Astrid Lindgren

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Female

Birthday 1907-11-14

Deathday 2002-01-28 (94 years old)

Place of Birth Vimmerby, Kalmar län, Sweden

Also Known As アストリッド・リンドグレーン

Astrid Lindgren

Biography

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren; née Ericsson; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (Children of Noisy Village in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son, Ronia the Robber's Daughter, and The Brothers Lionheart. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In January 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author, and the fourth most translated children's writer after Enid Blyton, Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. Lindgren has so far sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality."

Known For

Writer

2025
Vi på Saltkråkan

as Characters

2024
Ronja the Robber's Daughter

as Original Story

2019
2013
That Boy Emil

as Original Story

1997
1995
Saltkråkan

as Writer

1993
1992
1990
1989
Peter and Petra

as Author

1989
Brenda Brave

as Writer

1989
Goldi

as Writer

1989
Highest Jump

as Short Story

1989
Highest Jump

as Screenplay

1989
1988
1985
Naughty Emil

as Novel

1984
1984
Mio min Mio

as Writer

1984
Mister Blot's Academy

as Characters

1980
Madicken of June Hill

as Screenplay

1980
1979
Madicken

as Novel

1979
Madicken

as Writer

1977
1975
1974
1973
1973
Emil and the Piglet

as Screenplay

1972
New Mischief by Emil

as Screenplay

1971
1971
Emil of Lonneberga

as Screenplay

1970
1970
Pippi on the Run

as Screenplay

1970
1969
Pippi Longstocking

as Screenplay

1969
1969
1969
1969
Pippi Goes on Board

as Screenplay

1969
Pippi's Christmas

as Characters

1968
1968
1966
1966
1965
1960
1956
1955
1949

Creator

2025
2002
1997
1990
1986
1976
1975
1969
1964

Actor

2024
Astrid Lindgrens älskade filmer

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Astrid

as Herself

2014
Astrid

as Self (Archive Footage)

2013
That Boy Emil

as Storyteller (voice)

1985
1972
1971
Emil of Lonneberga

as Narrator

1965
Morianna

as Old lady's friend

1948
Bambi Awards

as Self