Sickan Carlsson

Her first public performance was on radio at the age of 10, together with her friend 'Birgit Tengroth' (qv). She debuted in a revue held at her father's place of work when she was 15. This led to more work at the theatre, a screen test for Svensk Filmindustri and a small role in _Kära släkten (1933)_ (qv). More roles followed and she made movies in the daytime and theatre in the evenings. Although she made a lot of movies before it, she has said that her breakthrough came with _Playing Truant (1949)_ (qv). She was almost without exception cast as a happy, care-free woman in comedies, but she has said that this was not a problem for her, since she describes herself as a very happy person in private. It was not until 'Alf Kjellin' (qv)'s _Lustgarden (1961)_ (qv) she got a dramatic part as an unmarried mother. She has worked with a lot of different directors, but two of them showed a particular interest in her, 'Schamyl Bauman' (qv) and 'Hasse Ekman' (qv). Bauman mainly in the 1930-1940s and Ekman in the 1950s.::Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>