About Viveca Serlachius
Lived 1923 – 1993 (aged 69). Viveca Serlachius was a Swedish actor and film actor.
Viveca Elisabeth Marianne Serlachius Olsson (2 March 1923 – 9 January 1993) was a Finnish-born Swedish actress, best known as the first actress to play Pippi Longstocking on film, Pippi Longstocking in 1949, when she was aged 26 portraying a 9-year-old girl.
She was married to Torbjörn Olsson from 1954 until her death in 1993.
Selected filmography The Journey Away (1945) The Night Watchman's Wife (1947) I Love You Karlsson (1947) Pippi Longstocking (1949) Playing Truant (1949) Fiancée for Hire (1950) The Motor Cavaliers (1950) Teacher's First Born (1950) Defiance (1952)
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Who was Viveca Serlachius?
Swedish actress
When was Viveca Serlachius born?
Viveca Serlachius was born on 2 March 1923 in Helsinki.
When did Viveca Serlachius die?
Viveca Serlachius died on 9 January 1993 in Stockholm.
What was Viveca Serlachius's occupation?
Viveca Serlachius was an actor and film actor.
What nationality was Viveca Serlachius?
Viveca Serlachius was Swedish.
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