Hjördis Paulina Genberg (10 November 1919 – 24 December 1997) was a Swedish actress and model. She was the second wife of English actor and author David Niven. Genberg was among the first supermodels of Sweden.[1][2]

Hjördis Paulina Genberg
Born	10 November 1919 Åsarna, Jämtland county, Sweden
Died	24 December 1997(1997-12-24) (aged 78) Céligny, Switzerland
Occupation	Model, actress
Spouse(s)	Carl-Gustav Tersmeden ​ ​ (m. 1946; div. 1947)​ David Niven ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 1983)​
Children	2

Life

Hjördis Genberg was born on 10th November, 1919 in Åsarna, Jämtland county, Sweden. She was the fourth of five children of Johan Georg Genberg, and his wife Gerda Paulina née Hägglund. Genberg attended her high school in the nearby Salsåker, a small town in Nordingrå. She made her breakthrough as an actress in the 1943 film Sjätte skottet. She married the businessman Carl-Gustav Tersmeden in 1946, later divorced him in 1947. In January 1948, Genberg married British actor David Niven, with whom she adopted two daughters, Kristina Niven and Fiona Niven.[3] According to friends, the relationship between Niven and Hjördis was turbulent.[4][5]

After 35 years of marriage, Niven died on 29 July 1983 in Château-d’Œx, Switzerland, of ALS.[6]

In 1994, tabloid newspapers linked her with Prince Ranier of Monaco, however a spokesperson for Rainer said no marriage was in the plans.[7][8]

Hjördis Genberg died on 24 December 1997, of a brain bleed at age 78 in Céligny, Switzerland; her ashes were scattered in the Mediterranean Sea.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography (selection)

• 1943: Sjätte skottet
• 1943: Fångad av en röst
• 1945: Brita i grosshandlarhuset
• 1945: 13 stolar

In popular culture

• Niven, David (2005-04-28). The Moon's a Balloon. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0-14-193734-2.
• Niven, David (2009-01). Bring on the Empty Horses. Little, Brown Book Group Limited. ISBN 978-1-4055-0597-0.
• Lord, Graham (2004-12-14). NIV: The Authorized Biography of David Niven. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-32863-4.
• Munn, Michael (2014-07-10). David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon. Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-78131-372-5.

Reference

External links

• Hjordis Genberg at IMDb
• Hjordis Genberg biographies

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