Berit Marianne Frodi (born 19 April 1926) is a Swedish actress, singer and director.[1]

Berit Frodi
Frodi in 1960
Born
Berit Marianne Frodi

(1926-04-19) 19 April 1926 (age 98)
Gothenburg, Sweden
EducationGothenburg City Theatre
OccupationActress
Years active1947–1991
Spouse
Gunnar Staern
(m. 1960; div. 1971)
RelativesIttla Frodi (sister)

Biography

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Frodi was born in April 1926 in Gothenburg. She was the daughter of Roland Frodi (died 1975), a shipowner[2] and Vanja Dymling (died 1987). Her youngest sisters, Barbro Frodi (died 2017), was a television producer[3] and Ittla Frodi (died 2003) was an actress.[4]

She began her stage career as a student soloist in Storan's choir[5] in Gothenburg in 1947 and entered the pupil school at Gothenburg City Theater in 1950.[6] One of the most remarkable roles in cinema was Lena Hagen in drama-detective film Girl without a name (1954).[7] Frodi's career as an actress and singer ended when she married the conductor Gunnar Staern.[8] The two first met at Gävle city theater in September 1957 and married on 3 February 1960. Eventually, she set out a new career path as, among other things, a director. During the 1980s, she worked primarily as a theater teacher at the student schools in Gothenburg and as an instructor around the country. She retired in 1991.

Filmography

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  • 1954 - Foreign Intrigue (TV Movie)
  • 1954 - Girl without a name
  • 1958 – The Koster Waltz
  • 1959 – Beautiful Susanna and the old men
  • 1969 – Let's make an opera (TV opera)

References

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  1. ^ "Berit Frodi - SFdb" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. ^ American Maritime Cases. The Editors. 1946.
  3. ^ Freyr: búnaðarblað (in Icelandic). Riksprentsmiðjan Gutenberg. 1983.
  4. ^ Reid, John Howard (2007-01-01). Science-fiction & Fantasy Cinema: Classic Films of Horror, Sci-fi & the Supernatural. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4303-0113-4.
  5. ^ Senior, Evan (1969). Music and Musicians. Hansom Books.
  6. ^ Nicoll, Allardyce (1958-01-02). Shakespeare Survey With Index 1-10: Volume 11, The Last Plays. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-52347-9.
  7. ^ Tapper, Michael (2011-01-01). Snuten i skymningslandet: svenska polisberättelser i roman och på film 1965-2010 (in Swedish). Nordic Academic Press. ISBN 978-91-85509-62-1.
  8. ^ International Music Calendar. Music Committee of the People to People Program.