Background
She was born Ingela Gunnel Elisabeth Mothander on 27 October 1948 in Sundsvall, Sweden.
She was born Ingela Gunnel Elisabeth Mothander on 27 October 1948 in Sundsvall, Sweden.
Agardh graduated 1970 from journalism school in Gothenburg and became a journalist in 1971 for Sveriges Radio in Sundsvall, 1979 at Radio Göteborg and Sundsvall again in 1979.
Before becoming a journalist, she worked at a mental hospital. In 1980 she became a studio reporter and news anchor for Sveriges Televisions Aktuellt. In her book Den största nyheten (2008) she wrote about her newfound Christian belief.
During the summer 1987 she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
She died of the disease on 17 June 2008 in Malmköping at age 59.