Back home

Naima Wifstrand

Date of birth: 1890-09-04

Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Naima Wifstrand

Biography

Naima Wifstrand (pronounced [ˈnâjma ˈvîːfstrand];[check tonemes] 4 September 1890 – 23 October 1968) was a Swedish film actress, operetta singer, troubadour, director and composer. In her later years, she was cast in several supporting roles in Ingmar Bergman films.

Movie Credits

Smiles of a Summer Night
3.7

Smiles of a Summer Night

1955-12-26

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still n

The Magician
3.7

The Magician

1958-12-26

A traveling magician and his assistants are persecuted by authorities in 19th century Sweden. Their

Music in Darkness
3

Music in Darkness

1948-01-17

A blind upper-class pianist falls in love with a young servant.

Hour of the Wolf
3.7

Hour of the Wolf

1968-02-19

While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotion

Night Games
2.7

Night Games

1966-09-12

A man on the verge of marriage is haunted by traumatic memories from his childhood.

Thirst
3.1

Thirst

1949-10-17

A troubled couple return to Stockholm after vacationing in Italy. Meanwhile, a widow resists seducti

Secrets of Women
3.2

Secrets of Women

1952-11-03

The four wives of four brothers share stories of their marriages as they wait for their husbands in

Dreams
3.5

Dreams

1955-08-22

Two different women – a young photo model and her boss – dream about a happy life with beloved men.

Säg det med blommor
0

Säg det med blommor

1952-01-28

Kirre buys a flower for his fiancee Gun on the anniversary of their engagement. Gun's mother, an ill

The Wind Is My Lover
3

The Wind Is My Lover

1949-12-13

Set in medieval times about the cursed Moonshield family. The young knight Erland Moonshield fall in

Playing Truant
2.6

Playing Truant

1949-08-15

High school student Margareta fall head over heels in love with a young doctor and announce her enga

Valley of the Eagles
3

Valley of the Eagles

1951-09-26

A Norwegian scientist builds a device that can convert sound waves into electrical energy. However,

Kungsgatan
2.8

Kungsgatan

1943-09-17

Young woman Marta dreams of a better future and leaves her parent's cabbage patch and move to Stockh

The Judge
2.6

The Judge

1960-10-14

Krister and his fiancé Brita return to Stockholm after a stay in Italy. Shortly upon their return Kr

How to Love
0.5

How to Love

1947-02-10

Tells a story about a man named Anthony who loses his wife, to an illness and finds it hard to move

Private Bom
2.6

Private Bom

1948-12-10

The station-master Fabian Bom is a very meticulous person, and he makes sure that the trains leaves

Flottans kavaljerer
2.1

Flottans kavaljerer

1948-12-25

Baron Conrad Crusenhielm is hit in the head during a drunken brawl. Suffering from amnesia, he is mi

Caged Women
0

Caged Women

1947-11-18

Cecilia is in hospital after being subjected to an attempt on her life. Her husband is called to the

Madame Visits Oslo
2.5

Madame Visits Oslo

1927-10-17

About two swindlers who try to steal the property of a wealthy banker who has just died.

Livet i finnskogarna
1.2

Livet i finnskogarna

1947-08-22

In a rural parish in 1906, young Heikki, one of the Finnish immigrants, lives a wild and free life i

Puck heter jag
3

Puck heter jag

1951-03-05

Romance blossoms between single seamstress Puck and the art critic, Roger. He is engaged to Elsa, wh

A Guest Is Coming
3

A Guest Is Coming

1947-11-03

It's Christmas. The owner of an old mansion decides to tell his family he's going to sell it. The fo

Flickor i hamn
0

Flickor i hamn

1945-04-20

Shipmate Henrik gets in contact with two women in Gothenburg — the sociable Lisbeth and the shy Astr

The Road to Klockrike
1

The Road to Klockrike

1953-07-19

Bolle gets tired of working at the cigar factory and because of his desire for freedom he takes to t

My Passionate Longing
0

My Passionate Longing

1956-11-19

The nurse Nina becomes sterile after an illegal abortion and keep it a secret from her husband.

The Woman Drives Me Crazy
2

The Woman Drives Me Crazy

1948-12-26

Managing Director Erik Cassander is in financial strain and his only hope is a wealthy aunt.

Girl in Tails
0

Girl in Tails

1956-10-15

The beautiful student Katja shocks the conservative and rigid city of Wadköping by appearing in tail

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
2.8

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

1957-04-18

Herr Sleeman kommer is a 1917 one-act play by the Swedish author Hjalmar Bergman. The main character

Stiliga Augusta
0

Stiliga Augusta

1946-11-04

The maid quits at the Sommer family household and because no one in the family can cook they despera

Djurgårdskvällar
0

Djurgårdskvällar

1946-11-18

An artist with drinking problems is depressed because his career didn't turn out so good. He puts hi

Hin och smålänningen
0

Hin och smålänningen

1949-03-14

Gunnar works at a rail road in the woods and blasts a large boulder. Out of the ashes comes Satan hi

Se opp för spioner!
0

Se opp för spioner!

1944-09-18

A bomb attempt is prevented in the last minute but one question remains: who placed the bomb? After

Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns
2.5

Med Ingrid Bergman på Berns

1953-11-12

Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini at a gala held in Sweden in 1953.

