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Gunnel Lindblom

Gunnel Lindblom

Actor · Died January 24, 2021, aged 89 · Gothenburg, Sweden

Gunnel Lindblom (born Gunnel Märtha Ingegärd Lindblom, 18 December 1931 – 24 January 2021 Gothenburg, Sweden), was a Swedish film actress and director. As an actor she was particularly associated with the work of Ingmar Bergman, though in 1965 she performed the lead role in Miss Julie for BBC Television. She also played the key-role of The Mummy in Bergman's staging of Strindberg's The Ghost Sonata in 1998-2000, a performance that earned her much critical acclaim. Married to senior lecturer Sture Helander (who was Ingmar Bergman's personal physician), she was sometimes credited as Gunnel Lindblom Helander, or Gunnel Helander. She appeared on stage as Tintomara's mother in Carl Jonas Love Almqvist's play Drottningens juvelsmycke (English: The Queen's Tiara), staged at Dramaten for the theatre's 100 years Jubilee in 2008. Currently (2009) directing the Jon Fosse play Flicka i gul regnjacka (Girl in Yellow Raincoat) at Dramaten, starring Stina Ekblad and Irene Lindh, which premiered on October 9. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gunnel Lindblom, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 18, 1931
Died
January 24, 2021 (aged 89)
From
Gothenburg, Sweden
Works as
Actor
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 36% in 30 days

What are Gunnel Lindblom's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
39%
Bonds
13%
Ideas
12%
Power
10%
Morality
10%
Survival
8%
Self
8%
Faith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 3
Herald
1 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Dread
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gunnel Lindblom's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gunnel Lindblom's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Gunnel Lindblom: Ut ur tystnaden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Bergman's Reliquarium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Afternoon Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kvinnan

  • Millennium(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Isabelle Vanger

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2009)

    as Isabella Vanger

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Ghost Sonata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mumien

  • Der Kommissar und das Meer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Gunnila Winarve

  • The Girl from Auschwitz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as the voice

  • Kaspar i Nudådalen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 8 episodes · as Isabell

  • Når mørket er forbi(2000)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Eva

  • Nadja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Grandmother

  • Betraktelse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Writer

  • Hedda Gabler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Juliane Tesman

  • Captain Escalaborns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • True Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Adaptation · Producer

  • Summer Nights on Planet Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Bakom jalusin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Bente Sanders

  • Helligtrekongersaften (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Writer

  • Sally and Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · as Nora

  • Tamara - La Donna d'Oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Tamara (voice)

  • Misfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Alma Andersson

  • Summer Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Writer

  • Sing Beautifully About Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Scenes from a Marriage(1974)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Scenes from a Marriage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eva

  • Brother Carl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lena Holmberg

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Anna Fromm

  • The Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Laura

  • The Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Gunilla / Kalonike

  • The Vicious Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Maria

  • Woman of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Anna Månsdotter

  • Hunger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Ylajali

  • The Dance of the Heron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Elena

  • Miss Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Miss Julie

  • Rapture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Karen

  • Loving Couples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Adele Holmström

  • Är du inte riktigt klok? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Ellen Ringmar

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Julie

  • My Love Is Like a Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Ninni Ahlgren

  • The Silence(1963)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Winter Light(1963)

    as Karin Persson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Good Friends and Faithful Neighbors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Margit, Roberts fru

  • Julkalendern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 24 episodes · as Isabell

  • The Virgin Spring(1960)

    as Ingeri

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Måsen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Rabies(1958)

    as Jenny

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Venetian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Valeria

  • Wild Strawberries(1957)

    as Charlotta

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Seventh Seal(1957)

    as Mute Girl

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Song of the Scarlet Flower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kerstin

  • Krut och kärlek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Inga

  • Flickan i regnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ingrid

  • Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles from 1952 to 2018; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Seventh Seal (1957)

$336K worldwide

Highest rated

Scenes from a Marriage (1974)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Film career

19522018

Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 54: 47 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thDirecting7 of 54: 1 only directing, 6 with another roleWriting5 of 54: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleProducing1 of 54: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

54 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s9 · acting1960s17 · acting1970s7 · 5 acting · 2 crew1980s5 · 3 acting · 3 crew1990s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew2000s6 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Gunnel Lindblom's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 97th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 95th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 10 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Når mørket er forbi (2000)

86th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Scenes from a Marriage (1974)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 88/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 91, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gunnel Lindblom's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles9–64 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles7–47 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles39–72 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gunnel Lindblom work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gunnel Lindblom's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ingmar Bergman shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles