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Ingrid Luterkort

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Ingrid Luterkort, born on June 28, 1910, Lund, Sweden, as Carola, Ingrid, Margareta Eklundh, was an actress. She first studied to become a cantor, a profession she could live on in case she wouldn't succeed as an actress. From 1932 to 1934 she was trained at the Royal Dramatic Theatre School in Stockholm, where she made her first stage appearance in "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1933). Among her classmates was Ingrid Bergman and Gunnar Björnstrand. Ingrid Luterkort's acting career lasted 76 years. She had a strong commitment in the development of Swedish theatre. As an actress, teacher, mentor and researcher. Ingrid Luterkort appeared in 39 feature films and television productions. Her last role was in the movie "Psalm 21", in which the recordings were completed in December 2009. She passed away at the age of 101, on August 3, 2011.
- IMDb mini biography by: Ulf Kjell Gür

Was on vacation with her husband (a Jewish man) in Austria and Germany in 1936 and by chance happened to arrive in Berlin on the same day as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was being held, so they went to the arena to watch the sports celebration this sunny day - with Hitler. Finishing the trip, they went back to Sweden; not having a concept of grasping what that man later would be capable of.
Classmate with both Ingrid Bergman and Gunnar Björnstrand (famous leading actor in many Ingmar Bergman-films) at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Stockholm, Sweden, where she trained 1932-1934.
Teacher in the performing arts at the old Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school and at the new (since 1964) established National Theatre Academy (Statens scenskola/Teaterhögskolan) in Stockholm in the 1960s and also teacher in Theatre History at Stockholm University 1970-1977.
Author of the book "Om igen, herr Molander!" (Again please, Mr Molander!); a book about Sweden's various theatre schools and thoughts on drama education of actors from the 1800th Century to date.
One of Sweden's first contracted female stage directors. A.o. director at Helsingborgs stadsteater (Helsinborg Theatre) 1950-1953.

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