then-husband Anders Bye, and Hanna Z Gradin with the Swedish writer Carl Zetterström.[3]

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Birgitta Andersson". Nationalencyklopedin.
  2. ^ a b "Hedersbagge till Birgitta Andersson". Sveriges Television. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Vorne, Anna (3 April 2007). "Birgitta Andersson: Jag behöver ingen man - jag får så mycket kärlek ändå!". Hemmets Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

External links[edit]

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