Clementine Swartz

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Clementine Swartz (born Clementine Fehrnström; 15 February 1835 in Uleåborg, now Oulu, Finland – 7 December 1923 in Stockholm) was a Swedish stage actress. She became one of the leading performers at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, where she worked from 1853 to 1888, and she was named premier actress in 1868.

She came from a family of actors: her father was Robert Fehrnström and her mother Augusta Fredrika Grönlund. She married actor Edvard Swartz in 1854. Clementine began in Oscar Andersson’s theater company (1850–53) and acted at Humlegårdsteatern in Stockholm in 1853. After a successful debut there, she joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre the same year and stayed until she retired in 1888.

She was known for being dignified, graceful and highly professional. She was especially praised for portraying mild, gracious characters and for her careful, dutiful approach to work. Her delicate features and tall, slim figure drew attention, and she carried herself with natural dignity on stage. She received the Litteris et Artibus medal from King Oscar II.