Carin Mannheimer was born on August 17, 1934 in Osby, Skåne län, Sweden as Carin Jacobson. She was a writer and director, known for Rika barn leka bäst (1997), Svenska hjärtan (1987) and Fru Marianne (2001). She was married to Gunnar Hanson and Sören Mannheimer. She died on July 11, 2014 in Göteborg, Sweden.