Ann Louise Maria Petrén (born 25 May 1954) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

, and daughter to Folke Petrén and Maud Jacobsson. She was educated at

Malmö Theatre Academy Malmö Theatre Academy ( sv, Teaterhögskolan i Malmö) is a theatre academy at Lund University in Malmö, Sweden. The theater college educates actors, playwrights and performance artists. Over the years the school has trained over 500 actors. The ...

and works at Stockholm City Theatre. In 2003, Petrén received a

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name ...

for her role as Anita in the film '' Om jag vänder mig om'', and also the

Jarl Kulle Jarl Lage Kulle (28 February 1927 – 3 October 1997) was a Swedish film and stage actor and director, and father of Maria Kulle. Kulle was born in the village of Truedstorp, outside Ekeby, Bjuv, Ekeby, Sweden, and was the son of the merchant N ...

-scholarship and the award of Swedish Section of International Association of Theatre Critics. In 2011, Petrén received a "Guldbagge" for her role in the film ''Happy End'', and she also received Dagens Nyheters kulturpris.

Selected filmography

*1986 - '' I lagens namn'' *1986 - ''

The Mozart Brothers ''The Mozart Brothers'' ( sv, Bröderna Mozart) is a 1986 Swedish comedy film directed by Suzanne Osten. Osten won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards. The murder of Olof Palme, the Swedish Prime Minister, took place as Pal ...

'' *1989 - '' Peter och Petra'' *1992 - '' Night of the Orangutan'' *2000 - ''

A Summer Tale ''A Summer Tale'' is a 2000 comedy-drama. Its original Swedish title is ''Den bästa sommaren'', which means "The Best Summer". Written and directed by Ulf Malmros, the film stars Kjell Bergqvist, Rebecca Scheja, Cecilia Nilsson, and Brasse Br� ...

'' *2001/2002 - ''

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'' (TV) *2002 - ''

Outside Your Door ''Outside Your Door'' (Swedish: ) is a Sweden, Swedish independent film directed by Martin Söder, which tells the story of a young man living with Tourette syndrome without knowing it. It was released in 2002 by the production company Desperado, ...

'' *2004 - ''

Dalecarlians Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norway ...

'' *2005 - '' Mouth to Mouth'' *2006 - ''

LasseMajas detektivbyrå The Whodunit Detective Agency (also known as JerryMaya's Detective Agency, sv, LasseMajas detektivbyrå – "LasseMaja's Detective Agency") is a Swedish children's book series written by Martin Widmark and illustrated by Helena Willis. In the Eng ...

'' (TV) *2007 - ''

Beck – Gamen ''Beck'' is a Swedish crime drama movie series, based on characters featured in the Martin Beck novels of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö, starring Peter Haber as the titular character. The first three series and two specials were released direc ...

'' *2011 - ''

Åsa-Nisse – wälkom to Knohult Åsa-Nisse is a Swedish literary character created by Stig Cederholm. The character first appeared in the weekly magazine Tidsfördrif in 1944, and later in a series of 20 films, produced between 1949 and 1969. In 1960 it also became a comic ser ...

'' *2020 - ''

Inland Inland may refer to: Places Sweden * Inland Fräkne Hundred, a hundred of Bohuslän in Sweden * Inland Northern Hundred, a hundred of Bohuslän in Sweden * Inland Southern Hundred, a hundred of Bohuslän in Sweden * Inland Torpe Hundred, a hundred ...

External links

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Ann Petrén on the website of Stockholm City TheatreAnn Petrén on Swedish Movie Database
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