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Anita Björk

1923 - 2012

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Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress. Björk was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and worked on the national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1945 onwards and played more than 100 roles over the years (which makes her one of the greatest actors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre). Anita Björk played leading roles in film in a number of genres, including thrillers and crime mystery dramas such as Det kom en gäst (1947), Moln över Hellesta (1956), Damen i svart (1958), Mannekäng i rött (1958) and Tärningen är kastad (1960). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anita Björk is the 2,125th most popular actor (up from 2,445th in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 424th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Swedish Actor.

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Among actors, Anita Björk ranks 2,125 out of 13,578. Before her are Bruce McGill, Sarah Douglas, Dove Cameron, Brenda Vaccaro, John Hillerman, and Betsy Blair. After her are Paul Shenar, David Boreanaz, Peter Capaldi, Bernhard Wicki, Richard Bull, and Gil Birmingham.

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Among people born in 1923, Anita Björk ranks 157. Before her are Peter Lawford, Wes Montgomery, Harrison Dillard, Albert Vanhoye, Constantin Dăscălescu, and Betsy Blair. After her are Hans Riegel, Elisabeth Becker, Naziha al-Dulaimi, José Giovanni, Jozef Lenárt, and Andrés Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 2012, Anita Björk ranks 147. Before her are Marcos Alonso, Ulric Neisser, William Thurston, Sixten Jernberg, Celeste Holm, and Bohdan Stupka. After her are Jack Klugman, Han Suyin, Gae Aulenti, Daniel Inouye, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, and Eiko Ishioka.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Anita Björk ranks 392 out of 1,879. Before her are Tore Keller (1905), Hjalmar Hammarskjöld (1862), Art Spiegelman (1948), Prince August, Duke of Dalarna (1831), Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden (1100), and Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1753). After her are Ernst Alexanderson (1878), Ivar Kreuger (1880), Mai Zetterling (1925), Noomi Rapace (1979), Monica Zetterlund (1937), and Artur Lundkvist (1906).

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Among ACTORS In Sweden

Among actors born in Sweden, Anita Björk ranks 30. Before her are Gunnel Lindblom (1931), Eva Dahlbeck (1920), Pernilla August (1958), Allan Edwall (1924), Lena Nyman (1944), and Kristina Söderbaum (1912). After her are Mai Zetterling (1925), Noomi Rapace (1979), Viveca Lindfors (1920), Rolf Lassgård (1955), Mikael Persbrandt (1963), and Petra Mede (1970).

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