Eva Rydberg

Eva Gunilla Johansson Rydberg (born 20 June 1943) is a Swedish singer, actress, comedian, revue-artist and dancer.

Biography

Early life Eva Rydberg was born in Malmö. She started ballet school at a young age and acted at a children's theater at Malmö Folkets Park. In her teens, she danced ballet at Malmö Stadsteater. When she learnt that Povel Ramel was searching for dancers for the Knäppupp-Revue at the Ideontheater in Stockholm, she sent in a photo and got the job. During the summer of 1960, she toured Sweden with Knäppupp during the Karl Gerhards Jubelsommar tour. She then went to the Cirkus Schumann in Copenhagen and then toured with Cirkus Bennewis. At the end of the 1970s, she started working for Francois Bronett at Cirkus Scott and she has also performed at the Paris Olympia.

Theater and Geigert Rydberg worked with Stora Teatern in Gothenburg and then Odense Theater in Denmark in 1965. There she played the part of the tomboy Anybody in the musical West Side Story.

Owe Thörnqvist liked Rydberg's comedic skills and asked her to work with the Hamburger Börs bar shows in 1966. That was the start of a new era in her career. Lars Kühler was Rydberg's stage partner during several bar and television shows. She has played parts in four of SVT's Julkalendern shows over the years: Teskedsgumman, Långtradarchaufförens berättelser, Trolltider and Superhjältejul.

She took part in Melodifestivalen 1977 with the entry "Charlie Chaplin" composed by Tomas Ledin, and placed seventh.

She starred in the musical Sweet Charity at Östgötateatern in Norrköping in 1989.

Personal life Rydberg is married to musician Tony Johansson with whom she has a daughter, singer Birgitta Rydberg.

Productions

Filmography (selection) 1955 – Blue Sky 1967 – Drra på – kul grej på väg till Götet 1968 – Mysinge motell (TV) 1968 – Korridoren 1970 – Vicken vecka (TV) 1971 – Sound of Näverlur 1971 – Fixarverkstan (TV) 1975 – Långtradarchaufförens berättelser (TV) 1977 – Olle Blom – reporter (TV) 1978 – Det låter som en saga (TV-film) 1979 – Makten och hederligheten (TV) 1979 – Trolltider (TV) 1989 – The Journey to Melonia 2005 – Om Sara 2009 – Superhjältejul (TV)

Discography (selection) 1973 – Eva med E 1975 – Hallå där 1976 – Eva Rydberg 1978 – Sång à la Rydberg 1984 – Cirkuslivet

Theater work (Fredriksdalsteatern) 1993 – Bröderna Östermans huskors (with Nils Poppe) 1994 – Den tappre soldaten Bom 1995 – Husan också 1996 – Upp till camping 1998 – Sicken ärta 1999 – Fars lilla tös 2000 – Arnbergs korsettfabrik 2001 – Kärlek och lavemang 2002 – Hon jazzade en sommar 2003 – Kaos i folkparken 2004 – Mölle by the Sea 2005 – Hemvärnets glada dagar 2006 – Herrskap och tjänstehjon 2007 – Den stora premiären 2008 – Rabalder i Ramlösa 2009 – Lorden från gränden 2010 – Gröna hissen 2011 – Viva la Greta 2012 – Arsenik och gamla spetsar 2013 – 'Allå, 'allå, 'emliga armén|'Allo 'allo! emliga armén 2014 – Pang i bygget

Other theater work 1965 – West side story (Oscarsteatern) 1966 – Hello Dolly (Oscarsteatern) 1970 – Hagges revy – Oss jämlikar emellan (Lisebergsteatern) 1971 – Hagges revy – Hjärtat i Götet (Lisebergsteatern) 1972 – Hagges revy – Gatans barn (Lisebergsteatern) 1984 – Parneviks Revyparty (Chinateatern) 1989 – Sweet Charity (Östgötateatern) 1991 – Omaka par (Helsingborgs Stadsteater) 1993 – Pippi Långstrump (Nöjesteatern, Malmö) 1994 – Omaka par (Lisebergsteatern) 1995 – Husan också! (Lisebergsteatern) 1995 – Annie (Köpehamn) 1996 – Gröna Hissen (Palladium, Malmö) 1996 – Lilla Fransyskan (Palladium, Malmö) 1997 – Prosit! Kommissarien (Palladium, Malmö) 2000 – Kärlek till tusen (Turné med Riksteatern) 2001 – En midsommarnattsdröm (Hipp, Malmö) 2001 – Pippi Långstrump (Nöjesteatern Malmö) 2002 – Arnbergs korsettfabrik (Intiman Stockholm) 2003 – Änglar med glorian på sne (Nöjesteatern Malmö + turné) 2004 – Schlageryra i Folkparken (Intiman Stockholm) 2005 – Annie (Nöjesteatern Malmö) 2007 – Den stora premiären (Intiman Stockholm) 2009 – Boeing Boeing (Nöjesteatern Malmö) 2011 – Obesvarad Kärlek – En sann Broadwaykomedi (Slagthuset, Malmö)

Singles