Monica Zetterlund

Monica Zetterlund

Born: September 20, 1937
Died: May 12, 2005
in Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden
Monica Zetterlund, born Eva Monica Nilsson, was a Swedish singer, stage and screen actress. In her late teens she sang with her fathers orchestra and Ib Glindemanns Big Band. She made her first recordings in 1957 and was discovered by Arne Domnérus 1958. Two years later she toured the U.S. with Thad Jones and Zoot Sims. In 1964, Monica Zetterlund recorded the critically acclaimed jazz album "Waltz for Debby" with Bill Evans. She made her film debut in "Gröna Hund" (1962). Her long career also included the song "En gång i Stockholm" ("Winter City"); a jazz ballad with which she represented Sweden in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest.

Movies for Monica Zetterlund...

Underbart är kort - en film om Monica Zetterlund
Title: Underbart är kort - en film om Monica Zetterlund
Character: Herself
Released: November 20, 2007
Type: Movie
A portrait of Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund.
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Nalen
Title: Nalen
Character: Self
Released: October 29, 1998
Type: Movie
Documentary about legendary Swedish jazz club "Nalen" featuring interviews with old musicians and singers, and old clips from the place in its glory days
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Title: "Without doubt, you are mad" - Tage Danielsson
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 1995
Type: Movie
A Documentary about the Swedish Comedian Tage Danielsson. He was one member of the "Hasse & Tage" duo, the other beeing Hasse Alfredsson. He was also a writer and an Actor.
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Stjärnbilder
Title: Stjärnbilder
Character: (archive footage)
Released: September 10, 1995
Type: Movie
A tribute to Swedish film, which was made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of film in 1995 and consists of about a hundred clips from Swedish film history with many of its stars.
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Title: Morsarvet
Character: gumman
Released: November 16, 1993
Type: TV
Morsarvet is a 1993 Swedish mini series directed by Staffan Roos written by, and starring, Solveig Ternström. The series was televised on Sveriges television in late 1993.
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Minns ni?
Title: Minns ni?
Character: (archive footage)
Released: October 24, 1993
Type: Movie
A quick overview of Swedish film history, featuring a breathtaking cavalry of scenes from about 170 films.
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Russian Pizza Blues
Title: Russian Pizza Blues
Character: Herself
Released: December 18, 1992
Type: Movie
Four parallel stories about a Russian and his daughter trying to get to his wife's Russian Pizza House in New York, but they are stranded in Copenhagen. A girl getting married. A man finding his brother and starting a new life in the city. Two men working at a bridge. And it's all happening the same night.
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Putte Wickman à la clarinette
Title: Putte Wickman à la clarinette
Character: Self
Released: January 29, 1991
Type: Movie
Documentary about the Swedish clarinettist Putte Wickman featuring interviews and performances.
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Evert Taube 100 år
Title: Evert Taube 100 år
Character: Self
Released: March 12, 1990
Type: Movie
Jubilee special celebrating Evert Taube's 100th birthday with performances and interviews with friends and family.
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To Povel
Title: To Povel
Released: May 1, 1982
Type: Movie
Jubilee show for Povel Ramel's 60th birthday
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Kvinnofest 1981
Title: Kvinnofest 1981
Released: March 7, 1981
Type: Movie
A gala performance at Cirkus in Stockholm ahead of the International Women's Day on March 8, 1981.
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Barna från Blåsjöfjället
Title: Barna från Blåsjöfjället
Character: Hulda Krok
Released: November 15, 1980
Type: Movie
A mother is taken to a hospital and the town council wants to split up her children and put them in foster homes, but the children have a diffrent plan. They set out on a epic journey down thru Sweden, from Lappland down to Stockholm in search of their father. They encounter many people on their journey and make new friends while trying too elude the police.
