Viveca Serlachius

Viveca Elisabeth Marianne Serlachius Olsson (2 March 1923 – 9 January 1993) was a Finnish-born Swedish actress,^[1] best known as the first actress to play Pippi Longstocking on film, Pippi Longstocking in 1949, when she was aged 26 portraying a 9-year-old girl.^[2]

Viveca Serlachius

She was married to Torbjörn Olsson from 1954 until her death in 1993.

Selected filmography

• The Journey Away (1945)
• The Night Watchman's Wife (1947)
• I Love You Karlsson (1947)
• Pippi Longstocking (1949)
• Playing Truant (1949)
• Fiancée for Hire (1950)
• The Motor Cavaliers (1950)
• Teacher's First Born (1950)
• Defiance (1952)