Pauline Brunius, née Emma Maria Pauline Lindstedt (10 February 1881 in Stockholm – 30 March 1954 in Stockholm) was a Swedish stage and film actor, screenwriter and film and theatre director. She was the managing director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1938 to 1948.

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Pauline Brunius
Born	Emma Maria Pauline Lindstedt (1881-02-10)10 February 1881 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	30 March 1954(1954-03-30) (aged 73) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1901–1934
Spouse	John W. Brunius ​ ​ (m. 1909⁠–⁠1935)​
Children	Palle Brunius Anne-Marie Brunius

Biography

Born in 1881, Brunius became a ballet student in 1891, but ended her ballet studies in favor of spoken drama. She was engaged at the theatre Olympiateatern in 1902. Jointly with her spouse (John W. Brunius) and colleague, Gösta Ekman (senior), she was the managing director of the theatre Oscarsteatern in 1926–1932. In 1938, she was engaged as the managing director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre.

Married 1909–1935 with actor John W. Brunius. She was the mother of actress Anne-Marie Brunius and actor Palle Brunius.

Selected filmography

• Thora van Deken (1920)
• Gyurkovicsarna (1920)
• A Wild Bird (1921)
• The Eyes of Love (1922)
• The Blizzard (1923)
• Charles XII (1925)
• Gustaf Wasa (1928)
• The Doctor's Secret (1930)
• Charlotte Löwensköld (1930)
• False Greta (1934)

Sources

Further reading

• Pauline Brunius at Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pauline Brunius.

• Pauline Brunius at IMDb