Björk, Anita (1923 - 2012) [sv]

Anita Björk (25 April 1923 – 24 October 2012) was a Swedish actress.

Björk was born in Tällberg, Dalarna and attended the Royal Dramatic Training Academy from 1942 to 1945. She was a leading lady of Swedish theatre for many years and worked on the national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre from 1945 onwards and played more than 100 roles over the years (which makes her one of the greatest actors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre).

Anita Björk played leading roles in film in a number of genres, including thrillers and crime mystery dramas such as Det kom en gäst (1947), Moln över Hellesta (1956), Damen i svart (1958), Mannekäng i rött (1958) and Tärningen är kastad (1960). Her most famous role was probably her title role in Alf Sjöberg's film adaption of Strindberg's Miss Julie (1951) that was awarded the grand prize at Cannes Film Festival.

In the book-length interview Hitchcock/Truffaut (Simon and Schuster, 1967), Hitchcock said he had hired Björk as the female lead for I Confess in 1952 after seeing her in Miss Julie. However, when Björk arrived in Hollywood with her lover Stig Dagerman and their baby, Jack L. Warner, the head of Warner Brothers insisted that Hitchcock should find another actress.

She was married to Olof Bergström (1945–1951) and to Stig Dagerman (from 1953). After Dagerman's death in 1954, she had a relationship with author Graham Greene.

In 2009, Björk performed in A. R. Gurney's play Kärleksbrev (Love Letters) at the Royal Dramatic Theatre opposite Jan-Olof Strandberg (Lilla scenen; March–April, 2009).

Björk died on 24 October 2012 at the age of 89.

Anita Björk (25. huhtikuuta 1923 – 24. lokakuuta 2012) oli ruotsalainen näyttelijä.

Björk syntyi Tällbergissä, Taalainmaalla, ja opiskeli Dramatenin oppilaskoulussa vuosina 1942–1945. Hän esiintyi Dramatenissa 1940-luvulta lähtien.

Björk oli vuosina 1945–1951 naimisissa Olof Bergströmin ja vuodesta 1953 Stig Dagermanin kanssa tämän kuolemaan saakka vuonna 1954. Hänen tunnetuimpia elokuviaan ovat Neiti Julie (1951), Odottavia naisia (1952) ja Valkoisen naisen arvoitus (1962).

Anita Barbro Kristina Björk Hirsch, född Björk den 25 april 1923 i Tällberg i Dalarna, död 24 oktober 2012 på Södermalm i Stockholm, var en svensk skådespelare, professors namn 2001. Björk var bland annat känd för titelrollen i filmatiseringen av Fröken Julie från 1951.

Hon var en av Dramatens främsta skådespelare under stora delar av 1900-talet och samarbetade ofta med Alf Sjöberg och Ingmar Bergman. Under 1950-talet hade hon även en kortare karriär inom Hollywood, bland annat med Gregory Peck som motspelare.