Portrait of Hjördis Petterson

Hjördis Petterson

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: October 17, 1908

Place of Birth: Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden

Filmography

1993
Minns ni?

as (archive footage)

1985
Mask of Murder

as Ida Swanson

1984
Duellantens ansikte

as The Patient

1981
SOPOR

as Eleonora Bruse, Châtelaine

1980
To Be a Millionaire

as Mushroom picker

1978
The Adventures of Picasso

as Grandmëre (uncredited)

1974
1969
The Passion of Anna

as Johan's Sister (uncredited)

1969
1968
I, a Woman Part II

as Siv's mother-in-law

1967
En sån strålande dag

as Mrs. Karlsson

1966
Doktor Knock

as Lady in purple

1965
The Cats

as Anna

1963
Sällskapslek

as Stina Grepe

1962
Lady in White

as Julia Rask

1961
The Pleasure Garden

as Ellen Franzén

1961
The Heist

as Mrs. Jansson

1961
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

as Fanny Falkman

1960
When Darkness Falls

as Tekla Motander

1959
Sängkammartjuven

as Guest at a party

1959
Heaven and Pancakes

as Mrs. Jägerström

1959
1959
Face of Fire

as Mrs. Kovac

1959
Swinging at the Castle

as Madam Rochelle

1959
Miss Chic

as Rita Rang

1958
Fridolf sticker opp!

as Selma Olsson

1958
Miss April

as Fru Berg

1957
Enslingen Johannes

as Susanna, Tomas mor

1957
1957
Count on Trouble

as Clara Grepeclou

1957
Gårdarna runt sjön

as Mrs Ehrenfalk

1956
Little Fridolf and Me

as Selma Olsson

1956
Swing it, fröken

as Alma Ståhlberg

1956
Private Entrance

as Mrs. Gabrielsson

1956
Ett dockhem

as Gurlis mor

1955
Flicka i kasern

as Olga Seman

1955
Hemsöborna

as Madame Flod

1955
The Happy Shoemaker

as Millan, Dana's wife

1954
En karl i köket

as Bertha Stenmark

1954
Dance on Roses

as Olga Eckers

1954
Taxi 13

as Mia Lundgren

1954
I rök och dans

as Aurora Königsmarck

1954
Enchanted Journey

as Emilie Hassel, Porslins-Birgitta's mother

1954
Sju svarta "Be-Hå"

as Sofia Pang

1953
Dumbom

as Svea Holmström

1953
Göingehövdingen

as Slottsfru

1953
Resan till dej

as Dagmar Vikström

1953
Hidden in the Fog

as Annie Eriksson

1952
Flyg-Bom

as Mrs. Wikman

1952
Klasskamrater

as Wilma Pettersson

1952
När syrenerna blomma

as Mrs. Lamberg

1951
Divorced

as Kerstin Nordelius, inackorderingstant, Bertils mor

1951
1950
Jack of Hearts

as Elisabeth Canitz

1949
Sjösalavår

as Elvira's mother

1948
Solkatten

as Klara Bjurstedt

1948
Little Martin Returns

as Fräulein Schultze

1947
1946
While the Door Was Locked

as Frida Johansson

1946
Eviga länkar

as Hilda Granström

1946
It Rains on Our Love

as Mrs. Anderson

1946
Love Goes Up and Down

as "Skorpionen"

1946
Försök inte med mej...

as Switchboard operator

1945
13 Chairs

as Karin

1945
The Serious Game

as Hans hustru

1945
Lidelse

as Britta

1945
Wandering with the Moon

as Linda Fristedt

1944
Lilla helgonet

as Priorinnan

1944
Appassionata

as Guest at the Restaurant

1943
The Sin of Anna Lans

as Mrs. Herlen

1943
Imprisoned Women

as Prisoner

1942
Löjtnantshjärtan

as Katrin Pålsson

1942
Sextuplets

as Selma Waldner

1942
We Home Toilers

as Laura Larsson

1942
A Singing Girl

as Henriette

1942
Farliga vägar

as Hostess

1941
Lasse-Maja

as Madame Agathe

1941
The Fight Continues

as Ogifta Augusta Sofia Svensson, alkoholist

1941
Lärarinna på vift

as Miss Hedberg

1941
Bara en kvinna

as fru Pettersson, Stenwalls hushållerska

1940
His Grace's Will

as Julia Hyltenius

1940
Kiss Her!

as Fru Rosa Blom

1940
Lillebror och jag

as Fröken Björkman, direktör Björkmans syster

1939
Landstormens lilla Lotta

as Mrs Fredriksson

1938
Styrman Karlssons flammor

as Mrs. Mathiesen

1936
Alla tiders Karlsson

as Hilda Malmquist

1936
Ä' vi gifta?

as Danserinne

1936
Janssons frestelse

as Telephone operator

1934
Synnöve Solbakken

as Karen Solbakken

1934
Anderssonskans Kalle

as Mrs. Pilgren

1933
Kanske en diktare

as Cigar Lady