Mina Sundwall

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Mina Sundwall
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Sundwall in 2018
Born
Mina Sundwall

(2001-10-23) October 23, 2001 (age 22)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Mina Sundwall (born October 23, 2001) [1] [2] is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Penny Robinson in the 2018 Netflix television series Lost in Space . [3] [4]

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Biography

In 2012, she made her first appearance on television in a season 4 episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories . [5] She appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2014. [6] In 2015, she acted in the romantic comedy-drama Maggie's Plan , [7] the drama Freeheld, [8] and the horror film #Horror . [9] She played the role of Penny Robinson in the Netflix series Lost in Space , which first aired in April 2018. [10]

In May 2022, Sundwall joined the cast of thriller podcast series Jane Anonymous, based on the novel of the same name by Laurie Faria Stolarz. [11]

Filmography

TV and Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Celebrity Ghost Stories Kathy Season 4, Episode 21
2014 A Good Marriage Young Petra
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mia HarrisEpisode: "Glasgowman's Wrath"
2015 Maggie's Plan Justine
2015 Freeheld Maya Kelder
2015 #Horror Francesca
2018–2021 Lost in Space Penny RobinsonMain role; 28 episodes
2020–2021 Legends of Tomorrow Lita [12] Recurring role; 8 episodes
2023 Jesus Revolution Dodie
2023 The Graduates Genevieve

Video games

YearTitleRole
2022 God of War Ragnarök Thrúd

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