Meta Velander

Meta Velander
Velander in 2014
Born
Eva Margareta Velander

(1924-08-13) 13 August 1924 (age 100)
Danderyd, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActress
Years active1945–2020
Spouse
(m. 1949; died 2014)
Children2

Eva Margareta "Meta" Velander (born 13 August 1924) is a Swedish actress.

Velander grew up in Kungsholmen in Stockholm, close to Rålambshovsparken, where she lived until she was twenty-one.[1]

She started acting in plays during her school years. After studying at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy between 1947 and 1950, she started working at Uppsala Stadsteater, where she remained until 1957. She then worked at Stockholms stadsteater from 1960 until the present day.[1] She presented episodes of Sommar i P1 at Sveriges Radio in 1982 and 2010.[2]

She is the daughter of professor Edy Velander and Maj Halle. She married actor Ingvar Kjellson on 22 June 1949 and remained married to him until his death in 2014.[3] She now lives in Djursholm, where she was born.[3] She turned 100 on 13 August 2024.[4]

  1. ^ a b Anna Bodin (26 June 2011). "Jag var skärpt, men så himla oskuldsfull". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ^ Sveriges Radio. Meta Velander. Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b Anna Bodin (26 June 2011). "Jag var skärpt, men så himla oskuldsfull". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Skådespelaren Meta Velander fyller 100 år – spelade granne i "Beck"". Filmtopp.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2024-08-13.