Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anna Lena Elisabet Nyman (23 May 1944 – 4 February 2011) was a Swedish film and stage actress. Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's 491 (1964) and got her breakthrough in his I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967), where she, in pseudo-documentary fashion, played a character of the same name as herself, and its sequel I Am Curious (Blue) (1968). She later participated in many of the films and stage productions of Hans Alfredso...
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Complete Filmography

Lena
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Follows the story of the beloved and internationally acclaimed Swedish actress Lena Nyman, based on 17 paper bags with diaries that she left behind.

Året var 1964
2014
as Self (archive footage)
1964 - the year when Astrid Lindgren's 'Vi på Saltkråkan' is shown on TV, UN Swedes smuggle weapons, Khrushchev is visiting, car testing starts, the K...
Those Who Whisper
2007
Anna a teacher with alcohol related problems wakes up one morning in her house and finds a dead 16-year old boy on her bedroom floor. She have no clue...

White Trash
2006
as Edith
A single dog hairdresser meets romance when spending a weekend at a health resort.

Illusive Tracks
2003
as Märit
Christmas 1945. In a train from Stockholm to Berlin are a motley collection. It is the failure of the author Gunnar who wants to leave his old life an...
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary about the film, I am Curious-Yellow (1967), and how it made it into the USA and changed film in USA forever by breaking the USA Obscenit...

Powder
2001
A tiny theatrical company turns into a war zone of egos as a new play goes into rehearsal in this broad comedy from Sweden. A camera crew from a telev...

Pettson & Findus - Kattonauten
2000
as Miss Fellini (voice)
Eccentric old farmer Pettersson and his cat, Findus, have hilarious adventures camping in the woods while waiting for a letter from the king.

Örjan – Den höjdrädde örnen
1999
as (voice)
Regal is an eagle who is afraid to fly. A little bird offers to help him, but Regal does not believe he can. Will the eagle finally learn to fly?

Nallars väntan
1999
Short film.

The Porridge Faggot
1997
as Birgit
Asker is always aftemoney and everybody knows he doesn't have any scruples. He gets accused of stealing a lottery ticket from the mentally-handicapped...

Cheek to Cheek
1997
as Margaretha
The faded dragshow entertainer Ragnar Rönn is both broke and lonely. He is becoming extremely unpopular. Noone comes to his shows. Perhaps it might ha...

Such Is Life
1996
as Siv Matsson
Tin-Tin is a bar pianist, living with the radio talk show host Paul in a relationship gone stale. Still, her parents are expecting grandchildren. Then...

I Am Curious, Film
1995
as The Guide
The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries

Stjärnbilder
1995
as (archive footage)
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film h...

The Dream House
1993
as Sanna
Göran buys a house in a suburb. It is in need of some repairs, but Göran believes himself capable of repairing it himself with the help of some cheap ...

Uppfinnaren
1991
"The Inventor" - About "Arbman Development" an inventory company initiated by PR-guru Leon Nordin. AD produced a total of 173 inventions, including a ...

T. Sventon och fallet Isabella
1991
as Fröken Jansson
The horse Isabella is the circus director Gustavsson's pride. But the master criminal Ville Vessla has an evil plan for Isabella.

Bobby Fischer bor i Pasadena
1990
as Ellen, the daughter
During one evening, night and morning we follow the decay of an upperclass family's last convulsive attempt to reconcile and reach mutual respect.

Nallar och människor
1989
as Kryckan Stålsvans (voice)
A group of teddybears awaken in the attic after years of storage. Store-Nalle (Big Teddy) explains the history of the species, from the very first ted...

Peas & Whiskers
1986
as Boel
Life isn't easy for the indecisive 40-year-old Claes-Henrik. Should he choose his mom or his girlfriend?

Bella och Gustav - om en liten vecka
1985
as Narrator (voice)
Gustav invites Bella to his birthday party. But it's a whole week left and the impatient Bella will not wait.

Ronia: The Robber's Daughter
1984
as Lovis
Ronia lives happily in her father's castle until she comes across a new playmate, Birk, in the nearby dark forest. The two explore the wilderness, bra...

Sköna juveler
1984
as Lee
In a dystopian future two private detectives try to find a stolen bracelet.

Miss Fleggman's Mustache
1984
as Frida Fleggman
Miss Fleggman's Mustache is not so much a revue as a musical comedy depicting 60 years of Swedish social history, with music by Gunnar Svensson and di...

Miss Fleggman's Mustache
1984
Director
Miss Fleggman's Mustache is not so much a revue as a musical comedy depicting 60 years of Swedish social history, with music by Gunnar Svensson and di...
Haren och vråken
1984
as Ulla Winblad
The dying Swedish King Gustav III sends for the troubadour Carl Michael Bellman for a performance. Bellman is far from capable of appearing at all whe...

The School of Wives
1983
as Agnes
The elderly Arnolphe has decided to marry a young woman, Agnes, whom he has fallen in love with. She is too young and innocent to realize what plans h...

Alf Sjöberg - mästaren
1983
Alf Sjöberg (1903-1980) was Swedens greatest theater director of the 20th century and as a film director the first of international importance since t...

P & B
1983
as Mia Edling / Ingegerd Borglind
Pettersson and Bendel are both worn, run-down and broke. Despite this they decide to start a business and become rich. Unexperienced they are open to ...

Raskenstam
1983
as Malla af Tidaholm
The story of the charlatan Gustaf Raskenstam life and times during World War II, who for financial gain seduced a large number of women.

One-Week Bachelors
1982
as Maggan
Gary's wife goes away for a week and Gary expects a week of hard work at the office. After having left her at the airport, he misses the bus. But the ...

The Simple-Minded Murderer
1982
as Woman Without Legs
The feeble-minded Sven's mother dies and he gets work as a farm-hand at the rich, affluent Höglund's farm. He has to work without pay and sleeps toget...

Rasmus and the Vagabond
1981
as Merchant's wife
9-year old orphan called Rasmus runs away from the orphanage. He meets a vagabond they call Paradise Oskar who likes to sing and play his accordion. O...

Stängda dörrar
1981
as Estelle Rigault
Inès, Estelle, and Garcin are condemned to be together in a single room and soon start arguing and accusing each other.

SOPOR
1981
as Crown Princess Victoria
One Monday morning, a thousand children leave the suburb of Farsta and go to Stockholm to occupy the Royal Castle. The children have formed a group ca...

Lysistrate
1981
as Lysistrate
The women of Athens plotting to end the war with Sparta by refusing to have sex until there is peace.

Sverige åt svenskarna
1980
This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patient...

Räkan från Maxim
1980
as 'Räkan'
Dr. Petypon wakes up after a wild party with a young lady called Räkan, a dancer at the Moulin Rouge. He has messed it up badly. How can this be expla...

Walk On Water If You Can
1979
as Orlanda
Literature graduate Orlando begins a love affair with the Foreign Ministry official Anders. She follows him to Argentina. There she learns that he is ...

Min älskade
1979
as Sonja
"My Love" - A drama rich in symbols about an unsuccessful Norwegian bookseller. With a bag filled with quirky literature he wanders through Stockholm,...

Det hender ikke meg
1979
as Self
Interviews with Kjell who is a cancer patient, children who smoke and various celebrities on their views and experiences on smoking.

Autumn Sonata
1978
as Helena
After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte s...

The Adventures of Picasso
1978
as Sirkka
A farcical biopic about Pablo Picasso, from his early years, to his middle years, to the years right before his death, and some of the years before an...

Tribadernas natt
1978
as Caroline Marie David
Depicts the explosive relationship between August Strindberg and Siri von Essen in 1889 while Siri is rehearsing a lead role in a play written by Stri...

Nationalmonumentet
1977
as Dora Svensson
The sculptor Erik Some gets commissioned to create a national monument. His sculpture gets rejected but it's the starting point for a lot of political...

Svea hund på Göta Lejon
1976
as Various
Svea hund, complete title Svea Hund på Göta Lejon (Svea Dog at Göta Lejon), was a Swedish variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord. It was written by H...

Release the Prisoners to Spring
1975
as Frida
Small and short Frida lives with her long, tall friend in a house in the countryside. Frida rejects the idea that people who have committed crimes sho...

The White Wall
1975
as Berit
A day in the life of Monika, an ordinary, modern (ca.1975) Swedish woman. Her surroundings are a lot sleeker than her daily existence, though; she's u...

The glass in the ear
1974
Glaset i örat is a revue by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. It was recorded at Berns in Stockholm 1973 and on tour during the spring of 1974.
The Father
1969
as Bertha
The Cavalry Captain and his brother, the Chaplain, discusses whether an adjutant is the father or not of the child one of the maids is expecting.

I Am Curious (Blue)
1968
as Anna Lena Lisabet Nyman / Lena
The same movie with the same characters, cast and crew as I am Curious (Yellow), but with some different scenes and a different political slant. The p...

I Am Curious (Yellow)
1967
as Anna Lena Lisabet Nyman / Lena
Lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality. She collects information on everyone and everything, storing her findings in an e...

491
1964
as Steva
A study in forgiveness as oppression and goodness as provocation. Six youth criminals are chosen to participate in a social experiment where they are ...

Det är hos mig han har varit
1963
"It's with me he's been" - Li and Hans are colleagues at an advertising agency. Even though Hans is married, they start a relationship. Li hopes that ...

Guest of Reality
1961
as Signe
A story about a boy named Anders, who lives in an ordinary Swedish family in an apartment at the train station. Through his childhood, he experiences ...

Musik ombord
1958
as Yvonne Wickström
Ulla Winther has retired from her singing career to a marriage with two children. But her agent wants her to return and she finally agrees to take par...

Farligt löfte
1955
as Helen Tomason
A woman is murdered and a little girl is the only one who can reveal the perpetrator.