Wallis Grahn

Wallis Grahn (13 February 1945 – 18 January 2018^[1]) was a Swedish actress.

Wallis Grahn
Wallis Grahn outside the theatre Intiman in Malmö, Sweden 1983
Born	(1945-02-13)13 February 1945 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	18 January 2018(2018-01-18) (aged 72) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Actress

Biography

Grahn grew up in a working-class family, something she considered to be significant for her work as an actress. She went to Stockholm's music classes and Adolf Fredrik's Music School. She initially planned to become a writer or journalist but was persuaded by Per Ragnar to seek a theater education at Marieborg Folk High School in Norrköping in 1964. In 1965 she joined the Marionette Theater in Stockholm, and from 1967 to 1970 she studied at the Scenen School in Malmö.^[2] Between 1980 and 2005, Grahn worked as an actress at Malmö City Theatre.

In addition to the theater, Grahn was an actor in film and television. In 1974, she played in Jan Halldoff's The Last Adventure. That same year she played Vera in the play Jösses Flickor befrielsen är nära, directed by Suzanne Osten, and also participated in the play's soundtrack recording. Osten wrote the role of the movie guard in her debut film Mamma (1982) especially for Grahn.^[3]

Grahn also had roles in The Simple-Minded Murderer, Night of the Orangutan, Babels hus, Eva & Adam, Svenska Slut, Goltuppen, Morrhår och ärtor, Rederiet, and Henning Mankell's The Fifth Woman.^[4][5]

Grahn died in Stockholm, at the age of 72.^[6]

Selected filmography

• 1977 – Mackan
• 1981 – Babels hus (TV)
• 1981 – Pelle Svanslös
• 1981 – The Simple-Minded Murder
• 1982 – Profitörerna (TV)
• 1984 – Slagskämpen [sv]
• 1986 – Anmäld försvunnen (TV)
• 1986 – Morrhår och ärtor
• 1989 – 1939
• 1992–93 – Rederiet (TV)
• 1993 – Roseanna
• 1995 – Torntuppen (TV)
• 1996 – Att stjäla en tjuv
• 1999 – Eva & Adam (TV)
• 2002 – Den 5:e kvinnan
• 2002 – Svenska Slut (TV)
• 2003 – The Man Who Smiled
• 2005 – Wallander – Innan frosten
• 2006 – LasseMajas detektivbyrå (TV series)
• 2009 – Andra Avenyn (TV)
• 2009 – Wallander – Skulden

References

1. "Skådespelaren Wallis Grahn är död | Skånska Dagbladet". www.skd.se. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22.
2. "Former Students, 1970" (PDF). Malmö Theater Academy (in Swedish). Retrieved January 21, 2018.
3. Osten, Suzanne. "Jag är en otäck fan för jag gillar mina filmer". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved January 21, 2018.
4. "Wallis Grahn". Malmö City Theatre (in Swedish). Retrieved January 21, 2018.
5. "Wallis Grahn". Svensk Filmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved January 21, 2018.
6. "Skådespelaren Wallis Grahn är död". Aftonbladet. January 21, 2018.

External links

• Wallis Grahn at IMDb