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Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Actor · Died October 25, 1995, aged 74 · Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden

Elsa Viveca Torstensdotter Lindfors (December 29, 1920 – October 25, 1995) was a Swedish-American stage, film, and television actress. She won an Emmy Award and a Silver Bear for Best Actress. She trained at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy, Stockholm. Soon after, she became a theater and film star in Sweden. She moved to the United States in 1946 after being signed by Warner Bros., and began working in Hollywood. She appeared in more than 100 films, including Night Unto Night, No Sad Songs for Me, Dark City, The Halliday Brand, King of Kings, An Affair of the Skin, Creepshow, The Sure Thing, and Stargate. Description above from the Wikipedia article Viveca Lindfors, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
December 29, 1920
Died
October 25, 1995 (aged 74)
From
Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden
Works as
Actor
Titles
56 on MovieCove · 125 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 65 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Viveca Lindfors' films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Bonds
23%
Self
20%
Survival
11%
Society
9%
Power
9%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 46 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 17 · Dark 19

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 26 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 28 · Intense 11

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

Steady 20 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 23 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 2

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

Easy watch 14 · Affecting 19 · Heavy 13

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 17 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 17
Mentor
5 of 17
Threshold guardian
2 of 17
Ally
2 of 17
Hero
2 of 17
Shapeshifter
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
30
Melancholic
22
Contemplative
12
Warm
11
Dread
9
Other
33

How their films linger

Bittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous8

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 Viveca Lindfors' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Viveca Lindfors' 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

125 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Hammer's Women: Viveca Lindfors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn(2007)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Les messages de Fritz Lang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Last Summer in the Hamptons(1995)

    as Helena Mora

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Run For Cover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Senator Anderson

  • Stargate(1994)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Backstreet Justice(1994)

    as Mrs. Robovit

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Zelda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Minns ni? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as (archive footage)

  • Geoffrey Beene 30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Exiled in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dr. Helena Lindenhaim

  • Zandalee(1991)

    as Tatta

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Child of Darkness, Child of Light(1991)

    as Ida Walsh

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Linguini Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Miracle

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Helga Holtz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Exorcist III(1990)

    as Nurse X

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Goin' to Chicago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Misplaced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Zofia

  • Rachel River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Harriet White

  • Going Undercover(1985)

    as Mrs. Bellinger

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Ann Jillian Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Ann's Mother

  • Freckled Max and the Spooks(1987)

    as Baronka

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Unfinished Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer · as Helena

  • Frankenstein's Aunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 7 episodes · as Teta

  • The Wizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Secret Weapons(1985)

    as Aunt Rosa Koslov

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Sure Thing(1985)

    as Professor Taub

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Three Wishes of Billy Grier(1984)

    as Dr. Rice

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Silent Madness(1984)

    as Mrs. Collins

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Passions(1984)

    as Lila

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Glitter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as tba

  • A Doctor's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mrs. Kristina Karlberg

  • Creepshow(1982)

    as Aunt Bedelia (segment "Father's Day")

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Inside the Third Reich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gypsy woman

  • Divorce Wars: A Love Story(1982)

    as Barbara Harper

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Harriet White · as Zofia

  • For Ladies Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Rachel Loring

  • The Best Little Girl in the World(1981)

    as Madame Seurat

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Hand(1981)

    as Psychologist

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Marilyn: The Untold Story(1980)

    as Natasha Lytess

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Innan vintern kommer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ami

  • Mom, the Wolfman and Me(1980)

    as Grandma Bergman

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Playing for Time(1980)

    as Frau Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Natural Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Psychiatrist · as Dr. Baker

  • Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Ambassadress

  • Voices(1979)

    as Mrs. Lemon

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Wedding(1978)

    as Ingrid Hellstrom

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Girlfriends(1978)

    as Beatrice

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Question of Guilt(1978)

    as Dr. Rosen

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Taboo(1977)

    as Sirkka Lind

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to L.A.(1976)

    as Susan Moore

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Tenth Level (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mrs. Schnagel

