Lill-Babs

Acting

Lill-Babs

Born March 9, 1938 · Järvsö, Sweden

Died April 3, 2018 · aged 80

Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson was a Swedish singer, actress and television presenter. From the early 1950s until her death in 2018, she was one of Sweden's best known and popular singers.

Known For

Bert: The Last VirginBert: The Last Virgin · 1995
Bert: The Last Virgin
5.01995
MovieFamilyComedy
The film is based on a series of immensely popular Swedish children's books, about the boy Bert, who is just hitting puberty and having the usual problems with it. But that's where the usual ends abruptly.
Das haben die Mädchen gernDas haben die Mädchen gern · 1963
Das haben die Mädchen gern
4.81963
MovieComedyMusic
En gång i StockholmEn gång i Stockholm · 1963
En gång i Stockholm
1963
MovieMusicComedy
Two teen idols meet in Stockholm.
Calle PCalle P · 1965
Calle P
8.21965
MovieComedy
Calle Parking has invented a car that can be folded to the size of a suitcase. To remedy the parking problems in Stockholm. Presenting his idea to the authorities causes a conflict of interest.
A Zero Too MuchA Zero Too Much · 1962
A Zero Too Much
6.61962
MovieComedy
A newspaper misprints Pontus Blom's (Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt) yearly income as being much more than it is; this leads to various comical situations of exceeding hilarity.
The Man Who Could Not LaughThe Man Who Could Not Laugh · 1968
The Man Who Could Not Laugh
5.51968
MovieComedy
A man who can not laugh gets help by a psychiatrist.
Send Me a CountSend Me a Count · 1959
Send Me a Count
7.51959
MovieComedy
The burglar Karl Kilian Ledig tries to get his somewhat reluctant son Carl Gustaf interested in his "profession". He bring him along one evening to the sculpture Ulla-Carin von Knaake's house to break in and steal from her safe. Complications arise when Ulla-Carin and some of her friends unexpectedly come home and she imagines that Carl Gustaf is a model she has hired from a model agency.
Pang i byggetPang i bygget · 1965
Pang i bygget
6.21965
MovieMusicComedy
Merchant Valentin Skog runs the small town's grocery shop and folk park with little revenue but a lot of heart. But the no-good profiteers brothers Grym has their eyes on his business, and will use any means. The dirtier the better! But they haven't counted on "The Doll"- a fresh breeze from the big city - or rather storm wind - who blows life in the struggle against the crooks.

Filmography

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På spåretPå spåret · 1987
På spåret
6.71987
SeriesFamily
På spåret is a popular Swedish TV game show broadcast on SVT since September 5, 1987. The show, which is intended to be humorous yet educational, has remained one of the most popular TV shows in Sweden, attracting an average of 2,150,000 viewers during the 2007 season. The all-time record was set in March 1990, when 3.7 million people tuned in to see the show. This means that nearly every second Swede saw the game show. På spåret is an original format developed by Ingvar Oldsberg for SVT, and he hosted the show for many years. Author and tennis legend Björn Hellberg was promoted from contestant to permanent Oldsberg sidekick in 1995 after winning for four straight seasons. Famous gourmet, restaurant-owner, and former contestant Carl-Jan Grankvist sat in for Hellberg during the 2004 season. In 2009, after 21 years, Oldsberg left and Kristian Luuk took over as the host. Björn Hellberg too decided to leave and was replaced with Fredrik Lindström.

Gästartist

Ta sjansenTa sjansen · 1983
Ta sjansen
1983
SeriesRealityComedy
«Ta sjansen» was a popular Norwegian TV show broadcast on NRK from 1983 to 2002. It was a light-hearted, annual summer event filmed outdoors at the Homenkollen ski jump in Oslo. The show featured contestants competing in two main types of humorous and often chaotic challenges: Homemade boats racing down a steep ramp into the water, and creative bicycles racing on floating docks. Participants often wore silly costumes and built wildly imaginative contraptions, making the spectacle part game show, part variety show, and part slapstick comedy. «Ta sjansen» was known for its fun, festive atmosphere, and it became a beloved summer tradition in Norway. Though not officially competitive, winners were awarded prizes, and the emphasis was always on entertainment rather than serious sportsmanship.