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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. She started ballet school at a young age and acted at a children's theater at Malmö Folkets Park. 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. 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.
= Theater and Geigert
=Rydberg worked with Stora Teatern in Gothenburg and then Odense Theater in Denmark in 1965. There she played the part of the tomboy Anybody in the musical West Side Story. 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.
Owe Thörnqvist liked Rydberg's comedic skills and asked her to work with the Hamburger Börs bar shows in 1966. That was the start of a new era in her career. Lars Kühler was Rydberg's stage partner during several bar and television shows. She has also worked over the years with Björn Skifs, Siw Malmkvist, Tommy Körberg, Sten Ardenstam, Mikael Neumann and Ewa Roos.
= Film, television, Theater
=Rydberg has played in a few films, her first role on screen being aged 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. She has played parts in four of SVT's Julkalendern shows over the years: Teskedsgumman, Långtradarchaufförens berättelser, Trolltider and Superhjältejul.
She took part in Melodifestivalen 1977 with the entry "Charlie Chaplin" composed by Tomas Ledin, and placed seventh.
She starred in the musical Sweet Charity at Östgötateatern in Norrköping in 1989.
She participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 along with Ewa Roos with their song 'Rena Rama Ding Dong'. The song qualified for the Andra Chansen round, however lost to Clara Klingenström's song and was thus eliminated.
Personal life
Rydberg is married to musician Tony Johansson with whom she has a daughter, singer Birgitta Rydberg. She also has a son Kalle Rydberg with Mats Hellqvist.
= Distinctions
=Sweden: Royal Order of Vasa, Commander (21 March 2024)
Productions
= Filmography (selection)
=1955 – Blue Sky
1967 – Drra på – kul grej på väg till Götet
1968 – Mysinge motell (TV)
1968 – Korridoren
1970 – Vicken vecka (TV)
1971 – Sound of Näverlur
1971 – Fixarverkstan (TV)
1975 – Långtradarchaufförens berättelser (TV)
1977 – Olle Blom – reporter (TV)
1978 – Det låter som en saga (TV-film)
1979 – Makten och hederligheten (TV)
1979 – Trolltider (TV)
1989 – The Journey to Melonia
2005 – Om Sara
2009 – Superhjältejul (TV)
= Discography (selection)
=1973 – Eva med E
1975 – Hallå där
1976 – Eva Rydberg
1978 – Sång à la Rydberg
1984 – Cirkuslivet
= Theater work (Fredriksdalsteatern)
=1993 – Bröderna Östermans huskors (with Nils Poppe)
1994 – Den tappre soldaten Bom
1995 – Husan också
1996 – Upp till camping
1998 – Sicken ärta
1999 – Fars lilla tös
2000 – Arnbergs korsettfabrik
2001 – Kärlek och lavemang
2002 – Hon jazzade en sommar
2003 – Kaos i folkparken
2004 – Mölle by the Sea
2005 – Hemvärnets glada dagar
2006 – Herrskap och tjänstehjon
2007 – Den stora premiären
2008 – Rabalder i Ramlösa
2009 – Lorden från gränden
2010 – Gröna hissen
2011 – Viva la Greta
2012 – Arsenik och gamla spetsar
2013 – 'Allå, 'allå, 'emliga armén|'Allo 'allo! emliga armén
2014 – Pang i bygget
= Other theater work
=1965 – West side story (Oscarsteatern)
1966 – Hello Dolly (Oscarsteatern)
1970 – Hagges revy – Oss jämlikar emellan (Lisebergsteatern)
1971 – Hagges revy – Hjärtat i Götet (Lisebergsteatern)
1972 – Hagges revy – Gatans barn (Lisebergsteatern)
1984 – Parneviks Revyparty (Chinateatern)
1989 – Sweet Charity (Östgötateatern)
1991 – Omaka par (Helsingborgs Stadsteater)
1993 – Pippi Långstrump (Nöjesteatern, Malmö)
1994 – Omaka par (Lisebergsteatern)
1995 – Husan också! (Lisebergsteatern)
1995 – Annie (Köpehamn)
1996 – Gröna Hissen (Palladium, Malmö)
1996 – Lilla Fransyskan (Palladium, Malmö)
1997 – Prosit! Kommissarien (Palladium, Malmö)
2000 – Kärlek till tusen (Turné med Riksteatern)
2001 – En midsommarnattsdröm (Hipp, Malmö)
2001 – Pippi Långstrump (Nöjesteatern Malmö)
2002 – Arnbergs korsettfabrik (Intiman Stockholm)
2003 – Änglar med glorian på sne (Nöjesteatern Malmö + turné)
2004 – Schlageryra i Folkparken (Intiman Stockholm)
2005 – Annie (Nöjesteatern Malmö)
2007 – Den stora premiären (Intiman Stockholm)
2009 – Boeing Boeing (Nöjesteatern Malmö)
2011 – Obesvarad Kärlek – En sann Broadwaykomedi (Slagthuset, Malmö)
= Singles
=References
External links
Official website
Eva Rydberg at IMDb
Eva Rydberg discography at Discogs
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar anggota Parlemen Finlandia
- Eva Rydberg
- Sven Melander
- Melodifestivalen 2023
- Hans Wahlgren
- List of Swedish actors
- Helsingborg
- Bengt Dalqvist
- Ewa Roos
- Order of Vasa
- List of people from Malmö
