Sofia Pekkari

Sofia Pekkari
Pekkari in 2014
Born	(1985-09-01) 1 September 1985 (age 40) Gothenburg, Sweden
Occupation	Actress

Sofia Pekkari (born 1 September 1985) is a Swedish actress.

Biography

She was born on 1 September 1985 in Gothenburg. ^[1] Pekkari is a Finnish surname. ^[2] She studied theater at the Angered Gymnasium  [ sv ]. She was then discovered at an audition for Kniven i hjärtat  [ sv ] (2004). ^[3]

She worked at the Angereds Theater for three years before making her debut at the Royal Dramatic Theater playing Judith in August Strindberg's Dance of Death. ^[4]

In 2010, she played Juliet in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the main stage of the Royal Dramatic Theater. ^[5]

She had a main role in the international crime thriller Cold Courage (2020). ^[6] She played the lead role of Fernando in the musical Kärlek skonar ingen at the Oscarsteatern in 2021. ^[7] She appeared in the musical Änglagård  [ sv ], also at the Oscarsteatern, in 2023. ^[8]

Acting credits

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	Kniven i hjärtat  [ sv ]
2006	Möbelhandlarens dotter  [ sv ]	Sanna		[3]
2020	Cold Courage	Lia		[6]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Theater	Notes	Ref.
2010	Romeo and Juliet	Juliet	Royal Dramatic Theater	Main stage	[5]
2021	Kärlek skonar ingen	Fernando	Oscarsteatern	Musical	[7]
2025	Änglagård  [ sv ]	Eva	Oscarsteatern	Musical	[8]

References

Citations

1. Peterson (2013); Ångström (2011).
2. Räsänen (2020).
3. Nordin (2006).
4. Jedvik (2011).
5. Ångström (2010).
6. Rabinowitz (2021).
7. Paulsson (2021).
8. Paulsson (2023).

Sources

• Jedvik, Hanna (30 October 2011). "Sofia Pekkari om raketstarten på Dramaten" [Sofia Pekkari about the rocket launch at the Royal Dramatic Theater]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
• Nordin, Hanna (10 April 2006). "Häftig resa för ung talang" [Awesome journey for young talent]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
• Paulsson, Johanna (10 October 2021). "Färgsprakande och publikfriande musikal av Håkan Hellströms värld" [A colorful and crowd-pleasing musical based on the world of Håkan Hellström]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
• Paulsson, Johanna (11 September 2023). ""Änglagård"-musikalen är en snygg och berörande känga mot moralpanik" [The Änglagård musical is a stylish and moving jab at moral panic]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
• Peterson, Jens (6 September 2013). "– Jag saknar getens blick" [– I miss the goat's gaze]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
• Rabinowitz, Dorothy (4 March 2021). "'Cold Courage' Review: A Tangled Tale of Vigilantism". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
• Räsänen, Anu (13 August 2020). "Cold Courage: Ruotsalaistähti Sofia Pekkari opetteli suomea" [Cold Courage: Swedish star Sofia Pekkari learned Finnish]. Seura (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
• Ångström, Anna (11 September 2010). "Pekkari gör Julia på Dramaten i vår" [Pekkari plays Julia at the Royal Dramatic Theater this spring]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412. Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
• Ångström, Anna (15 February 2011). "Kärlek som revolt" [Love as rebellion]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412. Archived from the original on 5 October 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.

External links

• Sofia Pekkari at IMDb
• Sofia Pekkari at the Swedish Film Database