Babben Larsson

Barbro Karin Viola Westerlund Larsson (born 29 October 1956), better known as Babben, is a Swedish actress and comedian.[1]

Babben Larsson
Babben Larsson in 2014
Born
Barbro Karin Viola "Babben" Westerlund Larsson

(1956-10-29) 29 October 1956
Dalhem, Gotland, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation
Years active1984–present
Known forStand-up comedy
Websitewww.babben.com

Life and career

Babben was born in Dalhem on Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced dialect. Now living in Solna with her daughter, she attended the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Stockholm in 1977–1980. She has been active in the S.U.C.K. (Stand Up Comedy Club) since 1988 and comedian group R.E.A. (Roligt Elakt Aktuellt). She has also appeared in the TV show Parlamentet and had her own talk show Babben & co in 2007.[2] She performed as a stand up comedian in Great Britain 1996 and also did a couple appearances on British television.

In 2006, she was voted the most popular female comedian in Sweden in the popular TV-programme Folktoppen.[3]

In 1992, Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist named one of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10795 Babben after her.[4][5]

Selected filmography

Films and TV series.[1]

  • 1980 – Children's Island
  • 1984 – Tryggare kan ingen vara … (TV series)
  • 1989 – Peter och Petra
  • 1994 – Läckan
  • 1994 – 13-årsdagen
  • 1996 – Drömprinsen – filmen om Em
  • 1996 – Polisen och pyromanen (TV series)
  • 1997 – Nattbuss 807
  • 1998 – Lithivm
  • 1999 – Sherdil
  • 2007 – Leende guldbruna ögon (TV series)
  • 2010 – Fyra år till
  • 2013 – Wallander – försvunnen
  • 2014 – LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Skuggor över Valleby
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gollark: So make the door hollow or something so it's lighter.
gollark: Your parent does sound somewhat crazy.

References
  1. "Barbro "Babben" Larsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  2. Björck, Joakim (9 March 2008). "Babben Larsson - från splittrad till hel" [Babben Larsson - From shattered to whole]. www.hd.se. Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. Seretis, Wayne (30 September 2006). "Babben Larsson är Sveriges roligaste kvinna" [Babben Larsson is Sweden's funniest woman]. www.expressen.se. Expressen. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. "10795 Babben (1992 EB5)". NASA. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  5. Cumming, Robert (3 March 2011). "Tjelvar! Ove och Tommy döpte Gotlands nya asteroid" [Tjelvar! Ove and Tommy named Gotland's new asteroid]. www.popularastronomi.se. Populär Astronomi. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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