Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson (1 July 1928 – 8 October 2017) was a Finnish actress and theater director.[1] She was a versatile actor and a recognized pioneer of avant-garde theater in Finland.[2]
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Born | Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson 1 July 1928 Helsinki, Finland |
Died | 8 October 2017(2017-10-08) (aged 89) Helsinki, Finland |
Nationality | Finnish |
Occupation | Actress, stage director |
She started her career at Svenska Teatern, a theater in Helsinki for Swedish-language theater productions.[3] She created roles both in Finnish and in Swedish language, and from the early 1980s, she worked regularly also in Sweden.[2]
In Sweden, she was best known as "Muminmamma" in the TV series about Mumintrollet and for her role in Rederiet.[4]
From 1952 to 1984, she was married to actor Lasse Pöysti.[3] From 2007 until her death in 2017, she was married to Iwar Wiklander. The couple resided in Gothenburg, Sweden.[5] Her son Erik Pöysti and granddaughter Alma Pöysti are both actors in Helsinki.
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