Berit Frodi

Berit Marianne Frodi was a Swedish actress, singer and director.

Life and career

Frodi was born in Gothenburg on 19 April 1926. She was the daughter of Roland Frodi, a shipowner and Vanja Dymling. Her youngest sisters, Barbro Frodi, was a television producer and Ittla Frodi was an actress.
She began her stage career as a student soloist in Storan's choir in Gothenburg in 1947 and entered the pupil school at Gothenburg City Theater in 1950. One of the most remarkable roles in cinema was Lena Hagen in drama-detective film Girl without a name. Frodi's career as an actress and singer ended when she married the conductor Gunnar Staern. The two first met at Gävle city theater in September 1957 and married on 3 February 1960. Eventually, she set out a new career path as, among other things, a director. During the 1980s, she worked primarily as a theater teacher at the student schools in Gothenburg and as an instructor around the country. She retired in 1991.
Frodi died at a nursing home on 17 July 2025, at the age of 99.