Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson
Biography
Swedish fashion designer and drag artist. Mostly known for his performances as the character Babsan, he was educated as a typographist and art director.
Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles
Drama Series - 1959, 16 episodes • as Self
Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
Drama Series - 1997, 16 episodes • as Self
Så ska det låta is a Swedish game show, based on the Irish The Lyrics Board. The show was introduced in 1997 and led by Peter Harryson until Peter Settman took over in 2006. Så ska det låta can be watched online at svt play for approximately one month after airing.
Drama Series - 2014, 16 episodes • as Himself - Contestant
Swedish celebrities put their baking skills to the test and bake their best to impress the rock-hard jury for the chance to win SEK 50,000 for charity. Under time pressure, they will bake everything from delicious cookies to magnificent cakes.
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • as Self - Guest - Babsan
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2013, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as Self
Mona Bergström is a sweet eurovision-obsessed woman in her 30s. She is married to a lazy husband and has four children, all named after her favorite Swedish Eurovision popstars. Her brother is a crossdressing guy self-titled "Candy Darling". Mona works in a retirement home for disabled people, where she is responsible for taking care of a young man named David who suffers a movement-restricting disease forcing him into a wheelchair. David's parents have abandoned him, as they wanted a normal child. Mona holds a big place in David's heart, and vica versa. David's goal is to get his parents to come and visit him, and he wants to show them that he is a great person, despite his handicap. Therefore he works with music on his computer, and his goal is to create a song, send it to "The Cardigans", a famous Swedish band and have them play the song and credit him, hoping his parents would spot it and want to visit him.
Drama Series - 2026, 16 episodes • as Self
The story of when the financier Jan Stenbeck launched a completely unique TV experiment in the autumn of 1991: the youth channel ZTV
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self
A journey through Swedish queer film history.
Movie - 2000, 2h 15m • as 'Babsan'
Vanheden and Dynamite-Harry are approached by Sickan's grandmother and Sickan's younger brother Sven-Ingvar. Their evil nemesis Wall-Enberg are planning to steal billions of euros of the European Union's grants to culture. The grant of 350 million kronor, paid by an Italian bank acting as intermediary, equals 60 billion lire but through assistance of a Sicilian "businessman", this sum becomes 60 billion kronor when transferred. The money is to be transferred to a large number of bank accounts, and the account numbers are saved on a floppy disc that the Jönsson gang is trying to steal.