Hjördis Genberg

Hjördis Paulina Genberg
Born	November 10, 1919 Åsarna, Jämtland county, Sweden
Died	24 December 1997(1997-12-24) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)	Model, actress
Spouse	Carl-Gustav Tersmeden ​ ​ (m. 1946; div. 1947)​ David Niven ​ (m. 1948)​
Children	2

Hjördis Paulina Genberg (1919 - 1997) was a Swedish actress and model. She was the second wife of English actor and novelist David Niven. Genberg was among the first supermodels of Sweden.

Life

Hjördis Genberg was born on 10th November, 1919 in Åsarna, Jämtland county, Sweden. She was the fourth of five children of Johan Georg Genberg, and his wife Gerda Paulina née Hägglund. Genberg attended her high school in the nearby Salsåker, a small town in Nordingrå. She made her breakthrough as an actress in the 1943 film Sjätte skottet. She married the businessman Carl-Gustav Tersmeden in 1946, later divorced him in 1947. In January 1948, Genberg got married to British actor David Niven, with whom she would have two daughters, Kristina Niven and Fiona Niven.

Hjordis Genberg died on December 24, 1997, her ashes were scattered in the Mediterranean Sea.

Filmography (selection)

• 1943: Sjätte skottet
• 1943: Fångad av en röst
• 1945: Brita i grosshandlarhuset
• 1945: 13 stolar

In popular culture

Literature

• Niven, David (2005-04-28). The Moon's a Balloon. Penguin UK. ISBN 978-0-14-193734-2.
• Niven, David (2009-01). Bring on the Empty Horses. Little, Brown Book Group Limited. ISBN 978-1-4055-0597-0.
• Lord, Graham (2004-12-14). NIV: The Authorized Biography of David Niven. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-32863-4.
• Munn, Michael (2014-07-10). David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon. Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-78131-372-5.

Hjördis Genberg with her husband David Niven, 1960

External links

• Hjordis Genberg on IMDb
• Hjordis Genberg biographies