Anna Godenius

Anna Godenius
Born (1944-07-24) 24 July 1944 (age 81)
Köping, Sweden
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present

Anna Godenius (born 24 July 1944) is a Swedish actress.[1] She is best known for her lead roles in the 1977 miniseries Honest Blue Eyes [sv] and 1978 film Men Can't Be Raped.

Biography

She was born 24 July 1944 in Köping.[2] She graduated from the State School of Drama in Malmö in 1972.[3]

Her breakthrough was in the 1977 miniseries Honest Blue Eyes [sv].[2] She played a femme fetale who used charm and disguises to obtain money from men of dubious or objectionable character. The series was a success.[4]

In 1978, she played the lead role in Men Can't Be Raped, a rape and revenge film adapted from Märta Tikkanen's novel Manrape. Godenius played the lead role of Eva, a librarian who takes revenge on her rapist. Although the film spurred debate, her performance was praised.[5][6]

In addition to her acting work, she has also worked as an audiobook narrator for the Swedish Agency for Accessible Media.[4] She has also worked as a narrator for Sveriges Radio.[7]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Anna Godenius". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Anna Godenius". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 25 July 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "1972" (PDF). Malmö Theatre Academy. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b Shimoda, Anna; Shimoda, Hans (25 July 2024). "Torsdag 25 juli 2024 "Har aldrig gillat att vara kändis"" [Thursday, July 25, 2024 “Never liked being a celebrity”]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ "Män kan inte våldtas" [Men can't be raped]. Aftonbladet. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2025 – via PressReader.
  6. ^ Films and Filming. Vol. 25. Hansom Books. 1978. p. 45.
  7. ^ "Marlen Haushofers roman "Väggen" – apokalyps eller psykbryt? - Klassikern" [Marlen Haushofer's novel "The Wall" - apocalypse or psychosis? - The classic]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 21 March 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.


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