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name: "Viveca Lindfors"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/viveca-lindfors"
fi1m_id: "viveca-lindfors"
imdb_id: "nm0511798"
tmdb_id: 22137
wikidata_id: "Q267217"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 December 1920"
died: "25 October 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T23:38:47.408611+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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# Viveca Lindfors

## Identity

Viveca Lindfors

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/viveca-lindfors
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** viveca-lindfors
- **IMDb ID:** nm0511798
- **TMDB ID:** 22137
- **Wikidata ID:** Q267217
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viveca_Lindfors, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267217, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511798/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22137

Actor. Born 29 December 1920 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden. Died 25 October 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 December 1920, Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
- **Died:** 25 October 1995
- **Also known as:** Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viveca_Lindfors, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267217, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511798/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22137

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Stargate*](https://film.one/film/stargate.md) (62)

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## Biography

Viveca Lindfors was a Swedish-American stage, film and television actress. Born Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors in Uppsala, Sweden, on 29 December 1920, she trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in Stockholm. She became a theatre and film star in Sweden before moving to the United States in 1946 under contract to Warner Bros.

She appeared in more than 100 films, including *Night Unto Night* (1949), *King of Kings* (1961), *Creepshow* (1982), *The Sure Thing* (1985) and *Stargate* (1994), in which she played Catherine Langford. Lindfors also worked extensively on Broadway and in television. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, stargate.fandom.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Stargate* (1994), Fi1m 62, as Catherine — [page](https://film.one/film/stargate.md)

## Complete filmography (124)

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

- *Hammer's Women: Viveca Lindfors* (2019), Actor
- *Les messages de Fritz Lang* (2003), Actor
- *Last Summer in the Hamptons* (1995), as Helena Mora
- *Run For Cover* (1995), as Senator Anderson
- *Stargate* (1994), as Catherine — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/stargate.md)
- *Backstreet Justice* (1994), as Mrs. Robovit
- *Zelda* (1993), Actor
- *Minns ni?* (1993), as (archive footage)
- *Geoffrey Beene 30* (1993), Actor
- *Exiled in America* (1992), as Dr. Helena Lindenhaim
- *Zandalee* (1991), as Tatta
- *The Linguini Incident* (1991), as Miracle
- *Child of Darkness, Child of Light* (1991), as Ida Walsh
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Helga Holtz — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Exorcist III* (1990), as Nurse X
- *Goin' to Chicago* (1990), Actor
- *Misplaced* (1989), as Zofia
- *Rachel River* (1989), as Harriet White
- *Going Undercover* (1988), as Mrs. Bellinger
- *China Beach* (1988), series, Actor
- *The Ann Jillian Story* (1988), as Ann's Mother
- *Freckled Max and the Spooks* (1987), as Baronka
- *Unfinished Business* (1987), as Helena · Director, Writer
- *Frankenstein's Aunt* (1987), series, as Teta
- *The Wizard* (1986), series, Actor
- *Secret Weapons* (1985), as Aunt Rosa Koslov
- *The Sure Thing* (1985), as Professor Taub
- *The Three Wishes of Billy Grier* (1984), as Dr. Rice
- *Silent Madness* (1984), as Mrs. Collins
- *Passions* (1984), as Lila
- *Glitter* (1984), series, as tba
- *A Doctor's Story* (1984), as Mrs. Kristina Karlberg
- *Creepshow* (1982), as Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day")
- *Hotel* (1982), series, Actor
- *Inside the Third Reich* (1982), series, as Gypsy woman
- *Divorce Wars: A Love Story* (1982), as Barbara Harper
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Harriet White, Zofia
- *For Ladies Only* (1981), as Rachel Loring
- *The Best Little Girl in the World* (1981), as Madame Seurat
- *The Hand* (1981), as Psychologist
- *Dynasty* (1981), series, Actor
- *Marilyn: The Untold Story* (1980), as Natasha Lytess
- *Innan vintern kommer* (1980), series, as Ami
- *Mom, the Wolfman and Me* (1980), as Grandma Bergman
- *Playing for Time* (1980), as Frau Schmidt
- *Natural Enemies* (1979), as Psychiatrist, Dr. Baker
- *Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet* (1979), as Ambassadress
- *Voices* (1979), as Mrs. Lemon
- *A Wedding* (1978), as Ingrid Hellstrom
- *Girlfriends* (1978), as Beatrice
- *A Question of Guilt* (1978), as Dr. Rosen
- *Tabu* (1977), as Sirkka Lind
- *Welcome to L.A.* (1976), as Susan Moore
- *The Tenth Level* (1976), as Mrs. Schnagel
- *Bell from Hell* (1974), as Marta
- *Pappa Pellerins dotter* (1974), series, Actor
- *The Way We Were* (1973), as Paula Reisner
- *A House Without Boundaries* (1972), as Señorita Elvira
- *Puzzle of a Downfall Child* (1970), as Paula Galba
- *Coming Apart* (1969), as Monica
- *Cauldron of Blood* (1968), as Tania Badulescu
- *The Diary of Anne Frank* (1967), as Petronella Van Daan
- *Oscuros sueños de agosto* (1967), as Isabel
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Eva Bolen
- *Brainstorm* (1965), as Dr. Elizabeth Larstadt
- *Sylvia* (1965), as Irma Olanski
- *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), series, as Laura
- *Fanfare for a Death Scene* (1964), as Ala Sarah
- *An Affair of the Skin* (1963), as Victoria
- *The Damned* (1962), as Freya Neilson
- *No Exit* (1962), as Inez
- *Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll* (1961), as Madame Zapote
- *King of Kings* (1961), as Claudia
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Weddings and Babies* (1960), as Bea
- *The Story of Ruth* (1960), as Eleilat
- *Johnny Midnight* (1960), series, as Simone
- *Play of the Week* (1959), series, as Belia Odry
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Sister Catherine
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Angela Bergstrom
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, Actor
- *Tempest* (1958), as Catherine II
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Lulu Kronen
- *I Accuse!* (1958), as Lucie Dreyfus
- *DuPont Show of the Month* (1957), series, as Camilla, la Perichole
- *The Last Tycoon* (1957), as Kathleen Moore
- *The Halliday Brand* (1957), as Aleta Burris
- *Rendezvous in Black* (1956), as Martine
- *Moonfleet* (1955), as Mrs. Minton
- *Run for Cover* (1955), as Helga Swenson
- *Climax!* (1954), series, as Soledad Barojo, Solange Tanbeau, Lisa Muller
- *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Louise Reynard
- *No Time for Flowers* (1952), as Anna Svoboda
- *The Raiders* (1952), as Elena de Ortega
- *Journey Into Light* (1951), as Christine Thorssen
- *Four in a Jeep* (1951), as Franziska Idinger
- *The Flying Missile* (1950), as Karin Hansen
- *Dark City* (1950), as Victoria Winant
- *Lux Video Theatre* (1950), series, as Julie
- *This Side of the Law* (1950), as Evelyn Taylor
- *No Sad Songs for Me* (1950), as Chris Radna
- *Backfire* (1950), as Lysa Radoff
- *Singoalla* (1949), as Singoalla
- *Night Unto Night* (1949), as Ann Gracy
- *Suspense* (1949), series, Actor
- *Adventures of Don Juan* (1948), as Rainha Margarida
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Lisa
- *To the Victor* (1948), as Christine Lund Lestrac
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, as Widow
- *Interlude* (1946), as Vellamo Toivonen
- *The Serious Game* (1945), as Lydia Stille
- *Svarta rosor* (1945), Actor
- *Marie in the Windmill* (1945), as Maria Holgersson
- *Jag är eld och luft* (1944), as Jenny Ahrman
- *Nebbie sul mare* (1944), as Maria Rosai
- *Appassionata* (1944), as Maria
- *The Brothers' Woman* (1943), as Emma
- *The Sin of Anna Lans* (1943), as Anna Lans
- *La donna del peccato* (1942), Actor
- *Morgondagens melodi* (1942), Actor
- *Yellow Ward* (1942), as Nurse Doris
- *If I Could Marry the Minister* (1941), as Eva Örn
- *I paradis ...* (1941), as Angelica Jansson
- *Snurriga familjen* (1940), as Cleaning woman

