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Birgitta Andersson is a very popular and well liked actress in [[Sweden]]. |
Birgitta Andersson is a very popular and well liked actress in [[Sweden]]. |
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She made her breakthrough by acting in various variety shows, first along with [[Povel |
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 alot of her most famous work, among them ''[[Yellow Dog]]'' (Gula Hund), ''[[Docking the Boat]]'' (Att Angöra en Brygga), ''[[Spader Madame]]'', ''[[The Apple War]]'' (Äppelkriget), ''[[Ägget är löst]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Picasso]]'' (Picassos Äventyr). |
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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. This tv- and radioseries was also the big breakthrough for advent calendars in television. |
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Birgitta Andersson | |
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| Born | Ulla Birgitta Helena Andersson |
| Spouse | Anders Bye (divorced) |
Birgitta Andersson, (born April 20, 1933 in Mariestad) is a Swedish actress and comedian.
Birgitta Andersson is a very popular and well liked actress in Sweden. 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 alot of her most famous work, among them Yellow Dog (Gula Hund), Docking the Boat (Att Angöra en Brygga), Spader Madame, The Apple War (Äppelkriget), Ägget är löst and The Adventures of Picasso (Picassos Äventyr).
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. Later on, she did also portray 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 calenders to reair.
Another of her more famous role 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, and she also did the voice to Blomhåret in Dunderklumpen.
She has two children: The son Matti Bye (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.