Actress Monica Nielsen is dead – turned 87

Monica Nielsen was born in Stockholm in 1937. The parents Peter Lindgren and Marianne Nielsen were also an actor.

During the long career, Monica Nielsen participated in a series of TV series, movies and plays at Dramaten. Many people remember her as Bodil in the TV series « The Department Store » from the late 1980s.

Before that she had Toured with Monica Zetterlund and in 1966 she participated in the Melodifestivalen with the song « A red drum ».

– She was a good actor and an amazing person, says daughter Paula Nielsen to Expressen.

In 2008, Monica Nielsen Mrs. Higgins played in the Oscar Theater’s « My Fair Lady », an effort she was assigned the gold mask for the following year in the category Best female supporting role in musical. Tomas Alfredson was responsible for the regin. He remembers Monica Nielsen as an original and unusual voice in Artist Sweden.

– She had a very special radiance and was very uncompromising in her expression. She did things in her own way, and was a very delightful and friendly person, says Tomas Alfredson.

– She was a fun team player, a fantastic ensemble member and was a very popular and fun girl. A real party prize, he continues.

In connection with its 80th birthday in 2017 was interviewed Monica Nielsen in DN And then, after a six -decades of career, described the acting profession as « the world’s best ».

– Already as a kid, I knew I would like to become an ensemble actress. And I’ve had to do everything I wanted to do, she told DN.

Monica Nielsen turned 87.