Inger Nilsson

Karin Inger Monica Nilsson (born 4 May 1959) is a Swedish actress and singer. 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 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.

Career
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 East Gothland Theatre and acted in several plays.

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 (The Inspector and the Sea).

In 2009, Nilsson was a celebrity contestant on Kändisdjungeln.

Awards
In 1975, Nilsson received a TP de Oro award in the "Most Popular Personage" category 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