Eva Margareta "Meta" Velander (born 13 August 1924) is a Swedish actress.

Meta Velander
Velander in 2014
Born
Eva Margareta Velander

(1924-08-13) 13 August 1924 (age 100)
Danderyd, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActress
Years active1945–2020
Spouse
(m. 1949; died 2014)
Children2

Velander grew up in Kungsholmen in Stockholm, close to Rålambshovsparken, where she lived until she was twenty-one.[1]

She started acting in plays during her school years. After studying at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy between 1947 and 1950, she started working at Uppsala Stadsteater, where she remained until 1957. She then worked at Stockholms stadsteater from 1960 until the present day.[1] She presented episodes of Sommar i P1 at Sveriges Radio in 1982 and 2010.[2]

She is the daughter of professor Edy Velander and Maj Halle. She married actor Ingvar Kjellson on 22 June 1949 and remained married to him until his death in 2014.[3] She now lives in Djursholm, where she was born.[3] She turned 100 on 13 August 2024.[4]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1945 Kungliga patrasket Autograph hunter Uncredited
1950 While the City Sleeps Café waitress
1957 Summer Place Wanted Radio drama actress Voice
1958 The Phantom Carriage Holms' neighbor
1960 The Judge Judge's secretary
1964 Loving Couples Lady
1972 Andersson's Kalle Camp instructor
The Man Who Quit Smoking Press office clerk
Honeymoon Mrs. Eriksson
1980 Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste Secretary
Marmalade Revolution Court mistress
1989 S/Y Joy Aunt
1991 Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia Vera Alm, Nora's grandmother
2000 Pettson och Findus – Kattonauten Elsa Voice
2001 Deadline Thomas' mother
2010 Dear Alice Elsa

Dubbing roles

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References

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  1. ^ a b Anna Bodin (26 June 2011). "Jag var skärpt, men så himla oskuldsfull". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ Sveriges Radio. Meta Velander. Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b Anna Bodin (26 June 2011). "Jag var skärpt, men så himla oskuldsfull". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Skådespelaren Meta Velander fyller 100 år – spelade granne i "Beck"". Filmtopp.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Meta Velander". Behind The Voice Actors.
  6. ^ a b "Meta Velander". Dubbnings-hemsidan (in Swedish).
  7. ^ "Superhjältarna". Dubbnings-hemsidan (in Swedish).
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