Pia Degermark: Pia Degermark. Actress: Elvira Madigan. Director Bo Widerberg first spotted the teenage Pia Degermark in a newspaper photo, dancing at a party with the Swedish Crown Prince Carl Gustaf (later King Carl XVI Gustaf. Her career seemed assured after Widerberg cast her in the lead of Elvira Madigan (1967), which debuted at Cannes and garnered critical and commercial acclaim. Degermark was heralded as the "new Ingrid Bergman" and offers came...
Known For: Elvira Madigan (Elvira MadiganHedvig Jensen, cirkusdanös), The Vampire Happening (Betty WilliamsGroßmutter Clarimonde Catani), The Looking Glass War (The Girl), Brief Season (Luisa)