10 Facts About Sara Torsslow

Sara Fredrica Torsslow nee Stromstedt was a Swedish stage actress.

Sara Torsslow was one of the most famed actresses in Sweden during the first half of the 19th century, and an elite member of the Royal Dramatic Theatre.

Sara Torsslow was born in Stockholm as the daughter of a spice merchant.

Sara Torsslow was engaged in the choir of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1811, but after having displayed talent as an actress in supporting roles, she was contracted as a premier actress at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1812.

Sara Torsslow was to become the leading tragedienne of the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and as such was referred to as the successor of her famous mentor Maria Franck.

Sara Torsslow married her colleague, the actor Ulrik Torsslow in 1830.

Ulrik and Sara Torsslow left the Royal Dramatic Theatre after the strike of 1834, bringing with them a number of leading actors.

Ulrik and Sara Torsslow initiated a struggle against the royal theater monopoly of 1798 which lasted for eight years and eventually resulted in its abolition.

Sara Torsslow retired in 1853 after a number of repeated colds which undermined her health, colds she is said to have contracted during the many performances in thin clothes on drafty and cold stages.

Sara Torsslow was the mother of the actress Helfrid Kinmansson and the maternal grandmother of the actress Valborg Moberg.