Birgitta Ulfsson

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]

Birgitta Ulfsson
Ulfsson in 2011
Born	Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson 1 July 1928 Helsinki, Finland
Died	8 October 2017(2017-10-08) (aged 89) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Occupation(s)	Actress, stage director
Spouses	Lasse Pöysti ​ ​ (m. 1952; div. 1984)​ Iwar Wiklander ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	Erik Pöysti
Relatives	Alma Pöysti (granddaughter)

She started her career at Svenska Teatern, a theater in Helsinki for Swedish-language theater productions.^[3] She created roles in both Finnish and Swedish, 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]

Personal life

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.

Selected filmography

• 1983 – A Hill on the Dark Side of the Moon
• 1986 – The Serpent's Way
• 1992 – Sunday's Children

References

1. "Skådespelaren Birgitta Ulfsson är död – blev 89 år". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
2. Ulfsson, Birgitta (1928–) Archived 2019-08-21 at the Wayback Machine in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish).
3. "Birgitta Ulfsson har avlidit". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
4. "Profile". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
5. "Birgitta Ulfsson är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 8 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.