Sanna Sundqvist

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Sanna Sundqvist
Born1983 (age 4142)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Alma mater Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActress
PartnerFredrik Sols
Children2

Sanna Sundqvist (born 1983) is a Swedish actress. She has twice been nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for Call Mom! (2019) and Thank You, I'm Sorry (2023).

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Early life and education

She was born in 1983 in Gothenburg. She was raised in Härnösand. [1] [2] She has six younger siblings. [3] She graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2010. [4]

Career

Her first performance at the Royal Dramatic Theater was in a production of The Miser. [5]

She made her on-screen debut in Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves (2012). [4] The following year, she appeared in a Royal Dramatic Theater production of The Children's Hour. Her portrayal of Mary was praised by Jenny Aschenbrenner  [ sv ] in Aftonbladet. [6]

She was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as Niki in Call Mom! (2019). [7] She had a supporting role in Sune – Uppdrag midsommar  [ sv ] (2021). [8] She had a leading role in the 2023 Netflix original Thank You, I'm Sorry, which earned her another Guldbagge Best Actress nomination. [9] [10] The same year, she also appeared in the Netflix series Tore. [11] In 2024, she appeared in All and Eva  [ sv ]. [12]

In 2025, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of Ruben Östlund's upcoming film The Entertainment System Is Down . [13] [14]

Personal life

She and her partner Fredrik Sols have two sons. [15]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Call Mom! Niki [16]
2021 Sune – Uppdrag midsommar  [ sv ] [8]
2023 Thank You, I'm Sorry Sara [9]
TBA The Entertainment System Is Down TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2012 Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves [4]
2018 Sthlm Requiem  [ sv ] [17]
2023 Tore Linn [11]
2024 All and Eva  [ sv ]Josefine [12]

Theater

YearTitleRoleVenueNotesRef.
2013 The Children's Hour Mary Royal Dramatic Theater Small stage [6]
2015GötgatanArpiRoyal Dramatic TheaterMålarsalen stage [18]
2023Pappas födelsedagIsabelRoyal Dramatic TheaterSmall stage [19]

References

  1. "Hektisk höst för Sanna Sundqvist – går från komedi till tragedi" [A hectic autumn for Sanna Sundqvist – going from comedy to tragedy]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  2. Sigander, Miranda (20 November 2019). ""Wahlgrens värld" inspirerade till ny komedi" ["Wahlgren's World" inspired a new comedy]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. ""Jag försöker att inte censurera mig"" [“I try not to censor myself.”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Arndtzén, Esther (13 July 2024). "Recension: Sommar i P1 – Sanna Sundqvist" [Review: Summer on P1 – Sanna Sundqvist]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. Westman, Ulf (22 July 2017). "Drömmen om Dramaten blev sann för Sanna från Härnösand: "Är en förmån att få stå på scen"" [Sanna from Härnösand's dream of performing at the Royal Dramatic Theater came true: “It's a privilege to be on stage.”]. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda  [ sv ] (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 Aschenbrenner, Jenny (6 September 2013). "Vidriga men ljuvliga skolflickor" [Disgusting but delightful schoolgirls]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  7. "De kan få Guldbaggar: "Smärtsamt svagt år"" [They could win Guldbagge awards: “A painfully weak year”]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 8 January 2020. ISSN   1101-2412. Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. 1 2 Gray Munthe, Emma (11 June 2021). "Sune och familjen Anderssons småtrista midsommar" [Sune and the Andersson family's somewhat dreary Midsummer]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  9. 1 2 Sahlin, Fredrik (21 December 2023). "Trassligt roliga gravidkomedin "Tack och förlåt" är full av knepiga kvinnor och mansbebisar" [The hilariously complicated pregnancy comedy “Thank You, I'm Sorry” is full of tricky women and man-babies.]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  10. Makander, Nora (15 January 2024). "Filmkritikern tippar årets Guldbaggevinnare". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  11. 1 2 Moshizi, Tara (25 October 2023). "Sanna Sundqvist: "All humor kommer ur sorg"" [Sanna Sundqvist: “All humor comes from sadness”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Timbuktu debuterar som skådespelare" [Timbuktu makes his acting debut]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  13. Goodfellow, Melanie (28 January 2025). "Ruben Östlund's 'The Entertainment System Is Down' Starts Principal Photography, Reveals Further Cast". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 29 January 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  14. Szalai, Georg (18 May 2025). "Ruben Östlund's 'The Entertainment System Is Down' Sells to Memento for France". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  15. Shimoda, Anna; Shimoda, Hans (1 April 2020). "Sanna Sundqvists hyllning till sin son" [Sanna Sundqvist's tribute to her son]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  16. Hellsten, Anna (22 November 2019). "Som åskådare mår man fysiskt dåligt" [As a viewer, you feel physically ill]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  17. Fjellborg, Karolina (3 October 2018). "Ett kallt och elakt Stockholm i nya, dystra kriminalserien "Sthlm rekviem"" [A cold and cruel Stockholm in the new, gloomy crime series “Sthlm Requiem”]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  18. Huss, Pia (26 January 2015). ""Götgatan" av Kristian Hallberg & Jens Ohlin på Dramaten" [“Götgatan” by Kristian Hallberg & Jens Ohlin at Dramaten]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  19. Djurberg, Cecilia (27 October 2023). "Farsans farsartade födelsedagsfest" [Dad's fatherly birthday party]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.