Viveca Lindfors


Actor
Viveca Lindfors

About

Also Known As
Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors
Birth Place
Sweden
Born
December 29, 1920
Died
October 25, 1995
Cause of Death
Complications From Rheumatoid Arthritis

Biography

The tall, dark Lindfors began her career on the Swedish stage while still a student at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm. She was featured in several films her native country (notably "The Spinning Family" 1940 and "In Paradise" 1941) before embarking on a Hollywood career. Lindfors played Queen Margaret opposite Errol Flynn in "The Adventures of Don Juan" (1948) and went on to co-...

Photos & Videos

These Are the Damned - Movie Poster
Moonfleet - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Family & Companions

Henry Hasso
Husband
Cinematographer. Swedish; divorced; father of John Tabori.
Folke Rogard
Husband
Attorney. Swedish; divorced; father of Lena Tabori.
Don Siegel
Husband
Director. Married 1949; divorced 1953.
George Tabori
Husband
Playwright; director. Hungarian; married July 4, 1954; divorced.

Bibliography

"Viveka . . . Viveca, An Actress, A Woman, A Life"
Viveca Lindfors (1981)

Biography

The tall, dark Lindfors began her career on the Swedish stage while still a student at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm. She was featured in several films her native country (notably "The Spinning Family" 1940 and "In Paradise" 1941) before embarking on a Hollywood career. Lindfors played Queen Margaret opposite Errol Flynn in "The Adventures of Don Juan" (1948) and went on to co-star with Ronald Reagan in "Night Unto Night" (1949), directed by her third husband Don Siegel, and "Four in a Jeep" (1951) opposite Ralph Meeker. Typical of Hollywood, many compared Lindfors' elegant countenance and beauty with her fellow countrywoman Greta Garbo.

Lindfors made an acclaimed Broadway debut in 1955, starring in "Anastasia," portraying a woman who claimed to be the daughter of the Czar of Russia. The film role went to Ingrid Bergman. Lindfors alternated among stage, TV and films throughout the rest of her career. She starred in her own one-woman show "I Am Woman" and appeared with her son Kristoffer Tabori in "My Mother, My Son." Among her notable feature appearances were "No Exit" (1960), "The Way We Were" (1973), "A Wedding" and "Girlfriends" (both 1978) and "Creepshow" (1981). She wrote, directed and co-starred in "Unfinished Business . . . " (1987), a highly personal, autobiographical drama. Her final film was Henry Jaglom's "Last Summer in the Hamptons" (1995), a Chekhovian-inspired comedy/drama in which she played a grande dame actress spending time with her family.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Unfinished Business... (1987)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)
Herself
Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995)
Stargate (1994)
Zelda (1993)
North of Pittsburgh (1992)
Rosa Andretti
Goin' to Chicago (1991)
Helen Lerner
Child Of Darkness, Child Of Light (1991)
The Linguini Incident (1991)
Miracle
Zandalee (1991)
Exiled in America (1990)
Dr Helena Lindenheim
Luba (1990)
Madame
Forced March (1989)
The Exorcist III (1989)
Misplaced (1989)
Zofia
Going Undercover (1988)
Mrs Bellinger
The Ann Jillian Story (1988)
Lady Beware (1987)
Rachel River (1987)
Unfinished Business... (1987)
Helena
The Sure Thing (1985)
Secret Weapons (1985)
A Doctor's Story (1984)
Silent Madness (1984)
Mrs Collins
3 Wishes Of Billy Grier (1984)
Passions (1984)
Lila
Diese Rigorose Leben (1983)
Creepshow (1982)
Divorce Wars: A Love Story (1982)
Barbara Hansen
The Best Little Girl in the World (1981)
The Hand (1981)
For Ladies Only (1981)
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
Natasha Lytess
Playing for Time (1980)
Natural Enemies (1979)
Linus (1979)
Ambassadress
Girlfriends (1978)
Beatrice
Voices (1978)
Mrs Lemon
A Wedding (1978)
Ingrid Hellstrom--Caterer
A Question Of Guilt (1978)
Tabu (1977)
Sirkka
Welcome To L.A. (1976)
The Way We Were (1973)
La Campana Del Infierno (1973)
Marta
Cauldron of Blood (1971)
Tania
La Casa Sin Fronteras (1971)
Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
Pauline Galba
Coming Apart (1969)
Monica
These Are the Damned (1965)
Freya Neilson
Brainstorm (1965)
Dr. Elizabeth Larstadt
Sylvia (1965)
Irma Olanski
An Affair of the Skin (1963)
Victoria
No Exit (1962)
Inez
King of Kings (1961)
Claudia
Weddings and Babies (1960)
Bea
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Eleilat
Tempest (1959)
Catherine the Great
I Accuse! (1958)
Lucie Dreyfus
The Halliday Brand (1957)
Aleta Burris
Moonfleet (1955)
Mrs. Minton
Run for Cover (1955)
Helga Swenson
No Time for Flowers (1953)
Anna Svoboda
The Raiders (1952)
Elena de Ortega
The Flying Missile (1951)
Karin Hansen
Journey into Light (1951)
Christine Thorssen
Gypsy Fury (1951)
This Side of the Law (1950)
Evelyn Taylor
Backfire (1950)
Lysa Radolph
No Sad Songs for Me (1950)
Chris Radna
Dark City (1950)
Victoria Winant
Night unto Night (1949)
Ann [Gracie]
Adventures of Don Juan (1949)
Queen Margaret
To the Victor (1948)
Christine Lund Lestrac

