Lena Nyman

    Lena Nyman

    May 23, 1944 (80 years old) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sverige

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anna Lena Elisabet Nyman (23 May 1944 – 4 February 2011) was a Swedish film and stage actress. Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's 491 (1964) and got her breakthrough in his I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967), where she, in pseudo-documentary fashion, played a character of the same name as herself, and its sequel I Am Curious (Blue) (1968). She later participated in many of the films and stage productions of Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson, such as Release the Prisoners to Spring (1975) and The Adventures of Picasso (1978). Nyman co-starred with Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann in Ingmar Bergman's Autumn Sonata (1978). In 2004, Nyman received the royal medal Litteris et Artibus, and in 2006 she was the recipient of the Eugene O'Neill Award. Nyman died on 4 February 2011, aged 66, after a long battle with several illnesses including cancer, COPD and Guillain–Barré syndrome.

    Known For

    The Guldbagge AwardsThe Guldbagge Awards
    JulkalendernJulkalendern
    Ronia, the Robber's DaughterRonia, the Robber's Daughter
    Autumn SonataAutumn Sonata
    Ture Sventon privatdetektivTure Sventon privatdetektiv

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