Birgitta Ulfsson

Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson (1 July 1928 – 8 October 2017) was a Finnish actress and theater director.[1] She was a versatile actor and a recognized pioneer of avant-garde theater in Finland.[2]

Birgitta Ulfsson
Ulfsson in 2011
Born
Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson

1 July 1928
Helsinki, Finland
Died8 October 2017(2017-10-08) (aged 89)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
OccupationActress, stage director

She started her career at Svenska Teatern, a theater in Helsinki for Swedish-language theater productions.[3] She created roles both in Finnish and in Swedish language, and from the early 1980s, she worked regularly also in Sweden.[2]

In Sweden, she was best known as "Muminmamma" in the TV series about Mumintrollet and for her role in Rederiet.[4]

Personal life

From 1952 to 1984, she was married to actor Lasse Pöysti.[3] From 2007 until her death in 2017, she was married to Iwar Wiklander. The couple resided in Gothenburg, Sweden.[5] Her son Erik Pöysti and granddaughter Alma Pöysti are both actors in Helsinki.

Selected filmography

References
  1. "Skådespelaren Birgitta Ulfsson är död – blev 89 år". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. Ulfsson, Birgitta (1928–) Archived 2019-08-21 at the Wayback Machine in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish).
  3. "Birgitta Ulfsson har avlidit". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. "Profile". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. "Birgitta Ulfsson är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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