Isa Quensel

Isa Quensel (21 September 1905 – 3 November 1981) was a Swedish actress and operatic soprano who appeared in over 50 films, plays, operas, TV and radio shows. In 1939 she created the title role in the world premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Die Kathrin at the Royal Swedish Opera.

She was married to Ulf Thurin and had two children. She died on 3 November 1981 at the age of 76 in Lund.

Partial filmography

The Million Dollars (1926) - Journalist Kärlek måste vi ha (1931) - Cora The Love Express (1932) - Detective's Niece Jolly Musicians (1932) - Margit, his daughter House Slaves (1933) - Greta Pettersson & Bendel (1933) - Elsa Wallin Love and Dynamite (1933) - Rosa False Greta (1934) - Lisa Äventyr på hotell (1934) - Elly Raggen (1936) - Maria alias Raggen Min svärmor - dansösen (1936) - Sylvia The Girls of Uppakra (1936) - Elsa Brummell En flicka kommer till sta'n (1937) - Ulla Frank Happy Vestköping (1937) - Ann-Marie Brandt Wanted (1939) - Ulla Ståhle Marianne (1953) - Marianne's Mother The Chieftain of Göinge (1953) - Black-Elsa The Glass Mountain (1953) - Luiza Cabral The Unicorn (1955) - Harriet's Mother Moon Over Hellesta (1956) - Emmy Anckarberg Gårdarna runt sjön (1957) - Mathilde A Guest in His Own House (1957) - Stepmother Seventeen Years Old (1957) - Agnes Bentick The Lady in Black (1958) - Cecilia von Schilden The Koster Waltz (1958) - Doris Fågelström Playing on the Rainbow (1958) - Björn's Mother The Phantom Carriage (1958) - Maria Laila (1958) - Elli Logje Do You Believe in Angels? (1961) - Louise Günther Two Living, One Dead (1961) - Miss Larousse Pärlemor (1961) - Gertrude Odenstam Sällskapslek (1963) - Agda Stjernesten To Love (1964) - Märta Swedish Wedding Night (1964) - Hilma Palm Loving Couples (1964) - Fredrika von Strussenhjelm The Cats (1965) - Tora Woman of Darkness (1966)- Grave-Karna Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist på nya äventyr (1966, TV Movie) - Hilda Krikonblad Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga (1972) - Krösa-Maja (voice, uncredited) Emil and the Piglet (1973) - Krösa-Maja (voice) Agaton Sax och Byköpings gästabud (1976) - Aunt Tilda (voice)