Lis Nilheim

Acting

Lis Nilheim

Born — Died

1944-06-05 — 2025-02-25

Place of birth

Stockholm, Sweden

Known for

Acting

Credits

38 titles

Karen Lis Nilheim (5 June 1944 – February 2025) was a Swedish actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 11th Guldbagge Awards for her role in 1975 film Maria. She appeared in more than 45 movies and television shows from 1964.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 4 titles

1990s · 6 titles

1980s · 9 titles

Beware of the Jönsson Gang poster
6.2

A botched burglary leads to the arrest of the Jönsson gang’s leader, Sickan. After serving ten months in prison, he is released and unexpectedly recruited by the enigmatic banker Wall-Enberg Jr. to steal the legendary Bedford Diamonds in Switzerland. Though Sickan successfully carries out the heist, he is betrayed and nearly captured. Returning to Sweden and reuniting with his old accomplices, he sets out to take calculated revenge on the man who double-crossed him.

Beware of the Jönsson Gang

1981

One-Week Bachelors poster
4.8

Gary's wife goes away for a week and Gary expects a week of hard work at the office. After having left her at the airport, he misses the bus. But the car mechanic Lasse gives him a ride. Although they are unlike each other, they get to know each other. Gary makes a mess of everything and can't avoid Lasse.

One-Week Bachelors

1982

Madicken of June Hill poster
5.8

A second movie based on Astrid Lindgren's novel "Madicken och Junibackens pims", which is about two sisters and their adventures in 1910s Sweden.

Madicken of June Hill

1980

To Be a Millionaire poster
5.9

The terrorist Fors arrested after an attack on a OPEC meeting. Shortly afterwards town minister's daughter gets kidnapped by two men who require Fors be released and that he will flight phase to Albania. SÄPO agent Olsson will handle the case.

To Be a Millionaire

1980

The Rooster poster
5.6

In 1944, Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women employees can work more efficiently. At the beginning he is greeted with suspicion and his efforts at courting the young ladies are futile. But as soon as he buys himself a car it becomes much easier, especially since he has the power to relocate people to an easier line of work. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.

The Rooster

1981

Plötsligt skulle vi skiljas poster
9.0

A couple that seems happy on the surface considers a divorce.

Plötsligt skulle vi skiljas

1986

Raskenstam poster
6.0

The story of the charlatan Gustaf Raskenstam life and times during World War II, who for financial gain seduced a large number of women.

Raskenstam

1983

Mot härliga tider poster
8.0

The summer holiday has begun. Jackie suddenly decides to go visit her old love Calle in the archipelago. She persuades her friend Vanja to come along. When Calle arrives to island he is not alone. His partner Yvonne, also his boss at the fashion company owned by Yvonne's father, accompanies Calle. Who, by the way, has changed his name to Carl-Adam. Problems arise.

Mot härliga tider

1983

Spela Allan poster
NR

A Swedish family movie about Allan, a 12 year old boy with a great imagination.

Spela Allan

1980

1970s · 6 titles

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken poster
6.1

Madicken is a Swedish girl from the upper level family, growing up during the time of first world war which did not include Sweden. She lives happily with her family, experiencing the world and making brave and crazy things.

You're Out of Your Mind, Madicken

1979

Father to Be poster
4.8

Bosse works at an advertising agency while working on the novel of the century. At a burger restaurant he meets Lena, and before he knows it, she is pregnant. Bosse starts thinking that his life is all over, he won't get any more career opportunities, and never again will he have time for late night parties.

Father to Be

1979

Karlar är karlar om sanningen ska fram poster
NR

Lunardo is an old fashioned patriarch who strictly forbids his wife and daughter to leave his house. When he decides to marry off his daugther Lucietta without allowing her to meet the man first the women around him conspire to allow the young couple to meet against his wishes.

Karlar är karlar om sanningen ska fram

1976

A Respectable Life poster
6.9

A decade has gone by and the spirit of the preceding film, Dom kallar oss mods, has disappeared. Kenta is an alcoholic and lives with his girlfriend Eva. Together they have a son, Patric. Kenta's mom is in jail for manslaughter and Kenta goes to Kronoberg to greet her. Heroin also comes to play and Stoffe is one of those who falls victim to it. He lives with his girlfriend Lena and their young son, Janne. Lena later throws Stoffe out their home when she gets enough of his abuse, and he is forced to live with his mother. Kenta calls Stoffe and decides to meet him, and he tries to persuade him to give up heroin, but the two have a falling out and they separate. This film features other users from the previous film, such as Jajje and Kenta Bergkvist. The film ends with the death of a prominent person in the trilogy.

A Respectable Life

1979

Maria poster
8.0

Maria and Leif has a relationship. Leif is a former bank robber. He makes another hit and is sentenced to prison. He urges Maria to forget him.

Maria

1975

Chez Nous poster
4.0

A stripper from Club Chez Nous is murdered. The killer contacts a newspaper to whitewash himself. Two journalists start to investigate the case and stumble on other crimes along the way.

Chez Nous

1978

Series credits

The Guldbagge Awards poster
5.5

The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbaggen. The awards, first presented in 1964 at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, are overseen by the Swedish Film Institute. It is described as the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards. The awards ceremony was first televised in 1981.

The Guldbagge Awards

1981

Sjukan poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sjukan

1995

Spanarna poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Spanarna

1983

Madicken poster
6.3

Madicken's life on Junibacken is filled with ups and down.

Madicken

1979

Zoombie poster
NR

A different family comedy in three parts with the man in the center. A beautiful and instructive story about a small, fat, middle-aged agency manager with a high salary. We get to follow the bullied and exploited Holger in his difficult struggle from pupa to fly-ready butterfly.

Zoombie

1982

Guld! poster
8.0

In little Bergforsen, everything would be peaceful if it weren't for two hitchhiking ladies from Stockholm and an ill-fated gold transport.

Guld!

1988

Frida och hennes vän poster
9.0

Five-part Swedish television series from 1970, based on Birger Sjöberg's collection of poems Frida's Book from 1922.

Frida och hennes vän

1970

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Majken

1995

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Den tredje lyckan

1983

Den byxlöse äventyraren poster
1.0

Lasse-Maja's (actually Lars Molin's) peculiar fate and adventure from his younger years until 1813, when he was sentenced to life imprisonment on Karlsten's fortress.

Den byxlöse äventyraren

1971