Margaretha Krook
Date of birth: 1925-10-15
Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Margaretha Knutsdotter Krook, Margareta Krook
Biography
Margaretha Knutsdotter Krook (15 October 1925 – 7 May 2001) was a Swedish stage and film actress. She won the Eugene O'Neill Award in 1974. In 1976, she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress for the film Release the Prisoners to Spring.[
Movie Credits
Persona
1966-10-18
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in al
Stängda dörrar
1981-11-10
Inès, Estelle, and Garcin are condemned to be together in a single room and soon start arguing and a
Karlsson on the Roof
2002-09-27
A beautiful, wise and fairly fat man at his best age — that’s Karlsson on the Roof. And he isn’t ver
The Best Intentions
1992-05-24
In this film about Ingmar Bergman's parents, Henrik Bergman is studying for the priesthood and tryin
Rika barn leka bäst
1997-10-10
Six women get fired from a bank while the director gets a huge raise.
The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca
1989-11-03
Vanheden and Dynamit-Harry, together with Harry's fiancée Doris, are in Mallorca while Sickan is sti
The Man Who Quit Smoking
1972-12-16
The Plot focuses on Dante Alighieri, a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inher
Den beslöjade damen
1977-02-09
Fredrik is a male feminist who has a big fight with his wife one morning. When a widow shows up in t
The Adventures of Picasso
1978-05-20
A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right
Peas & Whiskers
1986-02-07
Life isn't easy for the indecisive 40-year-old Claes-Henrik. Should he choose his mom or his girlfri
Sadist
1966-06-27
The plot revolves around a sadistic doctor, a macabre gravedigger, an innocent girl, sabotage, sex a
Och ge oss skuggorna
1993-01-06
It is the 61st birthday of the American author Eugene O'Neill. He is sick, old and his name has star
Talk's cheap
1981-09-16
SG and Acke are two aged photographers dreaming about their big scoop. They no longer get the major
Lita på mej, älskling!
1961-12-18
Anna and Karl are a young couple in Stockholm, unable to find an apartment of their own. However, th
Duo jag
1991-09-09
Gösta Ekman and Kent Andersson play two men, living together for a long time. One a small, skinny an
The Secret Friend
1990-03-30
A woman humiliates and shouts at her husband, before she ties him up and disappears. He frees himsel
Release the Prisoners to Spring
1975-12-06
Small and short Frida lives with her long, tall friend in a house in the countryside. Frida rejects
Karin Månsdotter
1954-11-01
Karin does not belong to the nobility but nevertheless marries the mentally ill king Erik XIV and be
The Bookseller Who Gave Up Bathing
1969-04-06
A sleepy village around 1910. Jacob, the owner of a book store in a small town is a member of a club
Medea
1963-03-25
Medea is a powerful witch who gets revenge on her cheating husband Jason by killing their children.
SOPOR
1981-03-21
One Monday morning, a thousand children leave the suburb of Farsta and go to Stockholm to occupy the
Söndagspromenaden
1971-01-01
A tale about the Coriander family at the turn of the century.
Salka Valka
1954-11-16
A coming of age story about young Salka Valka who lives in the small fishing village of Íseyri. She
Gossip
2000-12-24
A Hollywood producer auditions ten Swedish actresses for the title role in a big-budget remake of Gr
Mother, Father, Child
1978-03-19
During an afternoon and evening, we follow a family's everyday life. From the child's perspective, w
Sköna juveler
1984-09-21
In a dystopian future two private detectives try to find a stolen bracelet.
Storm over Tjurö
1954-07-19
Karl Oskar Bohm looks back at his life, his estranged daughter Augusta and his wife Sofia.
Nationalmonumentet
1977-10-19
The sculptor Erik Some gets commissioned to create a national monument. His sculpture gets rejected
Körsbärsträdgården
1970-08-23
Television adaptation of Chekhov's story about the spoiled widow Madame Ranevskaya.
Swedish Portraits
1964-09-07
The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her.
Brink of Life
1958-03-31
Three women in a maternity ward share their lives and intimate thoughts, and face the choice of keep
I
1966-05-15
A young man is seeking an identity.
