Ester Textorius

Ester Vilhelmina Textorius (; 22 August 1883 – 13 February 1972) was a Swedish actress and opera singer, known for her comedic theater roles.

Early life and marriage Ester Vilhelmina Pettersson was born in Västerås, Sweden, on 22 August 1883. In 1904 she married the actor Oskar Textorius (1864–1938).

Career Textorius started her acting career by answering an advertisement by theater leader Emil Hillberg, and made her stage debut in 1901 at Halmstad theater in Halmstad as Paula in the play Fri vilja. After studies with Hillberg and actress Josefina Gullberg, she worked for a few years at different theaters in the countryside. It was during these years that she had the opportunity to work with the famous the Royal Dramatic Theatre actor J. Gustaf Fredrikson (1832–1921). Her favorite part during these years was as Käthe in the play Gamla Heidelberg. At about this same time she also met her future husband.

Stockholm debut In 1907, Textorius made her Stockholm debut in a farce at Djurgårdsteatern And from 1911 to 1918 she worked at Vasateatern. During these years she did a lot of operetten; even though successful, she never considered herself a good enough singer for such roles and later preferred speaking roles. She also played in a revue.

In 1911, the couple made their joint film debut in Anna Hofman-Uddgren's short film Stockholmsfrestelser. Textorius, however, never become an established actress and participated only in a handful of films, mostly comedic roles in the 1940s. Ester worked with the administration at the same time.

Death and legacy Textorius died on 13 February 1972 in Stockholm, at the age of 88.

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