Viveca Lindfors
Biography
Viveca Lindfors was a Swedish-American actress. Born in Uppsala and trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in Stockholm, she became a star in Swedish theater and film. After Warner Bros. signed her, she went to the United States in 1946 and made more than 100 films, among them Dark City (1950), King of Kings (1961), Creepshow (1982), The Sure Thing (1985), and Stargate (1994). On Broadway in 1952 she appeared in I've Got Sixpence. Television work kept her busy as a guest star, and she took the title part in a miniseries, Frankenstein's Aunt. She won an Emmy in 1990 for Life Goes On and was nominated in 1978 for A Question of Guilt. In 1962 she shared the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival for No Exit. She later taught acting at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts and played a lead in Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995).
74years old at death
- Born Uppsala
- Died Uppsala
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 47 years1948 to 1995
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Behind the award
Viveca Lindfors shared the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 1962 Berlin Film Festival with Rita Gam for their performances in Tad Danielewski's No Exit.
Early training
Lindfors studied at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Training Academy. She then quickly became a star of both theater and film in Sweden.
A change of course
Lindfors spent her final years teaching acting at Manhattan's School of Visual Arts and took a lead role in Henry Jaglom's Last Summer in the Hamptons.
Viveca Lindfors movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Creepshow1982 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day")
IMDb rating 6.858K votes
Most often with
Nicholas Ray directed two of these films, Vincent Sherman two. Andre Gregory appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Denver Pyle's page
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All films by Nicholas Ray
All films by Vincent Sherman
Also two films together9 more actors
- Jeffrey HunterBrainstorm (1965) and King of Kings (1961)
- Melanie MayronPlaying for Time (1980) and Girlfriends (1978)
- Henry JaglomLast Summer in the Hamptons (1995) and Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1995)
- Jason MillerThe Exorcist III (1990) and Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
- Andrea MarcovicciWho Is Henry Jaglom? (1995) and The Hand (1981)
- Roderick CookSilent Madness (1984) and Girlfriends (1978)
- Michael EmilLast Summer in the Hamptons (1995) and Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1995)
- Barbara FloodLast Summer in the Hamptons (1995) and Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1995)
- Victoria FoytLast Summer in the Hamptons (1995) and Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1995)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Viveca Lindfors's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$343 million
8 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 16 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 16Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$197M57.2% of the total
- 2$50M14.6% of the total
- 3$39M11.4% of the total
- 4$21M6.1% of the total
- 5$18M5.3% of the total
- 6$13M3.9% of the total
- 7$4.8M1.4% of the total
- 8$567K0.2% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1962 to 1992, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1990 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Life Goes On | Won |
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 1962 | Silver Bear for Best Actress | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1992 | Genie Awards | Won | |
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