Viveca Serlachius
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Viveca Elisabeth Marianne Serlachius Olsson (2 March 1923 – 9 January 1993) was a Finnish-born Swedish actress,{{cite web|url=https://theiapolis.com/actress-G64E/viveca-serlachius/ |title=Viveca Serlachius: Finnish actress |publisher=Theiapolis |date= |accessdate=27 April 2017}} best known as the first actress to play Pippi Longstocking on film, Pippi Longstocking in 1949, when she was aged 26 portraying a 9-year-old girl.{{cite web|last=Frazzle |first=Miss |url=http://bookerpillar.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/great-pippi.html |title=the bookerpillar: The Great Pippi!! |publisher=Bookerpillar.blogspot.co.uk |date=22 May 2010 |accessdate=27 April 2017}}
She was married to Torbjörn Olsson from 1954 until her death in 1993.
Selected filmography
- The Journey Away (1945)
- The Night Watchman's Wife (1947)
- I Love You Karlsson (1947)
- Pippi Longstocking (1949)
- Playing Truant (1949)
- Fiancée for Hire (1950)
- The Motor Cavaliers (1950)
- Teacher's First Born (1950)
- Defiance (1952)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0785231|name=Viveca Serlachius}}
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Category:Actresses from Helsinki
Category:20th-century Swedish actresses
Category:Finnish emigrants to Sweden
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