Hjördis Petterson

Acting

Hjördis Petterson

Born October 17, 1908 · Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden

Died May 27, 1988 · aged 79

Hjördis Olga Maria Petterson was a Swedish stage and screen actress, pedagogue and singer. She was educated at The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, Stockholm, 1927-30, made her film debut in "Kanske en diktare/Maybe a Poet" (1933). She has appeared in more than 140 feature films.

Known For

Synnöve SolbakkenSynnöve Solbakken · 1934
Synnöve Solbakken
10.01934
MovieDrama
Swedish version of Norwegian National Author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's novel.
Miss AprilMiss April · 1958
Miss April
7.31958
MovieComedyRomance
The banker Marcus falls in love with the young ballet-dancer Maj who works at the opera. To meet her he takes a job there but Maj is in love with Osvald Berg, the big star of the opera. To wake Osvald's interest for her she asks Marcus if he could play deeply in love with her. Plot summary by nL.
LöjtnantshjärtanLöjtnantshjärtan · 1942
Löjtnantshjärtan
5.51942
MovieComedyMusic
"Bleeding Hearts" - Comedy with charming hussar lieutenants, indulgent landlord daughters, wild rides and romantic mansion balls.
Teacher on a SpreeTeacher on a Spree · 1941
Teacher on a Spree
7.01941
MovieMusic
Karin Berggren is living a double life. In the daytime she is a strict teacher at a boarding school for girls. In the evenings she becomes the star singer at a popular nightclub.
Swinging at the CastleSwinging at the Castle · 1959
Swinging at the Castle
7.01959
MovieComedy
Love triangle between Svante, his fiancee Inga and Sophie, a girl from a rich family.
The lift that went down into hellThe lift that went down into hell · 1969
The lift that went down into hell
8.51969
MovieDramaTV Movie
A loving couple on an escapade, ending in a hotel room in the underworld. When the floor waiter shows up, the woman feel she has seen him before. And suddenly she discovers who he is.
Swing it, frökenSwing it, fröken · 1956
Swing it, fröken
6.71956
MovieDrama
There is a new English teacher in school, Miss Lind. She moves in with the Nilssons, whose son Sigge prefers playing with his trumpet than to study German. Miss Lind convinces him how important his studies are. But Sanna, a girl in Sigge's class becomes jealous and angry when Sigge prefers his homework instead of her. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
SällskapslekSällskapslek · 1963
Sällskapslek
9.01963
MovieDrama
In a magnificent villa a 25-year-old son of Count lives with his family. He falls in love with an elementary school teacher. So does even his father the Count.

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SjösalavårSjösalavår · 1949
Sjösalavår
10.01949
MovieMusicComedy
The Troubadour sits at a rock beside his summerhouse Sjösala in the Stockholm archipelago. He is composing a new ballad, when his son Sven Bertil interrupts him, telling him that an angry man is knocking at their door. It is the creditor Andersson, coming with a new unpaid bill to be put on the top of all the other. The Troubadour is tired of all economical problems. It disturbs the peace he needs to be able to write new songs, and without new songs he cannot earn the money he needs to pay the bills. To get peace and inspiration for his writing, he makes a quick decision to go to Buenos Aires. By phone he persuades his publisher to prepay 7000 kronor for some future book. On the little ferry from the islands in the sea to Stockholm city the Troubadour is carried away by his imagination into the fictitious world of his main character Fritiof Andersson. Colorful scenes from various songs are enacted before his dreaming eyes. In Stockholm he spends the night at the inn Gyldene Freden. ...

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