Barbro Karin Viola Westerlund Larsson (born 29October 1956), better known as Babben, is a Swedish actress and comedian. Life and career Babben was born in Dalhem on Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced Gotlandic dialect. Now living in Solna with her daughter, she attended the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Stockholm in 1977–1980. She has been active in the S.U.C.K. (Stand Up Comedy Club) since 1988 and comedian group R.E.A. (Roligt Elakt Aktuellt). She has also appeared in the TV show Parlamentet and had her own talk show Babben & co in 2007. She performed as a stand up comedian in Great Britain 1996 and also did a couple appearances on British television. In 2006, she was voted the most popular female comedian in Sweden in the popular TV-programme Folktoppen. In 1992, Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist named one of the asteroids in the asteroid belt, 10795 Babben after her. Selected filmography Appearances in films and television series. 1980 – Children's Island 1984 – Tryggare kan ingen vara … (TV series) 1989 – Peter och Petra 1994 – Läckan 1994 – 13-årsdagen 1996 – Drömprinsen – filmen om Em 1996 – Polisen och pyromanen (TV series) 1997 – Nattbuss 807 1998 – Lithivm 1999 – Sherdil 2007 – Leende guldbruna ögon (TV series) 2010 – Fyra år till 2013 – Wallander – försvunnen 2014 – LasseMajas detektivbyrå – Skuggor över Valleby2020 – Mirakel'' References External links 1956 births Living people Swedish actresses Swedish comedians Swedish women comedians Sommar (radio program) hosts Swedish women radio presenters People from Gotland