 Carlsson stated publicly that she did not mind being typecast in comedic roles, however, and is proud to have been given parts which allowed her the opportunity to make her audiences laugh.Some of her best films are "Det glada kalaset" (1946), "Skolka skolan" (1948), "Klasskamrater" (1952), "Sjunde himlen" (1956) and "Lustgården" (1961).Born into a working-class family, she fought to be accepted in an upper-class environment and endured two broken marriages before wedding businessman Sölve Adamsson which ended with his death in 1987.