Margaretha Krook

Margaretha Knutsdotter Krook (15 October 1925 – 7 May 2001) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1974. In 1976, she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress for the film Release the Prisoners to Spring.[1]

Margaretha Krook
Margaretha Krook, early 1960s.
Born	Margareta Knutsdotter Krook (1925-10-15)15 October 1925 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	7 May 2001(2001-05-07) (aged 75) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1949–2001
Spouse(s)	Stig Hammar ​ ( m. 1956⁠–⁠1981)

Selected filmography

Margaretha Krook and Holger Löwenadler in 1963.

• 1949 – Only a Mother
• 1951 – Miss Julie
• 1954 – Karin Månsdotter
• 1958 – Brink of Life
• 1961 – Swedenhielms (TV-pjäs)
• 1963 – Adam och Eva
• 1964 – Swedish Wedding Night
• 1964 – Svenska bilder
• 1966 – Persona
• 1966 – Träfracken
• 1968 – Bombi Bitt och jag
• 1969 – Bokhandlaren som slutade bada
• 1970 – Ministern
• 1972 – The Man Who Quit Smoking
• 1973 – Bröllopet
• 1974 – Vita nejlikan eller Den barmhärtige sybariten
• 1975 – Release the Prisoners to Spring
• 1978 – The Adventures of Picasso
• 1980 – Sverige åt svenskarna
• 1981 – Sopor
• 1986 – Morrhår och ärtor
• 1989 – Jönssonligan på Mallorca
• 1990 – Den hemliga vännen
• 1992 – The Best Intentions
• 1997 – Rika barn leka bäst
• 2000 – Gossip
• 2000 – Dinosaur (voice of Eema)
• 2002 – Karlsson på taket

References

1. Qvist, P O. "Margaretha Krook: Beskrivning". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

External links

• Margaretha Krook on IMDb
• Margaretha Krook at the Swedish Film Database