Naima Wifstrand (pronounced [ˈnâjma ˈvîːfstrand];[check tonemes] 4 September 1890 – 23 October 1968) was a Swedish film actress, operetta singer, troubadour, director and composer.

[1] Wifstrand's big breakthrough came as Countess Stasi in Emmerich Kálmán's operetta Die Csárdásfürstin in 1916.

[3] Naima Wifstrand in the 1940s planned to retire from her own stage career by turning to directing, first at the Royal Swedish Opera 1944–1946.

However, due to some successful supporting parts in some Swedish 1940s films – where Naima surprised critics and proved herself a surprisingly strong and charismatic character actress – a number of Sweden's young stage and film directors approached her and offered her parts in dramatic productions on stage: one of these young directors was Ingmar Bergman.

[4][5] Later he would also cast her in some of his most memorable early films, including Wild Strawberries, Smiles of a Summer Night[6] and The Magician.