Den långa vägen
0

Den långa vägen

1947-01-01

Grandmother sits with her grandchildren. She talks about the position of the Swedish woman through t

Nattvaktens hustru
0

Nattvaktens hustru

1947-10-20

Ingegerd Lindberg is coming to Stockholm from the countryside. The first person she meets at the Cen

Ursula - Flickan i Finnskogarna
0

Ursula - Flickan i Finnskogarna

1953-03-02

Ursula is the only daughter of a rich landowner high in Sweden. At 20 her father dies and she become

Jag älskar dig, argbigga
0

Jag älskar dig, argbigga

1946-12-23

Harriet Rosenberg has traveled with her mother to the mountains to find a suitable victim to marry.

Den underbara lögnen
0

Den underbara lögnen

1955-11-25

The night before her wedding, a nervous bride examines her gifts and picks out a book of romantic sh

Ådalens poesi
0

Ådalens poesi

1947-12-26

The farmers Zackris Månsson and the Kerstorps-farmer lives on each side of the river. The two villag

Hammarforsens brus
0

Hammarforsens brus

1948-10-25

The young Anders is in love with Marit, whose father, the farmer Bjur-Erik opposes their relation. H

They Fought Their Way to Freedom
0

They Fought Their Way to Freedom

1948-01-01

The film shows episodes from the labor movement's breakthrough and reform work.

Paradiset
3

Paradiset

1955-10-16

The two alcoholics Rudolf and Bertil gets fired from their jobs. For Bertil the story ends happily.

Sjutton år
0

Sjutton år

1957-12-21

It's summertime. The students Allan and Erik returns to their home town. 19-year old Allan is in lov

Wild Strawberries
4

Wild Strawberries

1957-08-28

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unh

Vingslag i natten
3

Vingslag i natten

1953-10-05

Orphan boy and vicar's daughter fall in love but her father is strongly opposed to their relationshi

Danssalongen
2

Danssalongen

1955-07-29

Love, jealousy, music and drugs in violent wild youth thriller. Takes place at the legendary dance-h

Fianceé for Hire
3

Fianceé for Hire

1950-08-28

A secretary transforms their defunct legal agency into a service where you can get anything, from ch

Waltz of Sex
0

Waltz of Sex

1968-09-22

When a vagrant family arrives to the village Vindinge one hot summer in the 1920's, the parish is sp

For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth
2.5

For the Sake of My Intemperate Youth

1952-12-17

A high school in a small city. Torben and Ninni are deeply infatuated with each other but their pare

Lappblod
0

Lappblod

1948-06-26

Lapland, Sweden. The Sami Arvi wants to marry young Aino but her mother will not give her permission

Malin Goes Home
0

Malin Goes Home

1953-10-14

Old lady Malin Klintbom is being promised a cosy and comfortably life at the residential home she is

Södrans Revy
0

Södrans Revy

1950-11-06

Naima Wifstrand, leading old lady, dressed as a Primadonna presents the variety revue "The Old, Happ

En dotter född
0

En dotter född

1944-03-06

Inger lives at home with his parents. She suspects that she is pregnant. A doctor notes her pregnanc

Fröken Rosita
0

Fröken Rosita

1960-12-09

Play by Federico Garcia Lorca. Swedish interpretation of Hjalmar Gullberg and Karin Alin.

Sten Stensson kommer till stan
2.5

Sten Stensson kommer till stan

1945-02-12

Sten Stensson from Eslöv has just got his law-degree from the University of Stockholm.

The Blonde Witch
3.1

The Blonde Witch

1956-06-06

Brulard, a French civil engineer on assignment in a remote Swedish village, meets Ina, who has been

The D.T.'s
0

The D.T.'s

1966-06-27

An eccentric, offbeat man performing pranks and peculiarities becomes a major concern for the Stockh

Hotell Kåkbrinken
0

Hotell Kåkbrinken

1946-12-26

Laban Lundström is the porter at Hotell Kåkbrinken. The hotel is threatened by wholesaler Sjökvist,

The People from Simlangs Valley
0

The People from Simlangs Valley

1947-12-26

Class struggle and love trouble in the woods between Halland and Småland.

Solkatten
0

Solkatten

1948-11-27

The waitress Monica goes to Västerköping to find out who actually was her father. By aunt Margareta,

Hård klang
2.1

Hård klang

1952-09-15

A small Swedish village has transformed to an industrial center with exports to Germany. A German op

Greven från gränden
0

Greven från gränden

1967-03-27

Tiburtius "Tibbe" Pettersson is a poor photographer in Stockholm's Old Town. He has a fiancee, Maja

The Brig Three Lilies
3.1

The Brig Three Lilies

1961-12-26

On the coast of Sweden in 1888, a 12-year-old orphan finds adventure and new hope that his missing f

Fianceé for Hire
3

Fianceé for Hire

1950-08-28

A secretary transforms their defunct legal agency into a service where you can get anything, from ch

Wonderful Adventures of Nils
2.9

Wonderful Adventures of Nils

1962-09-12

A film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf's classic book about Nils Holgersson, who is a real rascal. As p