Mona Mårtenson
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 5, 1902 in Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- July 8, 1956
- Active Years
- 1923–1945 (23 Years)
- Total Credits
- 24 credits in database
Biography
Mona Mårtenson, born Monica Ingeborg Elisabeth Mårtenson on May 4, 1902, in Stockholm, Sweden, was a Swedish stage and screen actress. She grew up in Helsingborg and studied at Dramatens elevskola from 1921 to 1923, subsequently working at Dramaten until 1930. Alongside her classmate Greta Gustafson, who later became known as Greta Garbo, she was selected by her school to audition for Swedish film director Mauritz Stiller. Both actresses were cast in his 1924 epic romance film Gösta Berlings saga, also known as The Saga of Gosta Berling. Throughout her career, Mårtenson accumulated known acting credits that included roles in films such as Laila in 1929 and Eskimo in 1930. She died on July 8, 1956, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Career overview
Monica Ingeborg Elisabeth Mårtenson, known professionally as Mona Mårtenson, was a Swedish stage and screen actress. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 4, 1902, and grew up in Helsingborg. She studied at Dramatens elevskola from 1921 to 1923 and was subsequently engaged at Dramaten until 1930.
Early in her career, she and her classmate Greta Gustafson, who later changed her name to Greta Garbo, were selected by their school to audition for the noted Swedish film director Mauritz Stiller. Both actresses were cast in his epic romance film The Saga of Gösta Berling, which was released in 1924. Throughout her career, Mårtenson was known for her work in film, with known acting credits including appearances in Laila in 1929 and Eskimo in 1930.
Mårtenson passed away on July 8, 1956, in Stockholm, Sweden, at the age of 54. Her career encompassed work in both theatre and cinema, marking her as a notable Swedish actress of the screen and stage.
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Full Filmography
24 titles- Once Upon a Time (1945)
- Mitt folk är icke ditt (1944)
- Lilla helgonet (1944)
- Our Gang (1942)
- Yellow Ward (1942) as Mrs. Andersson
- Bara en kvinna (1941) as journalist
- Västkustens hjältar (1940) as Anna Olsson
- Career (1938) as Actress
- I nöd och lust (1938)
- Simon i Backabo (1934) as Mary Haglund
- In the Army (1932)
- Eskimo (1930) as Eukaluk
- Laila (1929) as Laila
- Die Frau im Talar (1929)
- Viddenes folk (1928)
- Sealed Lips (1927) as Angela
- To the Orient (1926)
- The Wedding at Bränna (1926)
- No. 40 Skipper Street (1925)
- The Ingmar Inheritance (1925) as Gertrud Storm
- Charles XII (1925) as Anna Ulfclou
- The Saga of Gösta Berling (1924) as Ebba Dohna
- Life in the Country (1924)
- New Pranks by Andersson’s Kalle (1923)
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Mona Mårtenson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Career (1938).
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Mona Mårtenson was born on May 5, 1902 in Stockholm, Sweden. They passed away on July 8, 1956.
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Mona Mårtenson has accumulated over 24 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1923 to 1945.
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Mona Mårtenson, born Monica Ingeborg Elisabeth Mårtenson on May 4, 1902, in Stockholm, Sweden, was a Swedish stage and screen actress. She grew up in Helsingborg and studied at Dramatens elevskola from 1921 to 1923, subsequently working at Dramaten until 1930. Alongside her classmate Greta Gustafson, who later became k...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Career (1938) as Actress — aged about 36
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