Hjördis Olga Maria Petterson was a Swedish stage and screen actress, pedagogue and singer. She was educated at The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school, Stockholm, 1927-30, made her film debut in "Kanske en diktare/Maybe a Poet" (1933). She has appeared in more than 140 feature films.

KNOWN FOR

The Passion of Anna
1969
Children's Island
1980
Engeln
1974
Swinging at the Castle
1959
The Adventures of Picasso
1978
Miss April
1958
Sadist
1966
I rök och dans
1954
I, a Woman Part II
1968
Eviga länkar
1946
A Ship to India
1947
Sjösalavår
1949

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
143
1993
Minns ni?
as (archive footage)
1987
Gösta Ekman - En levande legend
as Self
1985
Mask of Murder
as Ida Swanson
1984
Duellantens ansikte
as The Patient
1981
SOPOR
as Eleonora Bruse, Châtelaine
1981
Hans Christian and the Geographic Society
as Änkan
1980
Children's Island
as Olga
1980
To Be a Millionaire
as Mushroom picker
1978
The Adventures of Picasso
as Grandmëre (uncredited)
1974
Engeln
1973
Anderssonskans Kalle i busform
as Mrs. Nilsson
1969
The Passion of Anna
as Johan's Sister (uncredited)
1969
The lift that went down into hell
as The female devil
1968
Åsa-Nisse och den stora kalabaliken
as Selma
1968
I, a Woman Part II
as Siv's mother-in-law
1968
Pappa varför är du arg? Du gjorde likadant själv när du var ung
as Mrs. Svea Vikingson
1967
En sån strålande dag
as Mrs. Karlsson
1966
Sadist
1966
Doktor Knock
as Lady in purple
1965
The Cats
as Anna
1963
Sällskapslek
as Stina Grepe
1963
Sten Stensson kommer tillbaka
as Agda
1962
Lady in White
as Julia Rask
1962
Ticket to Paradise
as Mother Rossi
1961
The Pleasure Garden
as Ellen Franzén
1961
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten
as Fanny Falkman
1961
The Heist
as Mrs. Jansson
1960
When Darkness Falls
as Tekla Motander
1960
Three Wishes
1959
Swinging at the Castle
as Madam Rochelle
1959
Fridolfs farliga ålder
as Selma Olsson
1959
Miss Chic
as Rita Rang
1959
Sängkammartjuven
as Guest at a party
1959
Face of Fire
1959
Enslingen i blåsväder
1959
Heaven and Pancakes
as Mrs. Jägerström
1959
Face of Fire
as Mrs. Kovac
1958
Fridolf sticker opp!
as Selma Olsson
1958
Miss April
as Fru Berg
1957
Lille Fridolf blir morfar
as Selma Olsson
1957
Gårdarna runt sjön
as Mrs Ehrenfalk
1957
Enslingen Johannes
as Susanna, Tomas mor
1957
Web of Desire
1957
Count on Trouble
as Clara Grepeclou
1957
The Master Detective Lives Dangerously
as Mrs. Karlsson
1956
Ett dockhem
as Gurlis mor
1956
Swing it, fröken
as Alma Ståhlberg
1956
Little Fridolf and Me
as Selma Olsson
1956
Rasmus, Pontus and Toker
as Berta
1956
Girl in Tails
1956
Private Entrance
as Mrs. Gabrielsson
1955
Flicka i kasern
as Olga Seman
1955
Den underbara lögnen
1955
Friarannonsen
1955
The Happy Shoemaker
as Millan, Dana's wife
1955
Hemsöborna
as Madame Flod
1954
Dance on Roses
as Olga Eckers
1954
En karl i köket
as Bertha Stenmark
1954
Östermans testamente
1954
Sju svarta "Be-Hå"
