Marall Nasiri

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Marall Nasiri
Born1980 (age 44–45)
Iran
Alma mater Theater Academy of Stockholm
OccupationActress
Awards Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2023)

Marall Nasiri (born 1980) is an Iranian-Swedish actress. She won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for playing Maryam in Opponent (2023).

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Early life and education

She was born in Iran in 1980, shortly after the Iran–Iraq War broke out. Her parents were considered dissidents and were forced to lived in hiding, before becoming refugees in Pakistan. When she was six years old, the family moved to Sweden. They lived initially in Linköping before settling in Bredäng near Stockholm. She graduated from the Theater Academy of Stockholm in 2009. [1] [2]

Career

One of her early roles was as Lottie in Don Juan in Soho at Stockholm City Theater in 2007, directed by Rickard Günther  [ sv ]. [3] In 2011, Nasiri was featured in Yvonne, prinsessa av Burgund at Backa Theater. [4] Her performance as shop assistant Valeria in Jag ringer mina bröder at Stockholm City Theater in 2013 was praised by Ingegärd Waaranperä  [ sv ] in Dagens Nyheter. [5] She also appeared in the premiere of Jonas Hassen Khemiri's play Ungefär lika med at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm. [6]

She played the grieving wife of a murdered fertility doctor in the third season of The Bridge (2015). [7]

From 2016–2017, she was a primary member of the ensemble cast of Syrror  [ sv ]. [8]

She appeared as Harper in a 2018 stage production of Angels in America at the Royal Dramatic Theater. [9] She had a minor role in Quicksand (2019) as a compassionate prison guard. [10]

In 2021, she made her directorial debut with a production of De livrädda at the Riksteatern. [11]

She played Maryam in Opponent, a 2023 drama written and directed by Milad Alami. [12] Nasiri won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Opponent. [13] Later that year, she played Polly Peachum in a Swedish-language adaptation of The Threepenny Opera. [14]

She appeared in the 11th season of The Sandhamn Murders as a new police chief in 2025. [15]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023 Opponent Maryam [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 The Bridge Natalie [7]
2016–2017 Syrror  [ sv ]Julia [8]
2019 Quicksand [10]
2025 The Sandhamn Murders [15]

Theater

YearTitleRoleTheaterNotesRef.
2007 Don Juan in Soho Lottie Stockholm City Theater [3]
2010Kött Backa Theater [16]
2011Yvonne, prinsessa av BurgundBacka Theater [4]
2013Jag ringer mina bröderValeriaStockholm City Theater [5]
2014Ungefär lika med Royal Dramatic Theater [6]
2018 Angels in America HarperRoyal Dramatic TheaterMain stage [9]
2022EldPilarStockholm City Theater [17]
2023 The Threepenny Opera Polly PeachumRoyal Dramatic TheaterMain stage [14]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2024 Guldbagge Best Actress in a Leading Role Opponent Won [13]

References

  1. ↑ Ekfeldt, Johan (30 October 2020). "Tack vare amatörteatern hamnade skådespelaren Marall Nasiri rätt" [Thanks to amateur theater, actress Marall Nasiri ended up in the right place]. Hallands Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 July 2025– via PressReader.
  2. ↑ Fahl, Hanna (28 March 2020). ""Människan har så mycket hopp i sig, så mycket ljus"" [“Human beings have so much hope within them, so much light.”]. Dagens Nyheter . Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Aschenbrenner, Jenny (21 October 2007). "Lämna hellre Molière i fred" [Leave Molière alone]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 Löfgren, Mikael (7 March 2011). ""Yvonne, prinsessa av Burgund" på Backa teater, Göteborg" [“Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy” at Backa Theater, Gothenburg]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 Waaranperä, Ingegärd (4 October 2013). "Omistlig berättelse som alla bör se" [An unforgettable story that everyone should see]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 Ångström, Anna (15 October 2014). "Khemiris "Ungefär lika med" på Dramaten" [Khemiri's “Ungefär lika med” at the Royal Dramatic Theater]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412. Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. 1 2 Gjellstad, Melissa (1 January 2020). "Vulnerability When Fecundity Fails: Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies in The Bridge". Vulnerability in Scandinavian Art and Culture: 103–125. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37382-5. hdl: 10852/78889 .
  8. 1 2 Slotte, Malin (19 October 2019). "Systrarna är sjukhusets klippor" [The sisters are the rocks of the hospital]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  9. 1 2 Arvas, Maina (2 February 2018). "Scenrecension: "Angels in America" – änglar som inte lättar från marken" [Stage review: Angels in America – angels who cannot take flight]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  10. 1 2 Lindblad, Helena (20 April 2019). "Tv-recension: Så bra är första svenska Netflix-serien "Störst av allt"" [TV review: The first Swedish Netflix series, “Quicksand,” is that good]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Håkansson, Anna (25 September 2021). "Skrämseltyranni och svart humor i "De livrädda"" [Intimidation and dark humor in “De livrädda”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  12. 1 2 Bradshaw, Peter (9 April 2024). "Opponent review – Iranian wrestling champ's complex battle for asylum". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2 August 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 ROXBOROUGH, SCOTT (16 January 2024). "'Paradise Is Burning' Wins Best Film at Swedish Film Awards". Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  14. 1 2 Lindquist, Kristina (4 December 2023). "Stiliserad och subversiv tiggaropera" [Stylized and subversive beggar opera]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  15. 1 2 SAHLGREN-FODSTAD, SILJA (10 August 2025). "Recension: Färre mord och mera kärlek i nya säsongen av Morden i Sandhamn" [Review: Fewer murders and more love in the new season of The Sandhamn Murders]. YLE (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  16. ↑ Nyström, Martin (15 November 2010). "Dansad lektion om lust och sex" [Dance lesson about lust and sex]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Lundström, Jacob (27 August 2022). "Jonas Hassen Khemiris "Eld" på Dramaten får inte riktigt fyr" [Jonas Hassen Khemiri's “Eld” at Royal Dramatic Theater doesn't quite catch fire]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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