Sylva Åkesson was born on September 19, 1916 in Vinslöv, Skåne län, Sweden as Svea Elisabet Åkesson. She is an actress, known for Med kärlek och solsken och sång (1948), Hotell Kåkbrinken (1946) and Skåningar (1944). She was previously married to Nils Perne.