  • Bell from Hell(1973)

    as Marta

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Pappa Pellerins dotter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Way We Were(1973)

    as Paula Reisner

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A House Without Boundaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Señorita Elvira

  • Puzzle of a Downfall Child(1970)

    as Paula Galba

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Coming Apart(1969)

    as Monica

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Cauldron of Blood(1968)

    as Tania Badulescu

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Diary of Anne Frank(1967)

    as Petronella Van Daan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Oscuros sueños de agosto(1968)

    as Isabel

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

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Eva Bolen

  • Brainstorm(1965)

    as Dr. Elizabeth Larstadt

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sylvia(1965)

    as Irma Olanski

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Fanfare for a Death Scene(1964)

    as Ala Sarah

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • An Affair of the Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Victoria

  • The Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Freya Neilson

  • No Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Inez

  • Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Madame Zapote

  • King of Kings(1961)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Weddings and Babies(1958)

    as Bea

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Ruth(1960)

    as Eleilat

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Johnny Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Simone

  • Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Belia Odry

  • Adventures in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Sister Catherine

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Angela Bergstrom

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

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

    Show Actor

  • Tempest(1958)

    as Catherine II

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Lulu Kronen

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • I Accuse! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Lucie Dreyfus

  • DuPont Show of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Camilla, la Perichole

  • The Last Tycoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kathleen Moore

  • The Halliday Brand(1957)

    as Aleta Burris

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Rendezvous in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Martine

  • Moonfleet(1955)

    as Mrs. Minton

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Run for Cover(1955)

    as Helga Swenson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa Muller · as Solange Tanbeau · as Soledad Barojo

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Louise Reynard

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • No Time for Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Anna Svoboda

  • The Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Elena de Ortega

  • Journey Into Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Christine Thorssen

  • Four in a Jeep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Franziska Idinger

  • The Flying Missile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Karin Hansen

  • Dark City(1950)

    as Victoria Winant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Julie

  • This Side of the Law(1950)

    as Evelyn Taylor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • No Sad Songs for Me(1950)

    as Chris Radna

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Backfire(1950)

    as Lysa Radoff

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Singoalla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Singoalla

  • Night Unto Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Ann Gracy

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Adventures of Don Juan(1948)

    as Rainha Margarida

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa

  • To the Victor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Christine Lund Lestrac

  • The Philco Television Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Widow

  • Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Vellamo Toivonen

  • The Serious Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Lydia Stille

  • Svarta rosor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • Marie in the Windmill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Maria Holgersson

  • Jag är eld och luft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jenny Ahrman

  • Nebbie sul mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Maria Rosai

  • Appassionata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Maria

  • The Brothers' Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Emma

  • The Sin of Anna Lans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Anna Lans

  • La donna del peccato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Morgondagens melodi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Actor

  • Yellow Ward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Nurse Doris

  • If I Could Marry the Minister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Eva Örn

  • I paradis ... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Angelica Jansson

  • Snurriga familjen(1940)

    as Cleaning woman

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 124 titles from 1940 to 2019; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Stargate (1994)

$197M worldwide

Highest rated

The Way We Were (1973)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Stargate (1994)

Film career

19402019

Peak 1961 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting124 of 124: 123 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting1 of 124: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 124: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s22 · acting1950s25 · acting1960s18 · acting1970s14 · acting1980s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew1990s14 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 9% of 23 roles
48587383

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; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Viveca Lindfors' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 50; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 56 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 56 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor

The Diary of Anne Frank (1967)

78th percentile spread · 18% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)

Midcredits 89th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 38 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 49. 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 Viveca Lindfors' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, 3 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles19–82 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles19–62 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles12–56 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian 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 Viveca Lindfors work with?

People who share at least 2 of Viveca Lindfors' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lawrence B. Marcus shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers