Lis Nilheim

Lis Nilheim
Nilheim in Hallå där! at Helsingborg City Theatre in 1968
Born
Karen Lis Nilheim

(1944-06-05)5 June 1944
Stockholm, Sweden
DiedFebruary 2025(2025-02-00) (aged 80)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationActress
Years active1964–2003
Partner
(m. 1966)
[1]

Karen Lis Nilheim (5 June 1944 – February 2025) was a Swedish actress.[2] She won the award for Best Actress at the 11th Guldbagge Awards for her role in Maria.[3] She appeared in more than 45 films and television shows from 1964. On 26 February 2025, her death was announced by her daughter. She was 80.[4]

She appeared in over 60 Stockholm City Theatre productions during the course of her career.[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 792. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
  2. ^ "Lis Nilheim". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Maria (1975)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Kjendisstudio - Svensk skuespiller er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ^ Lündstrom, Jacob (26 February 2025). "Lis Nilheim död – spelade i "Madicken"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 August 2025. 1970 debuterade hon på Dramaten och samma år blev hon anställd på Stockholms stadsteater där hon under åren gjorde över 60 roller, bland annat som Natasja i Ragnar Lyths uppsättning av Gorkijs "Natthärbärget" och som Gertrud i Philip Zandéns "Hamlet".