From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kari Sylwan
Kari Sylwan
Kari Sylwan (born 15 October 1940) is a Swedish actress, • Cries and Whispers (1972)
dancer, ballet teacher, and choreographer. Sylwan start- • Face to Face (1976)
ed as a dancer in 1956 at the Royal Swedish Ballet and at • Sängkammartjuven (1959) (uncredited)
the Cullberg Ballet. At both companies she danced lead- • Möten i skymningen (1957) (uncredited)
ing parts, for example the title roles in Birgit Cullberg’s • Suss gott (1956)
The Lady from the Sea, based on Ibsen’s play, and her adap-
tation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Sylwan later acted in the
Ingmar Bergman films Cries and Whispers and Face to Face.
External links
With dancer Karin Thulin, Sylwan created the two-per- • Kari Sylwan at the Internet Movie Database
son company Kari och Karin ("Kari and Karin"), touring Persondata
in Sweden and also appearing on television. 1996 to 2005 Name Sylwan, Kari
she was the vice-chancellor of the University College of
Dance in Stockholm. In 2005 she was awarded the H. M. Alternative names
The King’s Medal of the 12th order for her contributions Short description
to dance. Date of birth 15 October 1940
Place of birth
Filmography Date of death
• Skulden (1982) (TV series) Place of death
• Barnens ö (1980)
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Categories:
• 1940 births
• Swedish actors
• Swedish dancers
• Living people
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