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Sverige åt svenskarna
Title: Sverige åt svenskarna
Released: July 31, 1980
Type: Movie
This farce cocerns Sweden's King Gustav (Per Oscarsson who plays all the lead roles). The royal monarchs of three major European countries are patiently or not-so-patiently hovering on the sidelines while watching the future King Gustav closely. No single king appears to possess the brains he was born with, so history seems to be made by default, as it were. Gustav does blunder around, but not enough to miss being crowned king. As a result, France, England, and Germany invade Sweden hoping to take by force what they could not gain by incompetence.
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Räkan från Maxim
Title: Räkan från Maxim
Character: Madame Petypon
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
A comedy by Hans Alfredson.
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Title: Katitzi
Character: Katitzis styvmor
Released: December 2, 1979
Type: TV
Katitzi Taikon is a gypsy girl who at first lives at an orphanage. She is not happy there, so she is returned to her family. The Taikon's live at different camps. They are pushed by police and authorities.
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Title: Godnatt, jord
Released: March 19, 1979
Type: TV
Depicts "Statarna", the Swedish agricultural proletarians, set during the early 1900s. An institutionalized brutality of oppression and poverty surrounded by a beautiful and silent countryside.
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Bo Widerberg
Title: Bo Widerberg
Released: January 1, 1977
Type: Movie
Documentary which follows Bo Widerberg during the making of 'Man on the Roof', 'The Butt' and a failed theater production.
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Svea hund på Göta Lejon
Title: Svea hund på Göta Lejon
Character: Various
Released: July 31, 1976
Type: Movie
Svea hund, complete title Svea Hund på Göta Lejon (Svea Dog at Göta Lejon), was a Swedish variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord. It was written by Hans Alfredsson and Tage Danielsson, commonly known as Hasseåtage and directed by Tage. The show premièred on 15 February (although it had a sneak première on 9 February) 1976 on the theater Göta Lejon in Stockholm. It was the last of the three "Dog-revues"; the first was Gröna hund (Green Dog) the second being Gula Hund (Yellow Dog). Both Hasse and Tage starred in various roles. Other cast members were Gösta Ekman, Monica Zetterlund, Lena Nyman, and Tommy Körberg. The song quartet EBBA (Lena Eriksson, Lars Bagge, Kersint Bagge and Bo Andersson) and Gunnar Svenssons Bandhundband.
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Nisse och Greta
Title: Nisse och Greta
Character: Greta
Released: December 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Nisse and Greta, a middle-aged married couple, sit and watch TV. To their surprise they get to experience their own life's in a TV show being broadcasted.
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Guttersnipes
Title: Guttersnipes
Character: Malinda Karlsson
Released: November 15, 1974
Type: Movie
Poor painter helps a paralysed child.
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The glass in the ear
Title: The glass in the ear
Released: July 31, 1974
Type: Movie
Glaset i örat is a revue by Hans Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. It was recorded at Berns in Stockholm 1973 and on tour during the spring of 1974.
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The Butt
Title: The Butt
Character: Lehrerin
Released: February 16, 1974
Type: Movie
Six year old Johan, a.k.a. Fimpen, loves football. One day his talents are discovered. It doesn't take long before Fimpen gets to travel around with the national team. Fimpen becomes an idol and media wants a piece of him all the time. It gets hard to catch up in school.
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Title: Någonstans i Sverige
Character: Loffes fru
Released: December 25, 1973
Type: TV
In the end of 1939, the Soviet Union attacks Finland. In Sweden, 100.000 men are quickly drafted to guard the northeastern border. Men, who have almost no military training, are suddenly expected to behave as full-fledged soldiers. In one of the units we find 107 Andersson, 111 Loffe and a bunch of men with nicknames as Morsgrisen and Stora Norrland. After some months, the war in Finland is over, but World War II continues and the unit moves to the western border of Sweden, where the men have to stay for many years to come. Sweden is not at war, but some of the men are frightened that the Nazis will one day attack this country.
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KaRamellodier
Title: KaRamellodier
Released: December 26, 1972
Type: Movie
Povel Ramel jubilee show played at Berns in Stockholm in 1972.