Writer (Feature Film)

Unfinished Business... (1987)
Screenwriter

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997)
Other

Cast (Special)

A Matter of Conscience (1989)
Anna Rosenberg
The Paradine Case (1962)
Maddalena Paradine

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Inside the Third Reich (1982)
Gypsy
Mom, the Wolfman and Me (1980)

Life Events

1935

Studied at Royal Dramatic Theater School in Stockholm

1937

Swedish stage debut

1940

Film debut "The Spinning Family"

1946

Immigrated to US

1948

American feature debut, "To the Victor"

1954

Starred on Broadway in "Anastasia"

1958

American TV debut, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey"

1966

Founded and was artistic director of Berkshire Theater Company, Stockbridge, MA

1973

Appeared in one-woman show, "I Am Woman"

1981

Wrote autobiography, "Viveka . . . Viveca, An Actress, A Woman, A Life"

1987

Feature directorial debut "Unfiinished Business . . . " (also scripted)

1990

Attacked in Greenwich Village, NYC; man slashed her face with razor, requiring 28 stitches

1995

Final film appearance, "Last Summer in the Hamptons"

Photo Collections

These Are the Damned - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for These Are the Damned (1963, released in the U.S. in 1965), directed by Joseph Losey. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
Moonfleet - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are a number of photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of MGM's Moonfleet (1955), starring Stewart Granger, Viveca Lindfors, and George Sanders, and directed by Fritz Lang.

Videos

Movie Clip

Trailer

Family

Torsten Lindfords
Father
Publisher.
Karin Lindfords
Mother
Painter.
John Tabori
Son
Father Henry Hasso; survived her.
Lena Tabori
Daughter
Writer. Edited "Kisses", 1991 film book; father Folke Rogard; survived her.
Kristoffer Tabori Christopher Donald Siegel
Son
Actor. Born August 4, 1952 in Los Angeles, California; father Don Siegel; survived her.

Companions

Henry Hasso
Husband
Cinematographer. Swedish; divorced; father of John Tabori.
Folke Rogard
Husband
Attorney. Swedish; divorced; father of Lena Tabori.
Don Siegel
Husband
Director. Married 1949; divorced 1953.
George Tabori
Husband
Playwright; director. Hungarian; married July 4, 1954; divorced.

Bibliography

"Viveka . . . Viveca, An Actress, A Woman, A Life"
Viveca Lindfors (1981)