## Gallery

- ![Viveca Lindfors](https://film.one/media/person/5562812/gallery-13dc7434c419.jpg) Viveca Lindfors — United States Steel Corporation, sponsors of the United States Steel Hour, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Viveca_Lindfors_1957.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Publicity photo of Bob Fosse and Viveca Lindfors in the 1963 revival of the Broadway musical Pal Joey.](https://film.one/media/person/5562812/gallery-642a9efc753a.jpg) Publicity photo of Bob Fosse and Viveca Lindfors in the 1963 revival of the Broadway musical Pal Joey. — Alix Jeffry, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Bob_Fosse_and_Viveca_Lindfors_1963.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Clint Eastwood and guest star Viveca Lindfors from an episode of Rawhide. (1959)](https://film.one/media/person/5562812/gallery-a845d3feeed5.jpg) Photo of Clint Eastwood and guest star Viveca Lindfors from an episode of Rawhide. (1959) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Clint_Eastwood_Viveca_Lindfors_Rawhide_1959.jpg/1280px-Clint_Eastwood_Viveca_Lindfors_Rawhide_1959.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo of Clint Eastwood and guest star Viveca Lindfors from an episode of Rawhide. (1959)](https://film.one/media/person/5562812/gallery-9806e608d1a2.jpg) Photo of Clint Eastwood and guest star Viveca Lindfors from an episode of Rawhide. (1959) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Clint_Eastwood_Viveca_Lindfors_Rawhide_1959_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Viveca Lindfors](https://film.one/media/person/5562812/gallery-bf4c0f8ac0ae.jpg) Viveca Lindfors — Image via TMDB
- ![Viveca Lindfors](https://film.one/media/person/5562812/gallery-f55d1319f52c.jpg) Viveca Lindfors — Image via TMDB
- ![Viveca Lindfors. (1947)](https://film.one/media/person/5562812/gallery-42c194afbe7d.jpg) Viveca Lindfors. (1947) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Lindfors_Viveca.jpg/1280px-Lindfors_Viveca.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo from the Theatre '62 presentation of "The Paradine Case". In the photo are Viveca Lindfors, Richard Basehart and Boris Karloff. (1962)](https://film.one/media/person/5562812/gallery-a1c0c539bc95.jpg) Photo from the Theatre '62 presentation of "The Paradine Case". In the photo are Viveca Lindfors, Richard Basehart and Boris Karloff. (1962) — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Theatre_%2762_The_Paradine_Case_1962.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1990: Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (won), for *Life Goes On*

### Berlin International Film Festival — 1 won

- 1962: Best Actress (won)

### Other awards — 1 won

- Genie Awards 1992: Genie Awards (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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