Märta Torén

Actress

Birthday May 21, 1925

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Stockholm, Sweden

DEATH DATE 1957-2-19, Stockholm, Sweden (31 years old)

Nationality Sweden

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1925

Märta Torén (21 May 1925 – 19 February 1957) was a Swedish stage and film actress of the 1940s and 1950s.

Torén's father was a Swedish military officer, and for three years, during World War II, he was a secretary in the Swedish war office.

1947

After studying at the Stockholm Royal Dramatic Theatre's Royal Dramatic Training Academy, Torén began her career on the stage and from 1947 she appeared in films.

1949

She appeared on the cover of the June 13 issue of Life Magazine in 1949.

Torén appeared in 11 American film productions during her brief career.

1951

One of her roles was opposite Humphrey Bogart in Sirocco (1951), and she also co-starred with Dana Andrews in Assignment – Paris! (1952).

1957

On 17 February 1957 she performed in a stage play at the Alle Theater in Stockholm.

Later that evening, she became unconscious and was taken to the hospital.

On 19 February 1957, Torén died from a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 31.