Portrait of Elsa Prawitz

Elsa Prawitz

Acting

Biography

Elsa Prawitz was a Swedish stage and screen actress, writer, theatre executive and radio presenter. She made her screen debut in "Frånskild/Divorced" (1951) and graduated from The Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in 1954. Elsa Prawits often took on roles as sensually challenging women, not least in a series of films directed by Arne Mattsson.

Born: February 22, 1932

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Filmography

1974
Gustav III

as Fru Schröderheim

1967
The Reluctant Sadist

as Fru Mikkelsen

1966
Woman of Darkness

as Hilda Persdotter

1965
Morianna

as Agda Ahlgren

1963
Kurragömma

as Ninon

1962
The Doll

as Ms. Karlberg

1961
Ljuvlig är sommarnatten

as Camilla Martin

1960
When Darkness Falls

as Barbara Sandell

1960
1959
1958
Mannequin in Red

as Katja Sundin

1956
Den tappre soldaten Jönsson

as The General's wife

1956
Sju vackra flickor

as Eva Lindberg

1955
Whoops!

as Sylvia Blidfjell

1954
Salka Valka

as American Tourist

1954
Enchanted Journey

as Birgitta Hassel, Porslins-Birgitta / Louise von Bogenhusen

1951
Divorced

as Elsie, Hans fru, Gertruds dotter