Inga Sofia Tidblad (29 May 1901 â€" 12 September 1975) was a Swedish
actress. She was one of the most praised actresses in Swedish theatre
during her lifetime.Tidblad grew up in Stockholm as daughter to
engineer Otto Tidblad and the formerly Helga Krumlinde. She was a
student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's famous acting school,
Dramatens elevskola 1919â€"22, where she during her student years
already was recognized as a rising star by audience and critics for
her debut performance of Ariel in Shakespeare's The Tempest, where
director Olof Molander had hand-picked her for the part, early
recognizing her talent. After her graduation from drama school she
worked at the Swedish Theatre, where she had her big star breakthrough
in Sweden as Ophelia in Hamlet, opposite Schanke in the title role, in
1924. She remained in the theatre's ensemble until its tragic
burn-down in 1925.Most notable for her many female leads in
Shakespeare and Strindberg plays, star performances by Tidblad on
stage include her Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Billie Moore in
Broadway, the Angel in Cenodoxus, Aude in Graven under triumfbågen,
Anna Boleyn in Henry VIII, Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,
Ellen in Älskling jag ger mig, Rosalind in Shakespeare's As You Like
It, Lotta Enterfelt in Svenska sprätthöken, Alegre in Maxwell
Anderson's play Key Largo 1940, Sonja in Crime and Punishment, Blanche
in Folkungasagan, Portia in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Mary Vetsera
in Mayerlingdramat, Cecilia in Rovdjuret, The Daughter in Strindberg's
The Ghost Sonata, Mrs. Kenyon in Samson Raphaelson's play Skylark
1943, Beréngère in Robert Boissy's Jupiter 1943, Marguerite Gautier
in Alexandre Dumas' The Lady of the Camellias 1954, Mary Tyrone in the
world premiere of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night 1956,
in Terence Rattigan's Separate Tables at Vasateatern 1958-59 and as
Queen Christina in August Strindberg's play Kristina in 1961.During
her career Tidblad performed at Sweden's prime theatres; after her
work at the Swedish Theatre she worked at the Vasateatern 1925-26, the
Oscarsteatern 1926-32 and at the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten)
from 1932 to 1963 when she retired from stage. After her retirement
she made only a few guest appearances on stage and film.
actress. She was one of the most praised actresses in Swedish theatre
during her lifetime.Tidblad grew up in Stockholm as daughter to
engineer Otto Tidblad and the formerly Helga Krumlinde. She was a
student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's famous acting school,
Dramatens elevskola 1919â€"22, where she during her student years
already was recognized as a rising star by audience and critics for
her debut performance of Ariel in Shakespeare's The Tempest, where
director Olof Molander had hand-picked her for the part, early
recognizing her talent. After her graduation from drama school she
worked at the Swedish Theatre, where she had her big star breakthrough
in Sweden as Ophelia in Hamlet, opposite Schanke in the title role, in
1924. She remained in the theatre's ensemble until its tragic
burn-down in 1925.Most notable for her many female leads in
Shakespeare and Strindberg plays, star performances by Tidblad on
stage include her Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Billie Moore in
Broadway, the Angel in Cenodoxus, Aude in Graven under triumfbågen,
Anna Boleyn in Henry VIII, Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,
Ellen in Älskling jag ger mig, Rosalind in Shakespeare's As You Like
It, Lotta Enterfelt in Svenska sprätthöken, Alegre in Maxwell
Anderson's play Key Largo 1940, Sonja in Crime and Punishment, Blanche
in Folkungasagan, Portia in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Mary Vetsera
in Mayerlingdramat, Cecilia in Rovdjuret, The Daughter in Strindberg's
The Ghost Sonata, Mrs. Kenyon in Samson Raphaelson's play Skylark
1943, Beréngère in Robert Boissy's Jupiter 1943, Marguerite Gautier
in Alexandre Dumas' The Lady of the Camellias 1954, Mary Tyrone in the
world premiere of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night 1956,
in Terence Rattigan's Separate Tables at Vasateatern 1958-59 and as
Queen Christina in August Strindberg's play Kristina in 1961.During
her career Tidblad performed at Sweden's prime theatres; after her
work at the Swedish Theatre she worked at the Vasateatern 1925-26, the
Oscarsteatern 1926-32 and at the Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten)
from 1932 to 1963 when she retired from stage. After her retirement
she made only a few guest appearances on stage and film.
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