{{short description|Swedish actress and singer (born 1959)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Inger Nilsson | image = Inger Nilsson 2015-2.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Inger Nilsson during the Stockholm International Film Festival in November 2015 | birth_name = Karin Inger Monica Nilsson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kisa, Sweden | other_names = | nationality = | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|medical secretary}} | years_active = 1969–present | spouse = | children = | known_for = ''Pippi Longstocking'' | website = }}
'''Karin Inger Monica Nilsson''' (born 4 May 1959) is a Swedish actress and singer.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web |title=Inger Nilsson |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/52736/Inger-Nilsson/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708014028/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/52736/Inger-Nilsson/biography |url-status=dead |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times|date=2015 |archive-date=2015-07-08}}</ref> She is a former child actress. She is primarily known for her portrayal of Pippi Longstocking in the Swedish-produced TV series of the same name during 1969<ref>{{cite web |title=Inger Nilsson |url=http://www.sfi.se/en-gb/Swedish-film/Swedish-Film-Database/?type=PERSON&itemid=68765 |language=Swedish |publisher=Swedish Film Institute |accessdate=2010-01-25}}</ref> which was compiled, re-dubbed into German and later also in English and many other languages, and released as two feature films in 1969. In 1970, she reprised her role of Pippi in two feature films. In 2005, she was working as a secretary in Stockholm, occasionally taking small stage roles.
== Early life == She was born on 4 May 1959 in Kisa, Sweden.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shimoda |first=Anna |last2=Shimoda |first2=Hans |date=2021-08-09 |title=Inger Nilsson: Jag hade nog velat ha barn |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/k6wyzv/inger-nilsson-jag-hade-nog-velat-ha-barn |access-date=2025-08-09 |work=Aftonbladet |language=sv}}</ref>
==Career== [[File:Inger-Nilsson-1970-in-Helsinki.jpg|thumb|Nilsson with the Finnish clown Onni Gideon in the Helsinki Ice Hall in 1970]] Nilsson was eight years old when she was cast as Pippi Longstocking. First, she did a TV series and then four feature films. After Pippi Longstocking, she trained as a medical secretary, but chose to pursue a career as an actress. Nilsson was, among other things, property master at the Östgöta Theatre and acted in several plays.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/inger-nilsson-inte-fatt-vara-i-fred-pa-45-ar/ |newspaper=Expressen |title=Inger Nilsson: "Inte fått vara i fred på 45 år" |first=Thomas |last=Kingdahl |date=23 December 2013 |access-date=3 May 2016 |language=Swedish}}</ref>
Since 2007, she has been appearing on the German TV-channel ZDF as the forensic pathologist Ewa in the TV-series ''Der Kommissar und das Meer'' ({{langx|en|The Inspector and the Sea}}).{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}}
In 2009, Nilsson was a celebrity contestant on ''Kändisdjungeln.''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ek |first1=Torbjorn |last2=Soderstrom |first2=Martin |title=Bonde-Karl Petter till "Kändisdjungeln" |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/G1P22B/bonde-karl-petter-till-kandisdjungeln |accessdate=6 December 2019 |work=Aftonbladet}}</ref>
==Awards== In 1975, Nilsson received a ''TP de Oro'' award in the "Most Popular Personage" category<ref>Received in 1975 but referred to 1974</ref> for her role in Pippi Longstocking TV series.
==Filmography== * 1969 - ''Pippi Longstocking'' * 1969 - ''Pippi Goes on Board'' * 1970 - ''Pippi in the South Seas'' * 1970 - ''Pippi on the Run'' * 1989 - ''Brenda Brave'' * 2000 - ''Gripsholm'' * 2015 - ''The Here After'' * 2021 – ''The Hunters''
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:15em;" |Album details ! colspan="3" |Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |SWE<br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pippi Långstrump (Lp) av Soundtrack|url=https://www.nostalgilistan.se/soundtrack-14231/pippi-langstrump-lp--39705|access-date=2022-01-14|website=NostalgiListan|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=På Rymmen Med Pippi Långstrump (Lp) av Soundtrack|url=https://www.nostalgilistan.se/soundtrack-14231/pa-rymmen-med-pippi-langstrump-lp--39836|access-date=2022-01-14|website=NostalgiListan|language=sv}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |DEN<br/><ref>{{cite magazine|date=27 February 1970|title=LP'er|magazine=Ekstra Bladet|page=29}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |NOR<br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=inger+nilsson|access-date=2022-01-14|website=norwegiancharts.com}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''Här Kommer Pippi Långstrump'' | * Released: April 1969 * Label: Philips |3 |10 |5 |- ! scope="row" |''Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven'' | * Released: January 1970 * Label: Decca * Formats: LP, MC, 8-track |— |— |— |- ! scope="row" |''På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump'' | * Released: November 1970 * Label: Philips |5 |— |— |- | colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:18em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:2em;" |Year ! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |DEN<br/><ref>{{cite magazine|date=15 January 1970|title=TV-shows giver top-hits|magazine=Ekstra Bladet|page=31}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|date=12 March 1970|title=Edison på hitlisten|magazine=Ekstra Bladet|page=31}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" |FIN<br/><ref>{{Cite web|date=12 August 2015|title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit NEW - NJO|url=https://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com/2015/08/new-njo.html|access-date=2022-01-14|website=Sisältää hitin}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Här kommer Pippi Långstrump" |1969 |1 |— |- ! scope="row" |"Peppi Pitkätossu" <small>(Finnish-language version)</small> | rowspan="3" |1970 |— |2 |- ! scope="row" |"Sjörövar-Fabbe" <small>(Norway-only A-side)</small> |— |— |- ! scope="row" |"Kalle Teodor" <small>(Denmark-only A-side)</small> |5 |— |- ! scope="row" |"Keep On Dancing" |1977 |— |— |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Inger Nilsson}} * {{IMDb name|0632227}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, Inger}} Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:People from Kinda Municipality Category:Swedish child actresses Category:Swedish film actresses Category:Secretaries Category:Actresses from Östergötland County Category:20th-century Swedish actresses Category:21st-century Swedish actresses