Frida Winnerstrand

Karolina Alfrida Winnerstrand, "née Kumlin", January 23, 1881 – December 1, 1943 was a Swedish actress.

Biography

Born in Lövsta, Järfälla, Stockholm, Frida Winnerstrand made her debut 1896 in the Anna Lundbergs Theatre Company and later studied acting at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school (Dramatens elevskola) in Stockholm 1900-1901. Later she joined the Hillberg Company (1901-02) and the Selander Company (1902-03) on tour. Performed at Albert Ranft's theatre, old Östermalmsteatern 1903, at the Swedish Theatre 1904 and from 1905-19 at Vasateatern. From 1919 to her death in 1943 she worked at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm where some of her most notable parts were as Lady Chiltern in Oscar Wildes "An Ideal Husband" (1919), Adelaide i play "Johan Ulfstjerna", Julia Swedenhielm in Hjalmar Bergmans "Swedenhielms" (1925), Essie Miller in Eugene O'Neills "Ah, Wilderness!" (1935-36), Mrs Heyst in Strindbergs "Easter" and as Mor i Falla in Selma Lagerlöfs "Kejsarn av Portugallien (The Emperor of Portugal) (1939)".

. They often appeared together on stage and played opposite each other in the popular long running radio series "Familjen Björck (The Bjorck Family)", as Mr and Mrs Bjorck (that aired in Swedish Radio, SR, between 1936-1943), and later also in the popular film adaption of the series, shot in 1940.

Selected filmography

* Familjen Björck (The Bjorck Family) (1940)
* Blixt och dunder (Summer Lightning) (1938)
* Äventyret (1936)
* De läckra skaldjuren (1920)