Carola Ingrid Margareta Segerstedt Luterkort (née Eklundh) (28 June 1910 – 3 August 2011) was a Swedish actress and stage director, whose professional career spanned from the 1930s until 2010.Born in Lund, Luterkort studied in Dramatens elevskola together with Ingrid Bergman, Gunnar Björnstrand and Signe Hasso. She made her debut at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1933.Luterkort remained active into her 90s. Some of her films include Barnen från Frostmofjället (1945) and Klassfesten (2002). In 1998, she released a book on theatre history, Om igen, herr Molander!.
On stage as the messenger Panope in the classic Jean Racine play "Fedra" (Phaedra) at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden (opening date 10th Feb 2006). [May 2006]
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One of Sweden's first contracted female stage directors. A.o. director at Helsingborgs stadsteater (Helsinborg Theatre) 1950-1953.
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Was on vacation with her husband (a Jewish man) in Austria and Germany in 1936 and by chance happened to arrive in Berlin on the same day as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was being held, so they went to the arena to watch the sports celebration this sunny day - with Hitler. Finishing the trip, they went back to Sweden; not having a concept of grasping what that man later would be capable of.
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Author of the book "Om igen, herr Molander!" (Again please, Mr Molander!); a book about Sweden's various theatre schools and thoughts on drama education of actors from the 1800th Century to date.
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Teacher in the performing arts at the old Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school and at the new (since 1964) established National Theatre Academy (Statens scenskola/Teaterhögskolan) in Stockholm in the 1960s and also teacher in Theatre History at Stockholm University 1970-1977.
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Classmate with both Ingrid Bergman and Gunnar Björnstrand (famous leading actor in many Ingmar Bergman-films) at the Royal Dramatic Theatre's acting school in Stockholm, Sweden, where she trained 1932-1934.