Tollie Zellman, born August 31, 1887 in Stockholm, was one of Sweden's most prominent comedians during the first half of the 20th century.
Kristoffersson was on set at Centrumateljéerna when the film Lilla Märta kommer sällä was being shot. The result was a photo report published in the magazine Filmjournalen no. 29 in 1948.
During World War II, a secret document accidentally ends up with the landlord Bruzell at Knättarp's farm, where soldiers under the command of Ensign Svensson are quartered. The ensign, more interested in theater and the landlord's daughter Inga than preparedness, infiltrates a Nazi meeting with the cook Lettström and learns the document's significance. At the same time, lawyer Sonne, who has connections to the farm, and an Allied agent, photographer Högquist, arrive to hunt down the document.
In the comical carousel of complications that follows, Tollie Zellman excels as the eccentric Tora. With her inimitable comic timing and drawling voice, she steals the scenes, especially in the chaotic moments surrounding the document hunt, where the ensign and the cook dress up as a journalist and Sonne's daughter.
Zellman's contribution elevates "Lilla Märta kommer tillbäcka" , which premiered on August 14, 1948 at the Astoria cinema in Stockholm, and solidifies her status as an icon in Swedish entertainment history. Tollie died in 1963, aged 77.
Tollie Zellman in a short biography on Youtube: https://youtu.be/sx22siZHYFQ?feature=shared