as Sofia Pang
1954
I rök och dans
as Aurora Königsmarck
1954
Taxi 13
as Mia Lundgren
1954
Enchanted Journey
as Emilie Hassel, Porslins-Birgitta's mother
1953
Dumbom
as Svea Holmström
1953
We Three Debutantes
1953
Resan till dej
as Dagmar Vikström
1953
Göingehövdingen
as Slottsfru
1953
Hidden in the Fog
as Annie Eriksson
1952
Under svällande segel
as Märta
1952
Flyg-Bom
as Mrs. Wikman
1952
Klasskamrater
as Wilma Pettersson
1952
När syrenerna blomma
as Mrs. Lamberg
1952
Defiance
1952
Vara eller inte vara
1951
Leva på 'Hoppet'
as Teacher
1951
Divorced
as Kerstin Nordelius, inackorderingstant, Bertils mor
1950
Rolling Sea
1950
Jack of Hearts
as Elisabeth Canitz
1949
Sjösalavår
as Elvira's mother
1948
Little Martin Returns
as Fräulein Schultze
1948
Calle og Palle
as Madame Sylvia
1948
They Fought Their Way to Freedom
1948
Solkatten
as Klara Bjurstedt
1947
A Ship to India
as Sofi
1947
Stackars lilla Sven
1947
The Bride Came Through the Ceiling
as Hilda Linnér
1946
Försök inte med mej...
as Switchboard operator
1946
While the Door Was Locked
as Frida Johansson
1946
Johansson och Vestman
1946
Det glada kalaset
1946
Eviga länkar
as Hilda Granström
1946
It Rains on Our Love
as Mrs. Anderson
1946
Love Goes Up and Down
as "Skorpionen"
1945
The Serious Game
as Hans hustru
1945
The Journey Away
1945
Pettersson & Bendels nya affärer
as Miss Svensson
1945
Wandering with the Moon
as Linda Fristedt
1945
Lidelse
as Britta
1945
13 Chairs
as Karin
1944
The Turnstile
1944
Stopp! Tänk på något annat
1944
Dolly tar chansen
1944
Vår herre luggar Johansson
1944
Lilla helgonet
as Priorinnan
1944
Appassionata
as Guest at the Restaurant
1943
The Sin of Anna Lans
as Mrs. Herlen
1943
I dag gifter sig min man
1943
Imprisoned Women
as Prisoner
1942
We Home Toilers
as Laura Larsson
1942
Morgondagens melodi
1942
Löjtnantshjärtan
as Katrin Pålsson
1942
Jacob's Ladder
as Mrs. Knutsson
1942
Sextuplets
as Selma Waldner
1942
A Singing Girl
as Henriette
1942
Farliga vägar
as Hostess
1941
Bara en kvinna
as fru Pettersson, Stenwalls hushållerska
1941
Ung dam med tur
1941
Teacher on a Spree
as Miss Hedberg
1941
Lasse-Maja
as Madame Agathe
1941
The Fight Continues
as Ogifta Augusta Sofia Svensson, alkoholist
1940
Kiss Her!
as Fru Rosa Blom
1940
His Grace's Will
as Julia Hyltenius
1940
Stora famnen
1940
Lillebror och jag
as Fröken Björkman, direktör Björkmans syster
1939
Landstormens lilla Lotta
as Mrs Fredriksson
1939
Roses Every Night
1938
Styrman Karlssons flammor
as Mrs. Mathiesen
1937
En flicka kommer till sta'n
1937
Pappas pojke
1936
Alla tiders Karlsson
as Hilda Malmquist
1936
Janssons frestelse
as Telephone operator
1936
The Family Secret
1936
Äventyret
1936
Fröken blir piga
1936
Ä' vi gifta?
as Danserinne
1936
It Pays to Advertise!
1934
Andersson’s Kalle
as Mrs. Pilgren
1934
Sången till henne
1934
Eva går ombord
1934
Pettersson - Sverige
1934
Synnöve Solbakken
as Karen Solbakken
1933
Kanske en diktare
as Cigar Lady
1928
Parisiennes