Gertrud Fridh

Gertrud Fridh (26 November 1921 – 11 October 1984) was a Swedish stage and film actress.

At the latter she came in contact with director Ingmar Bergman who directed her on stage and later would cast her in strong parts in some of his most memorable films, including Wild Strawberries (1957), The Magician / The Face (1958), The Devil's Eye (1960), All These Women (1964) and Hour of the Wolf (1967).

From 1956 to 1978, Gertrud Fridh was part of the ensemble at Sweden's national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.

There she performed a number of celebrated parts, from Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1956) to Phaedra in Euripides' Hippolytus (1965) and The Mummy in Strindberg's The Ghost Sonata (1973).

One of her most praised parts was her Hedda Gabler, in the legendary 1964 Dramaten production of the Ibsen play, directed by Bergman.