Meta Velander

Eva Margareta "Meta" Velander (born 13 August 1924) is a Swedish actress.

Meta Velander
Velander in 2014
Born	Eva Margareta Velander (1924-08-13) 13 August 1924 (age 100) Danderyd, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1945–2020
Spouse	Ingvar Kjellson ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 2014)​
Children	2

Velander grew up in Kungsholmen in Stockholm, close to Rålambshovsparken, where she lived until she was twenty-one.^[1]

She started acting in plays during her school years. After studying at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy between 1947 and 1950, she started working at Uppsala Stadsteater, where she remained until 1957. She then worked at Stockholms stadsteater from 1960 until the present day.^[1] She presented episodes of Sommar i P1 at Sveriges Radio in 1982 and 2010.^[2]

She is the daughter of professor Edy Velander and Maj Halle. She married actor Ingvar Kjellson on 22 June 1949 and remained married to him until his death in 2014.^[3] She now lives in Djursholm, where she was born.^[3] She turned 100 on 13 August 2024.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1945	Kungliga patrasket	Autograph hunter	Uncredited
1950	While the City Sleeps	Café waitress
1957	Summer Place Wanted	Radio drama actress	Voice
1958	The Phantom Carriage	Holms' neighbor
1960	The Judge	Judge's secretary
1964	Loving Couples	Lady
1972	Andersson's Kalle	Camp instructor
	The Man Who Quit Smoking	Press office clerk
	Honeymoon	Mrs. Eriksson
1980	Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste	Secretary
	Marmalade Revolution	Court mistress
1989	S/Y Joy	Aunt
1991	Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia	Vera Alm, Nora's grandmother
2000	Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten	Elsa	Voice
2001	Deadline	Thomas' mother
2010	Dear Alice	Elsa

Dubbing roles

• The Aristocats (1970) – Amelia Gabble^[5]
• The Rescuers (1977) – Madame Medusa^[5]
• The Black Cauldron (1985) – Orddu^[5]
• The Great Mouse Detective (1986) – The Mouse Queen^[5]
• Beauty and the Beast (1991) – Mrs. Potts^[5]
• Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) – Mrs. Potts^[6]
• Belle's Magical World (1998) – Mrs. Potts^[6]
• The Incredibles (2004) – Mrs. Hogenson^[7]

References

1. Anna Bodin (26 June 2011). "Jag var skärpt, men så himla oskuldsfull". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
2. Sveriges Radio. Meta Velander. Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
3. Anna Bodin (26 June 2011). "Jag var skärpt, men så himla oskuldsfull". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
4. "Skådespelaren Meta Velander fyller 100 år – spelade granne i "Beck"". Filmtopp.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
5. "Meta Velander". Behind The Voice Actors.
6. "Meta Velander". Dubbnings-hemsidan (in Swedish).
7. "Superhjältarna". Dubbnings-hemsidan (in Swedish).

External links

• Meta Velander at IMDb

Media related to Meta Velander at Wikimedia Commons