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name: "Elsa Ebbesen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/elsa-ebbesen-thornblad"
fi1m_id: "elsa-ebbesen-thornblad"
imdb_id: "nm0247955"
tmdb_id: 1021774
wikidata_id: "Q4945610"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 July 1890"
died: "21 December 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T15:25:00.630570+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Elsa Ebbesen

## Identity

Elsa Ebbesen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/elsa-ebbesen-thornblad
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** elsa-ebbesen-thornblad
- **IMDb ID:** nm0247955
- **TMDB ID:** 1021774
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4945610
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Ebbesen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4945610, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247955/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1021774

Actor. Born 7 July 1890 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. Died 21 December 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 July 1890, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
- **Died:** 21 December 1977
- **Also known as:** Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Ebbesen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4945610, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247955/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1021774

## Biography

Elsa Ebbesen, also credited as Elsa Ebbesen-Thornblad, was a Swedish stage and film actress. Born Elsa Gerda Ebbesen on 7 July 1890 in Stockholm, she trained at Dramatens elevskola from 1906 to 1909 and appeared in numerous roles at Dramaten over several decades, including a final stage appearance in 1962.

She made her film debut in 1922 and went on to appear in around sixty films and television productions until 1975, often in supporting or character parts. Her credits include *Winter Light* (1963) as Magdalena Ledfors and *The Touch* (1971) as the hospital matron. She was the sister of actress Dagmar Ebbesen and was married to Sven Thornblad.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, svenskfilmdatabas.se.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Winter Light* (1963), Fi1m 88, as Magdalena Ledfors — [page](https://film.one/film/winter-light.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Monismanien 1995* (1975), as Juror
- *The Touch* (1971), as Hospital Matron
- *Sarons ros och gubbarna i Knohult* (1968), Actor
- *Morianna* (1965), Actor
- *Åsa-Nisse i popform* (1964), as Fru Lind
- *The Yellow Car* (1963), Actor
- *A Dream Play* (1963), Actor
- *Winter Light* (1963), as Magdalena Ledfors — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/winter-light.md)
- *Wonderful Adventures of Nils* (1962), as First Owl (voice)
- *Crime in Paradise* (1959), as Mrs. Hansson
- *Rum för ensam dam* (1959), Actor
- *Guldgrävarna* (1959), Actor
- *Midsommardröm i fattighuset* (1959), Actor
- *Jazz Boy* (1958), as Svea
- *The Great Amateur* (1958), Actor
- *The Minister of Uddarbo* (1957), Actor
- *Guest at One's Own Home* (1957), as Mrs. Bergström
- *Count on Trouble* (1957), as Olga Grepeclou, Carl-Gustaf’s aunt
- *Pettersson i Annorlunda* (1956), as Lady at child support office
- *Seventh Heaven* (1956), as Head nurse
- *På heder och skoj* (1956), Actor
- *Private Entrance* (1956), as Marianne's aunt
- *The Unicorn* (1955), as Mina, servant at Harriet's parents'
- *Sir Arne's Treasure* (1954), as Woman
- *Young Summer* (1954), Actor
- *Flicka med melodi* (1954), Actor
- *Skattefria Andersson* (1954), as hennes syster
- *Storm over Tjurö* (1954), as Maria
- *Dumbom* (1953), as Ester
- *I dur och skur* (1953), as Mrs. Antonsson
- *Defiance* (1952), Actor
- *Säg det med blommor* (1952), Actor
- *The Woman Drives Me Crazy* (1948), Actor
- *Tant Grön, Tant Brun och Tant Gredelin* (1947), Actor
- *Crime in the Sun* (1947), as Stina
- *How to Love* (1947), as Wilhelm Acker's housekeeper
- *The Bells in Old Town* (1946), Actor
- *Prince Gustaf* (1944), Actor
- *Hemsöborna* (1944), as Mrs Nordström
- *Katrina* (1943), as Klara, hushållerska hos Saga
- *I brist på bevis* (1943), as Anna Olsson (uncredited)
- *The Fight Continues* (1941), as Syster Anna
- *Ung dam med tur* (1941), Actor
- *The First Squadron* (1941), Actor
- *Vi masthuggspojkar* (1940), as Fröken Norman
- *Snurriga familjen* (1940), as Charlotte Pihl
- *Emelie Högqvist* (1939), as Kristin
- *Äventyret* (1936), Actor
- *Flickor på fabrik* (1935), Actor
- *The Norrtull Gang* (1923), Actor
- *House Slaves* (1923), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Actors Elsa Ebbesen and Otto Landahl in My Sister and I at Helsingborgs stadsteater (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/3909924/gallery-94c41b08373d.jpg) Actors Elsa Ebbesen and Otto Landahl in My Sister and I at Helsingborgs stadsteater (1930) — Helsingborgs stadsteater, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Ebbesen_Landahl.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Elsa Ebbesen](https://film.one/media/person/3909924/gallery-a5798c087e48.jpg) Elsa Ebbesen — Unknown, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Elsa_Ebbesen-Thornblad_SPA2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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