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The New Land
Title: The New Land
Character: Ulrika
Released: February 26, 1972
Type: Movie
A Swedish immigrant family struggles to adapt to their new life on the American frontier during the second half of the 19th century amidst civil war, native uprising and the lure of gold in California.
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The Apple War
Title: The Apple War
Character: Anna Lindberg
Released: December 18, 1971
Type: Movie
A German businessman wants to buy land in southern Sweden for a gigantic amusement park, his new project called "Deutschneyland" (a wordplay of Deutschland and Disneyland). Some of the locals dislike the idea, including the magically talented Lindberg family, and work to frustrate the development plans.
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The Emigrants
Title: The Emigrants
Character: Ulrika
Released: March 8, 1971
Type: Movie
A Swedish peasant family, ravaged by poverty, privation and misery in mid-19th century Sweden, set out on a perilous journey to America in hope of a better life.
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Söderkåkar
Title: Söderkåkar
Released: November 6, 1970
Type: Movie
The story of two brothers, one rich and one poor living next to each other , struggling along with their families and daily lives in the south parts of Stockholm in the 1930's.
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Title: Söderkåkar
Released: November 6, 1970
Type: TV
The story of two brothers, one rich and one poor living next to each other, struggling along with their families and daily lives in the south parts of Stockholm in the 1930's.
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Spader, Madame!
Title: Spader, Madame!
Character: Hedvig Lindberg
Released: January 1, 1970
Type: Movie
Political satire set in the 18th century to Franz Schubert's music.
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Fantasimissimo
Title: Fantasimissimo
Released: September 2, 1967
Type: Movie
A Swedish family musical by Beppe Wolgers.
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Night Games
Title: Night Games
Character: Lotten
Released: September 12, 1966
Type: Movie
A man on the verge of marriage is haunted by traumatic memories from his childhood.
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Title: Continental Showcase
Character: Self
Released: June 11, 1966
Type: TV
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Gula Hund
Title: Gula Hund
Released: January 6, 1966
Type: Movie
Gula Hund (English title: Yellow Dog) is a Swedish variety show that was the second of "three dog-revues" (so called because they all have "dog" in their name). The first one being Gröna Hund (Green Dog) and the third and last one was Svea Hund.
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Docking the Boat
Title: Docking the Boat
Character: Berit
Released: December 26, 1965
Type: Movie
A group of party goers have trouble getting their boat ashore on a small island. The inhabitants of the island try to help, often with the help of an old sailor, and the results are absurd and hilarious.
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Ramel i rutan
Title: Ramel i rutan
Released: November 20, 1965
Type: Movie
Musical variety special
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Swedish Portraits
Title: Swedish Portraits
Character: Mejram
Released: September 7, 1964
Type: Movie
The unemployed Timjan discover Mejram singing and instantly fall in love with her.
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Konstgjorda Pompe
Title: Konstgjorda Pompe
Released: December 31, 1963
Type: Movie
Summer revue from 1963
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A Testimony About Her
Title: A Testimony About Her
Character: herself
Released: April 21, 1963
Type: Movie
"A testimony about her." Her being the actor and vocalist Monica Zetterlund. At 25 in the beginning of her career. Monica sings with a trio at a concert. Returns to her empty home in Stockholm. Relaxes in loneliness. Next morning. An interview with writer Vilgot Sjöman. Then off to recording at a studio with the Phillips Recording Orchestra, featuring Jan Johansson on piano. Later a concert at Nalen in Stockholm.
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Title: Skäggen
Released: March 9, 1963
Type: TV
"The Beards" - The framework was that the participants would produce a relatively current entertainment program titled Concrete. During the meetings ideas and sketches were presented. Most of it was rejected.
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Gröna Hund
Title: Gröna Hund
Released: November 23, 1962
Type: Movie
The first variety show produced by AB Svenska Ord. It was the first of the three "Dog-revues", the second being "Gula Hund" and the third one "Svea hund".
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Title: Julkalendern
Character: Narrator
Released: November 27, 1960
Type: TV
An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.
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Title: Melodifestivalen
Released: February 26, 1959
Type: TV
The annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest.