Sanna Sundqvist
Sanna Sundqvist | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Partner | Fredrik Sols |
| Children | 2 |
Sanna Sundqvist (born 1983) is a Swedish actress known for her roles on stage and screen. 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).
Early life and education
She was born in 1983 in Gothenburg. She was raised in Härnösand.[1] She has six younger siblings.[2] She left her hometown as a teenager to pursue an acting career in Stockholm, although initially also considered pursuing ballet.[3] She graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2010.[4]
Career
She was offered a permanent position in the ensemble of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 2010. Her first performance there was in a production of The Miser alongside Gösta Ekman and Johan Rabaeus.[3] 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 Theatre production of The Children's Hour. Her portrayal of Mary was praised by Jenny Aschenbrenner in Aftonbladet.[5] In 2017, she and Emma Broomé played the lead roles of sisters Dina and Dorinda, respectively, in a stage production of Eric Linklater's The Wind on the Moon.[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 (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] The same year, she appeared in the Netflix series Tore.[10] In April 2024, she was in the Viaplay drama series All and Eva.[11] Then in the summer, she was a host for the Swedish radio programme Sommar.[4] Later that year, she played Larsson in a production of Kristina Lugn's Titta en älg at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.[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]
Personal life
She and her partner Fredrik Sols have two sons, including one with Down syndrome.[14] Sundqvist attended Sweden's first Down syndrome festival in 2025 at the Maximteatern.[15]
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Call Mom! | Niki | [16] | |
| 2021 | Sune – Uppdrag midsommar | [8] | ||
| 2023 | Thank You, I'm Sorry | Sara | [17] | |
| TBA | The Entertainment System Is Down | TBA | Post-production | [13] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves | [4] | ||
| 2018 | Sthlm Requiem | [18] | ||
| 2023 | Tore | Linn | [10] | |
| 2024 | All and Eva | Josefine | [11] |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Children's Hour | Mary | Royal Dramatic Theatre | Small stage | [5] |
| 2015 | Götgatan | Arpi | Royal Dramatic Theatre | Målarsalen stage | [19] |
| 2017 | Det blåser på månen | Dina | Royal Dramatic Theatre | Elverket stage | [6] |
| 2023 | Pappas födelsedag | Isabel | Royal Dramatic Theatre | Small stage | [20] |
| 2024 | Titta en älg | Larsson | Royal Dramatic Theatre | Large stage | [12] |
References
Citations
- ^ Sydsvenskan (2017); Sigander (2019).
- ^ Törnblom (2013).
- ^ a b Westman (2017).
- ^ a b c d Arndtzén (2024).
- ^ a b Aschenbrenner (2013).
- ^ a b Håkansson (2017); Edström (2017).
- ^ Svenska Dagbladet (2020).
- ^ a b Gray Munthe (2021).
- ^ Sahlin (2023); Makander (2024).
- ^ a b Moshizi (2023).
- ^ a b Dagens Nyheter (2024).
- ^ a b Waaranperä (2024).
- ^ a b Goodfellow (2025); Szalai (2025).
- ^ Shimoda & Shimoda (2020).
- ^ Wennö (2025).
- ^ Hellsten (2019).
- ^ Sahlin (2023).
- ^ Fjellborg (2018).
- ^ Huss (2015).
- ^ Djurberg (2023).
Sources
- 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 8 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- Aschenbrenner, Jenny (6 September 2013). "Vidriga men ljuvliga skolflickor" [Disgusting but delightful schoolgirls]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- [Dagens Nyheter] (29 February 2024). "Timbuktu debuterar som skådespelare" [Timbuktu makes his acting debut]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- Djurberg, Cecilia (27 October 2023). "Farsans farsartade födelsedagsfest" [Dad's fatherly birthday party]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- Edström, Maria (23 January 2017). "Maria Edström: Tveklös power i "Det blåser på månen"" [Maria Edström: Unwavering power in "The Wind on the Moon"]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- 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 28 November 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- Goodfellow, Melanie (28 January 2025). "Ruben Östlund's 'The Entertainment System Is Down' Starts Principal Photography, Reveals Further Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- 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 1 July 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- Håkansson, Anna (23 January 2017). "Det blåser på månen på Dramaten" [It's windy on the moon at the Royal Dramatic Theatre]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- 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. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- 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). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- Makander, Nora (15 January 2024). "Filmkritikern tippar årets Guldbaggevinnare" [Film critic predicts this year's Guldbagge Award winners]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- 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.
- 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). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- 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 29 March 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- 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. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- [Svenska Dagbladet] (8 January 2020). "De kan få Guldbaggar: "Smärtsamt svagt år"" [They could win Guldbagge awards: “A painfully weak year”]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- [Sydsvenskan] (31 August 2017). "Hektisk höst för Sanna Sundqvist – går från komedi till tragedi" [A hectic autumn for Sanna Sundqvist – going from comedy to tragedy]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- Szalai, Georg (18 May 2025). "Ruben Östlund's 'The Entertainment System Is Down' Sells to Memento for France". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- Törnblom, Lisa (27 October 2013). ""Jag försöker att inte censurera mig"" [“I try not to censor myself.”]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 October 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Waaranperä, Ingegärd (18 October 2024). ""Titta en älg" söker en nödlösning på den klibbiga kvinnligheten" ["Watch a Moose" seeks a makeshift solution to sticky femininity]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- Wennö, Nicholas (20 March 2025). "Sveriges första Downs syndrom-festival hålls i Stockholm" [Sweden's first Down syndrome festival is being held in Stockholm]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- 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 Theatre came true: “It's a privilege to be on stage.”]. Örnsköldsviks Allehanda (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.