Eva Rydberg

Eva Rydberg

Eva Rydberg (2013)
Born Eva Gunilla Johansson Rydberg
(1943-06-20) 20 June 1943
Malmö, Sweden
Occupation Singer, actress, comedian, revue-artist, dancer

Eva Gunilla Johansson Rydberg (born 20 June 1943) is a Swedish singer, actress, comedian, revue-artist and dancer.

Biography

Early life

Eva Rydberg was born in Malmö.[1] She started ballet school at a young age and acted at a children's theater at Malmö Folkets Park.[2] In her teens, she danced ballet at Malmö Stadsteater. When she learnt that Povel Ramel was searching for dancers for the Knäppupp-Revue at the Ideontheater in Stockholm, she sent in a photo and got the job. During the summer of 1960, she toured Sweden with Knäppupp during the Karl Gerhards Jubelsommar tour.[3] She then went to the Cirkus Schumann in Copenhagen and then toured with Cirkus Bennewis. At the end of the 1970s, she started working for Francois Bronett at Cirkus Scott and she has also performed at the Paris Olympia.[4]

Theater and Geigert

Rydberg worked with Stora Teatern in Gothenburg and then Odense Theater in Denmark in 1965.[5] There she played the part of the tomboy Anybody in the musical West Side Story.[5] She got a three-year contract with Sandrews and did the same role at Oscarsteatern in Stockholm. In 1966, Rydberg appeared in her first television performance with the comedy segment during the Kvitt eller dubbelt show.[6]

Owe Thörnqvist liked Rydberg's comedic skills and asked her to work with the Hamburger Börs bar shows in 1966.[7] That was the start of a new era in her career. Lars Kühler was Rydberg's stage partner during several bar and television shows.[6] She has also worked over the years with Björn Skifs, Siw Malmkvist, Tommy Körberg, Sten Ardenstam, Mikael Neumann and Ewa Roos.[6]

Film, Television, Theater

Rydberg has played in a few films, her first role on screen being at age of 12 with the cult film Drra på, en kul grej på väg till Götet. She also had a part in the comedy film Sound of Näverlur in 1971.[8] She has played parts in four of SVT's Julkalendern shows over the years: Teskedsgumman, Långtradarchaufförens berättelser, Trolltider and Superhjältejul.[9]

She took part in Melodifestivalen 1977 with the entry "Charlie Chaplin" composed by Tomas Ledin, and placed seventh.[10]

She starred in the musical Sweet Charity at Östgötateatern in Norrköping in 1989.[1]

Personal life

Rydberg is married to musician Tony Johansson with whom she has a daughter, singer Birgitta Rydberg.[1] She also has a son Kalle Rydberg with Mats Hellqvist.

Productions

Filmography (selection)

Discography (selection)

Theater work (Fredriksdalsteatern)

Other theater work

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Eva Rydberg om att bli äldre: Måste ha action". Expressen. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Gunnarsson, Björn. "Energilöst med tanke på tidigare fullträffar" (in Swedish). hd.se. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ulf Elfving möter Eva Rydberg 7 augusti 2011 kl 12:03 – Elfving möter". Sverigesradio.se. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "SVT sviker Eva Rydberg". Folkbladet.se. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 Björck, Joakim. "En allvarsam väg mot skrattet" (in Swedish). hd.se. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Eva Rydberg – ett porträtt". SVT.se. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Eva Rydberg kan få ny guldmask". Sydsvenskan. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sound of Näverlur". Nyheter24.se. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Trolltider – Avsnitt 5 av 24: Hemkomsten". oppetarkiv.se. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Se Eva Rydberg – ett porträtt i SVT Play". Webb-tv.nu. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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