Viveca Lindfors
| Viveca Lindfors | |
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with Bob Fosse in Broadway play, Pal Joey (1963)
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| Born |
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors 29 December 1920 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Died | 25 October 1995 (aged 74) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1940–1995 |
| Spouse(s) |
George Tabori (1953–1970; divorced) Don Siegel (1948–1953; divorced) Folke Rogard (1944–1948; divorced) Harry Hasso (1941–1943; divorced) |
| Children | John Tabori with Hasso Kristoffer Tabori, with Siegel Lena Tabori, with Rogard |
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (29 December 1920 – 25 October 1995), better known under her professional name of Viveca Lindfors, was a Swedish stage and film actress.
Lindfors was born in Uppsala, Sweden, the daughter of Karin Emilia Therese (née Dymling) and Axel Torsten Lindfors. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School, Stockholm. Soon after, she became a theater and film star in Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1946 after being signed by Warner Bros. and began working in Hollywood. She appeared in more than one hundred films including Night Unto Night, No Sad Songs for Me, Dark City, King of Kings, Creepshow, The Sure Thing, and Stargate.
She appeared with actors such as Ronald Reagan, Jeffrey Hunter, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott and Errol Flynn. In 1963 she appeared in the film An Affair of the Skin as the mistress of Kevin McCarthy's character. Lindfors appeared in an television episode of the first season of Twelve O'Clock High. She also appeared on television, including the 1959 episode "The Temple of the Swinging Doll" of the NBC espionage drama Five Fingers, starring David Hedison. Later, she had a recurring role on the ABC series Life Goes On, for which she won an Emmy Award. Lindfors appeared with Joseph Cotten and Ward Bond in the 1957 film The Halliday Brand. One of her last performances was in the original Stargate film in which she played the role of Catherine Langford.
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