Birgitta Ulfsson

Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson (1 July 1928 – 8 October 2017) was a Finnish actress and theater director. She was a versatile actor and a recognized pioneer of avant-garde theater in Finland.

Birgitta Ulfsson
Ulfsson in 2011
Born
Birgitta Margaretha Ulfsson

1 July 1928
Helsinki, Finland
Died8 October 2017(2017-10-08) (aged 89)
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Occupation(s)Actress, stage director
Spouses
  • (m. 1952; div. 1984)
  • (m. 2007)
ChildrenErik Pöysti
RelativesAlma Pöysti (granddaughter)

She started her career at Svenska Teatern, a theater in Helsinki for Swedish-language theater productions. She created roles in both Finnish and Swedish, and from the early 1980s, she worked regularly also in Sweden.

In Sweden, she was best known as "Muminmamma" in the TV series about Mumintrollet and for her role in Rederiet.

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