Eva Röse (born 16 October 1973) is a

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and

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. She is best known internationally for her role as the sinister android Niska in Season 1 of the Swedish science fiction TV series '' Real Humans''. Since 2022, she is the President of the Republic of Jamtland.

Biography

Röse was born in

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, and began acting as a child at

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, a children's theater in Stockholm. Röse started, together with Alice Bah Kuhnke and Johan Petersson, as a presenter for

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's ' and then studied at the

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. She graduated in 1998 and has had roles in films as well as at the

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

and

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. She was appointed

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in 2007. Röse has also been an emcee and awards presenter at a number of cultural events, including the

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ceremony and the

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. In 2016, she was the main character in one of the episodes of Sveriges Television's version of '' Who Do You Think You Are?''. Among other things, it was revealed that she is related to actress

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and that her grandfather made his living

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in Antarctica. In 2018, she was awarded the Carl Åkermark Prize. In 2022, Röse was elected President of the Republic of Jamtland, a semi-fictitious micronation within the

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. Röse is married and has four children with photographer and musician Jacob Felländer.

Filmography

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Adam & Eva ''Adam & Eva'' is a 1997 Swedish romantic comedy film written and directed by Hannes Holm and Måns Herngren. Starring Björn Kjellman as Adam and Josefin Nilsson as Eva. The film tells the story about a married couple Adam and Eva and their vario ...

'' (1997), One of Tove's girl friends *'' Längtans blåa blomma'' (1998), Beata 'Betty' Tollman *'' Magnetisörens femte vinter'' (1999), Sofie *''

Blå Måndag ''Blå måndag'' (''Blue Monday'') is a 2001 Swedish film directed by Anders Lennberg, starring Eva Röse and Göran Gillinger Anders Göran Gillinger (born 13 February 1973) is a Swedish actor and former model. He has a broad background in cl ...

'' (2001), Eva Lindgren *''

Me and Morrison ''Me and Morrison'' ( fi, Minä ja Morrison) is a 2001 Finnish romantic drama film directed by Lenka Hellstedt. The film is based on the novel ''Minä ja Morrison'' by Katariina Souri and is the second film in the ''Restless'' trilogy, preceded by ...

'' (2001), Sophie *''

Kopps ''Kopps'' is a 2003 Swedish action comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 7 February 2003, directed by Josef Fares. The name itself is a pun on pronouncing the English word "Cops" with a Swedish accent. Plot The film concerns the ...

'' (2003), Jessica *''

Villmark Dark Woods ( no, Villmark) is a 2003 Norwegian thriller/horror film directed by . The tagline—""—translates to "They should've stayed away from that lake". The theatrical premiere sold 150 000 tickets in Norway, and was therefore picked up ...

'' (2003), Elin *'' Storm'' (2006), Lova *'' Att göra en pudel'' (2006), Rita *'' Göta Kanal 2'' (2006), Petra Andersson *'' Rallybrudar'' (2008), Ulla *'' Sthlm'' (2008) *'' Maria Wern (TV series)'' (2008-2016) *'' Göta kanal 3'' (2009), Petra *'' Submission'' (2010), Herself – documentary by

Stefan Jarl Stefan Jarl (born 18 March 1941) is a Swedish film director best known for his documentaries. Together with Jan Lindqvist he made the ''Mods Trilogy'', three films which follow a group of alienated people in Stockholm from the 1960s to the 1990s, ...

*'' Real Humans'' (TV-series, 2012) *'' The Paradise Suite'' (2015) *''

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