The Magic Circle
1970-12-25
Loosely based on the Sala gang, a group of five people that committed murders and thefts in Sweden i
Änkan
1969-03-09
Farce about an out of work actor that one day gets the chance to play the role he never got to play
Flying Devils
1985-08-16
A family of aerialists decides to go after the $250,000 prize being offered to any group that can ex
Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983-12-22
Alf Sjöberg (1903-1980) was Swedens greatest theater director of the 20th century and as a film dire
Kvinnofest 1981
1981-03-07
A gala performance at Cirkus in Stockholm ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8, 1981.
Hon kräver upprättelse
1978-01-04
It's New Year's Eve and she sits alone on her floor accompanied by the glamour and bustle of her nei
Det går an
1963-10-10
Albert falls in love with Sara, but she doesn't want a conventional marriage.
Swedish Wedding Night
1964-08-23
A wealthy butcher, fond of liquor and women is about to marry a much younger woman. The woman's fath
Barabbas
1953-05-05
The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.
Miss Julie
1951-06-28
Based on the play by August Strindberg, Miss Julie vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and class
Kattresan
1982-10-14
Based on the classic swedish children's book from 1909. Kattresan is the story of a little girl that
Trasiga änglar
1962-09-23
Three kind-hearted criminals, Joseph, Albert, and Jules, plan to escape from Devil's Island. Fate in
Adam in Sweden
1966-12-19
Rikard Adamsson, a young man dreaming of becoming a writer, lives a wild and dissolute bohemian life
Patrasket
1966-11-13
A poor Jewish family, called the Riffraff by the author, puts the great Joe Meng at the heart of hig
Broken Sky
1982-09-03
Erika is 13 years and lives with her parents and her grandmother in the far north of Sweden in the 1
Monismanien 1995
1975-05-05
In a fictional future totalitarian society ruled as a one-party state. A teacher commits the crime t
A Dream Play
1963-05-02
"A dream play" - This made-for-television film constituted Bergman’s first production of Strindberg’
Topaze
1963-02-18
A shy but righteous teacher - Topaze - with no social skills what so ever, gradually becomes aware o
Skuggan av Mart
1983-02-14
About the foolish and lost Gabriel who lives entirely in the shadow of his brother, the brave soldie
Fröken Rosita
1960-12-09
Play by Federico Garcia Lorca. Swedish interpretation of Hjalmar Gullberg and Karin Alin.
Onkel Vanja
1994-12-26
A retired professor has returned to his estate to live with his beautiful young wife, Yelena. The es
Good-Bye Nana
1970-12-18
A film that questions the right of parents to force their children into the adult world's rational b
Adam och Eva
1963-09-02
Eva discovers a contest of an altarpiece. Her husband Adam makes a simple sketch. Adam wins the comp
A Walk in the Sun
1978-12-25
Tore Andersson is a depressed 43 year old sport journalist living in Stockholm. His girlfriend has l
Tingel Tangel på Tyrol
1990-09-22
A show/happening recorded at restaurant Tyrol in Stockholm.
The Wedding
1973-10-31
"The Marriage" - Eva and Kent are planning to get married. Their bridal stag parties causes some pro
The White Carnation
1974-08-30
An absent-minded University teacher lives a double life as an impostor. His butler helps him find vi
Tre långa kvinnor
1997-10-01
Three women in different ages. Based on the theatre play Three Tall Women by Edward Albee.
Swedenhielms
1961-01-01
Tv play based on Hjalmar Bergmans play Swedenhielms from 1923.
Only a Mother
1949-10-31
A poor woman in a Swedish farming community struggles to feed her large family and is torn by her pa
Mother's Revolution
1950-11-17
Ester is a housewife and struggles for the family but is oppressed by both her husband and her oldes
Sverige åt svenskarna
1980-07-31
This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal mona
Mr. Ernest
1961-09-01
Mr. Worthing and Mr. Moncrieff both use the pseudonym Ernest, leading to a lot of misunderstandings.
Dödsdansen
1980-09-10
Edgar and Alice have been married 25 years. Now their marriage is falling apart as all the pent up b
Stockholmania
1998-08-15
Documentary depicting a group of different people and their lives in Stockholm under different condi
Lek ej med kärleken
1961-11-17
The baron wants his niece and her cousin to get married but their own intrigues challenge his plans.
Misantropen
1963-01-14
Alceste has a very low opinion about humanity and is always brutally honest. This gets him into a lo
Blodsbröllop
1965-01-10
A bride sneaks away with her lover on the eve of her wedding.
Barabbas
1953-05-05
The story about the thief who didn't get crucified because Jesus was choosen to take his place.