Acting
Hjördis Petterson
Born 1908-10-17
Visby, Gotlands län, Sweden
Department: Acting
Biography
Hjördis Olga Maria Petterson was a Swedish stage and screen actress, pedagogue and singer. She was educated at The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, Stockholm, 1927-30, made her film debut in "Kanske en diktare/Maybe a Poet" (1933). She has appeared in more than 140 feature films.
Known For
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The Passion of Anna
1969
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The Adventures of Picasso
1978
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It Rains on Our Love
1946
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A Ship to India
1947
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Children's Island
1980
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Synnöve Solbakken
1934
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Miss April
1958
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Löjtnantshjärtan
1942
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SOPOR
1981
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Mask of Murder
1985
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (143 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Minns ni? | (archive footage) | Movie | 1993 |
 | Gösta Ekman - En levande legend | Self | Movie | 1987 |
 | Mask of Murder | Ida Swanson | Movie | 1985 |
 | Duellantens ansikte | The Patient | Movie | 1984 |
| Hans Christian and the Geographic Society | Änkan | Movie | 1981 | |
 | SOPOR | Eleonora Bruse, Châtelaine | Movie | 1981 |
 | Children's Island | Olga | Movie | 1980 |
 | To Be a Millionaire | Mushroom picker | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Adventures of Picasso | Grandmëre (uncredited) | Movie | 1978 |
 | Engeln | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Anderssonskans Kalle i busform | Mrs. Nilsson | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Passion of Anna | Johan's Sister (uncredited) | Movie | 1969 |
 | The lift that went down into hell | The female devil | Movie | 1969 |
 | Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung | Mrs. Svea Vikingson | Movie | 1968 |
 | Åsa-Nisse och den stora kalabaliken | Selma | Movie | 1968 |
 | I, a Woman Part II | Siv's mother-in-law | Movie | 1968 |
 | En sån strålande dag | Mrs. Karlsson | Movie | 1967 |
| Sadist | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 | |
 | Doktor Knock | Lady in purple | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Cats | Anna | Movie | 1965 |
 | Sällskapslek | Stina Grepe | Movie | 1963 |
 | Sten Stensson kommer tillbaka | Agda | Movie | 1963 |
 | Lady in White | Julia Rask | Movie | 1962 |
| Ticket to Paradise | Mother Rossi | Movie | 1962 | |
 | The Pleasure Garden | Ellen Franzén | Movie | 1961 |
 | The Heist | Mrs. Jansson | Movie | 1961 |
 | Ljuvlig är sommarnatten | Fanny Falkman | Movie | 1961 |
 | When Darkness Falls | Tekla Motander | Movie | 1960 |
 | Three Wishes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 |
 | Sängkammartjuven | Guest at a party | Movie | 1959 |
 | Heaven and Pancakes | Mrs. Jägerström | Movie | 1959 |
 | Fridolfs farliga ålder | Selma Olsson | Movie | 1959 |
 | Face of Fire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
| Face of Fire | Mrs. Kovac | Movie | 1959 |
 | Swinging at the Castle | Madam Rochelle | Movie | 1959 |
| Enslingen i blåsväder | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 | |
 | Miss Chic | Rita Rang | Movie | 1959 |
 | Fridolf sticker opp! | Selma Olsson | Movie | 1958 |
 | Miss April | Fru Berg | Movie | 1958 |
 | Web of Desire | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Master Detective Lives Dangerously | Mrs. Karlsson | Movie | 1957 |
| Enslingen Johannes | Susanna, Tomas mor | Movie | 1957 | |
 | Lille Fridolf blir morfar | Selma Olsson | Movie | 1957 |
 | Count on Trouble | Clara Grepeclou | Movie | 1957 |
 | Gårdarna runt sjön | Mrs Ehrenfalk | Movie | 1957 |
 | Rasmus, Pontus and Toker | Berta | Movie | 1956 |
 | Little Fridolf and Me | Selma Olsson | Movie | 1956 |
 | Swing it, fröken | Alma Ståhlberg | Movie | 1956 |
| Girl in Tails | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 | |
 | Private Entrance | Mrs. Gabrielsson | Movie | 1956 |
 | Ett dockhem | Gurlis mor | Movie | 1956 |
 | Flicka i kasern | Olga Seman | Movie | 1955 |
 | Hemsöborna | Madame Flod | Movie | 1955 |
| Den underbara lögnen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 | |
 | The Happy Shoemaker | Millan, Dana's wife | Movie | 1955 |
| Friarannonsen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 | |
 | En karl i köket | Bertha Stenmark | Movie | 1954 |
 | Östermans testamente | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1954 |
 | Dance on Roses | Olga Eckers | Movie | 1954 |
 | Taxi 13 | Mia Lundgren | Movie | 1954 |
 | I rök och dans | Aurora Königsmarck | Movie | 1954 |
 | Enchanted Journey | Emilie Hassel, Porslins-Birgitta's mother | Movie | 1954 |
 | Sju svarta "Be-Hå" | Sofia Pang | Movie | 1954 |
 | Dumbom | Svea Holmström | Movie | 1953 |
 | Göingehövdingen | Slottsfru | Movie | 1953 |
