Anita Björk

Anita Björk born 25 April 1923 is a Swedish actress Born in Tällberg Dalarna Anita Björk attended Dramatens elevskola The Royal Dramatic Theatres acting school in 194245 Anita Björk has been a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and has worked at the national stage Dramaten since 1945 where she has performed in more than 100 parts over the years which makes her one of the greatest actors of Dramaten On film Anita Björk has played leading roles in particular in a number of style forming Swedish thrillers and crime mystery dramas including Det kom en gäst 1947 Moln över Hellesta 1956 Damen i svart 1958 Mannekäng i rött 1958 and Tärningen är kastad 1960 Still her most famous part is probably her title role in Alf Sjöbergs celebrated film adaption of Strindbergs Miss Julie 1951 that was awarded with the grand prize at Cannes Film Festival Married to Olof Bergström 19451951 and from 1953 with Stig Dagerman After his death she had a relationship with Graham Greene Currently performing in AR Gurneys play Kärleksbrev Love Letters at Dramaten opposite JanOlof Strandberg Lilla scenen MarchApril 2009 Description above from the Wikipedia article Anita Björk licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia