Naima Wifstrand
Siri Naima Matilda Wifstrand (born September 4, 1890 in Stockholm ; † October 23, 1968 there ) was a Swedish actress and operetta singer (mezzo-soprano).
Life
Siri Naima Matilda Wifstrand grew up as the daughter of a single mother in Fleminggatan, Stockholm. From 1905 she studied acting with Anna Lundbergs and from then on played theater in Helsinki and Stockholm. From 1910 she studied acting in London with Raymond von zur Mühlen. After completing her training, she was able to establish herself as a Swedish operetta singer. She regularly played operettas in Stockholm until the late 1920s. She mainly worked in the theater until the late 1930s, and began acting in films from the early 1940s. At the end of her career, she played in several films for Ingmar Bergman in particular , including The Smile of a Summer Night , Wild Strawberries and The Hour of the Wolf .
From 1921 to 1928 she was married to Erling Nielsen.
Filmography (selection)
- 1943: The Street of the Lost ( Kungsgatan )
- 1948: Unwilling sailor ( Flottans kavaljerer )
- 1948: Music in the Dark ( Musik i mörker )
- 1948: Sagittarius Boom in Distress ( Soldier Bom )
- 1949: Singoalla - the gypsy ( Singoalla )
- 1950: Rushing Waters ( Hammarforsens brus )
- 1951: Wolves in the Night ( Valley of Eagles )
- 1952: The Longing of Women ( Kvinnors väntan )
- 1952: You shall not covet ( Hård sounded )
- 1952: It happened out of hot childhood love ( För min heta ungdoms skull )
- 1955: The evening before the wedding ( Den underbara lögnen )
- 1955: The smile of a summer night ( Sommarnattens leende )
- 1955: Women's dreams ( Kvinnodröm )
- 1956: Britta, the painter's model ( Het är min long )
- 1956: The blonde witch ( La sorcière )
- 1957: Wild strawberries ( Smultronstället )
- 1958: The Face ( Ansiktet )
- 1966: Delirium ( Myten )
- 1968: Heaven turns a blind eye ( Vindingevals )
- 1968: The hour of the wolf ( Vargtimmen )
Web links
- Naima Wifstrand in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Naima Wifstrand at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wifstrand, Naima |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wifstrand, Siri Naima Matilda (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish actress and operetta singer (mezzo-soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1968 |
| Place of death | Stockholm , Sweden |