 | Resan till dej | Dagmar Vikström | Movie | 1953 |
 | Hidden in the Fog | Annie Eriksson | Movie | 1953 |
 | We Three Debutantes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Flyg-Bom | Mrs. Wikman | Movie | 1952 |
 | Klasskamrater | Wilma Pettersson | Movie | 1952 |
 | Defiance | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 |
| Vara eller inte vara | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 | |
 | Under svällande segel | Märta | Movie | 1952 |
 | När syrenerna blomma | Mrs. Lamberg | Movie | 1952 |
 | Divorced | Kerstin Nordelius, inackorderingstant, Bertils mor | Movie | 1951 |
 | Leva på 'Hoppet' | Teacher | Movie | 1951 |
 | Jack of Hearts | Elisabeth Canitz | Movie | 1950 |
 | Rolling Sea | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1950 |
 | Sjösalavår | Elvira's mother | Movie | 1949 |
 | Solkatten | Klara Bjurstedt | Movie | 1948 |
 | Little Martin Returns | Fräulein Schultze | Movie | 1948 |
 | Calle og Palle | Madame Sylvia | Movie | 1948 |
| They Fought Their Way to Freedom | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1948 | |
 | A Ship to India | Sofi | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Bride Came Through the Ceiling | Hilda Linnér | Movie | 1947 |
 | Stackars lilla Sven | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 |
 | While the Door Was Locked | Frida Johansson | Movie | 1946 |
 | Eviga länkar | Hilda Granström | Movie | 1946 |
 | It Rains on Our Love | Mrs. Anderson | Movie | 1946 |
 | Johansson och Vestman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1946 |
 | Det glada kalaset | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1946 |
 | Love Goes Up and Down | "Skorpionen" | Movie | 1946 |
 | Försök inte med mej... | Switchboard operator | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Journey Away | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1945 |
 | 13 Chairs | Karin | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Serious Game | Hans hustru | Movie | 1945 |
 | Lidelse | Britta | Movie | 1945 |
 | Wandering with the Moon | Linda Fristedt | Movie | 1945 |
 | Pettersson & Bendels nya affärer | Miss Svensson | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Turnstile | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1944 |
 | Dolly tar chansen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1944 |
| Stopp! Tänk på något annat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1944 | |
| Vår herre luggar Johansson | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1944 | |
 | Lilla helgonet | Priorinnan | Movie | 1944 |
 | Appassionata | Guest at the Restaurant | Movie | 1944 |
 | I dag gifter sig min man | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Sin of Anna Lans | Mrs. Herlen | Movie | 1943 |
 | Imprisoned Women | Prisoner | Movie | 1943 |
 | Löjtnantshjärtan | Katrin Pålsson | Movie | 1942 |
| Jacob's Ladder | Mrs. Knutsson | Movie | 1942 | |
 | Sextuplets | Selma Waldner | Movie | 1942 |
 | We Home Toilers | Laura Larsson | Movie | 1942 |
| Morgondagens melodi | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1942 | |
 | A Singing Girl | Henriette | Movie | 1942 |
 | Farliga vägar | Hostess | Movie | 1942 |
 | Lasse-Maja | Madame Agathe | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Fight Continues | Ogifta Augusta Sofia Svensson, alkoholist | Movie | 1941 |
| Ung dam med tur | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1941 | |
 | Teacher on a Spree | Miss Hedberg | Movie | 1941 |
 | Bara en kvinna | fru Pettersson, Stenwalls hushållerska | Movie | 1941 |
 | His Grace's Will | Julia Hyltenius | Movie | 1940 |
 | Stora famnen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1940 |
 | Kiss Her! | Fru Rosa Blom | Movie | 1940 |
 | Lillebror och jag | Fröken Björkman, direktör Björkmans syster | Movie | 1940 |
 | Roses Every Night | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 |
 | Landstormens lilla Lotta | Mrs Fredriksson | Movie | 1939 |
 | Styrman Karlssons flammor | Mrs. Mathiesen | Movie | 1938 |
 | Pappas pojke | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1937 |
| En flicka kommer till sta'n | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1937 | |
 | The Family Secret | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |
| Fröken blir piga | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 | |
 | Äventyret | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |
 | It Pays to Advertise! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1936 |
 | Alla tiders Karlsson | Hilda Malmquist | Movie | 1936 |
 | Ä' vi gifta? | Danserinne | Movie | 1936 |
 | Janssons frestelse | Telephone operator | Movie | 1936 |
 | Pettersson - Sverige | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 |
 | Eva går ombord | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 |
 | Synnöve Solbakken | Karen Solbakken | Movie | 1934 |
 | Sången till henne | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 |
 | Andersson’s Kalle | Mrs. Pilgren | Movie | 1934 |
 | Kanske en diktare | Cigar Lady | Movie | 1933 |
 | Parisiennes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 |