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Hjördis Genberg(1919-1997)

  • Actress
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Hjördis Genberg was born on 10 November 1919 in Åsarne, Sweden. She was an actress, known for The Peter Lind Hayes Show (1950) and The Jack Benny Program (1950). She was married to David Niven and Carl-Gustav Tersmeden. She died on 24 December 1997.
BornNovember 10, 1919
DiedDecember 24, 1997(78)
BornNovember 10, 1919
DiedDecember 24, 1997(78)
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Known for

The Peter Lind Hayes Show (1950)
The Peter Lind Hayes Show
TV Series
  • Self - Mrs. David Niven
Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
The Jack Benny Program
8.5
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Actress

  • Four Star Playhouse (1952)
    Four Star Playhouse
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Krista (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Brita i grosshandlarhuset (1946)
    Brita i grosshandlarhuset
    5.8
    • Officer's Wife (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • 13 stolar (1945)
    13 stolar
    3.3
    • Mannekäng (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Edvin Adolphson, Karin Ekelund, and Gunn Wållgren in Sjätte skottet (1943)
    Sjätte skottet
    5.2
    • Kvinna som spelar roulette (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Åke Grönberg and Rut Holm in Fångad av en röst (1943)
    Fångad av en röst
    4.6
    • Dansande på Hotel Carlton (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hjördis Paulina Genberg
  • Born
    • November 10, 1919
    • Åsarne, Sweden
  • Died
    • December 24, 1997
  • Spouses
      David NivenJanuary 14, 1948 - July 29, 1983 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She died at the age of 78 from a stroke. She left specific instructions that she wasn't to be buried beside her deceased husband, David Niven, so was cremated and her ashes scattered in the Mediterranean.

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