Elin Julia Dufvenius Wollter (née Dufvenius; born 8 October 1975) is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in television shows, films, and stage plays. Her breakthrough role was in the television miniseries ''Glappet'' (1997). Dufvenius played a supporting role in

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known ...

's last film, ''

Saraband ''Saraband'' is a 2003 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, and his final film. It was made for Swedish television, but released theatrically in a longer cut outside Sweden. Its United States theatrical release, with English subtitles, ...

'' (2003).

Early life

Dufvenius was born on 8 October 1975 in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

, Sweden. She was principally raised by her mother Lena, a television and theatre producer, in collective housing. Her father worked in the construction industry. Dufvenius has an older sister. As a child, she appeared in minor roles in her mother's theatre and television productions. This included appearing as a teenager in the SVT series ''Den andra våren'' (1989). The show was primarily filmed in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia. It never aired after several people involved in the production died in a fire during filming. After completing high school, she did an internship with

Backa Theatre Backa Theatre (Swedish: ''Backa Teater'') is a youth theater located in Gothenburg, Sweden. It focuses on producing theater for children and their families.

, and then studied at the Högskolan för scen och musik (Academy of Music and Drama),

University of Gothenburg The University of Gothenburg ( sv, Göteborgs universitet) is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg. Founded in 1891, the university is the third-oldest of the current Swedish universities and with 37,000 students and 6000 st ...

Career

Her breakthrough was in 1997 when she starred as a strong and independent woman in the SVT miniseries ''Glappet''. After graduation, she appeared in a small role in

's stage production of

Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friends ...

's '' Mary Stuart'' (2000) 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 ...

. This led to Dufvenius getting a role, which was specially written for her, in Bergman's last film ''

'' in 2003. At the Royal Dramatic Theatre, she has starred in several productions including playing

Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...

in ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' (2003), Sofia in ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direct ...

'' (2008), and the title role in ''

Jane Eyre ''Jane Eyre'' ( ; originally published as ''Jane Eyre: An Autobiography'') is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first ...

'' (2009). In 2015, Dufvenius appeared in '' Den försvunna ringen'' at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. The production involved actors and directors from several European nations. It was thematically inspired by

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (, ; 22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic, and a representative of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the developmen ...

's play ''

Nathan the Wise ''Nathan the Wise'' (original German title: ', ) is a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing from 1779. It is a fervent plea for religious tolerance. It was never performed during Lessing's lifetime and was first performed in 1783 at the Döbbelinsch ...

''. Her television roles also include '' Häxdansen'' (2008), '' Gynekologen i Askim'' (2011), ''Mammor!'' (2016), and a lead role as a lawyer in ''

Heder A ''cheder'' ( he, חדר, lit. "room"; Yiddish pronunciation ''kheyder'') is a traditional primary school teaching the basics of Judaism and the Hebrew language. History ''Cheders'' were widely found in Europe before the end of the 18th ...

'' (2019). In the wake of the 2017

Me Too movement #MeToo is a social movement against sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and rape culture, in which people publicize their experiences of sexual abuse or sexual harassment. The phrase "Me Too" was initially used in this context on social media in ...

, she was one of a number of actresses who shared stories of harassment in the entertainment industry. Dufvenius went on leave from the Royal Dramatic Theatre, after criticising their handling of alleged harassment by a male colleague. In 2019, she appeared on the reality television show '' Stjärnorna på slottet''.

Personal life

Dufvenius is married to actor

Christopher Wollter Claes Brian Christopher Wollter (born 5 February 1972) is a Swedish actor and singer. He has had roles in the Swedish productions of ''West Side Story'' and ''Miss Saigon''. He has also appeared in several television productions. Early life Wol ...

, and they have a daughter and a son.

Filmography

*1989 – ''Den andra våren'' (TV series) *1994 – ''År av drömmar'' (TV series) *1997 – ''Glappet'' (TV series) *2003 – ''

'' *2005 – ''Den utvalde'' *2006 – ''Göta kanal 2'' – kanalkampen *2007 – ''Arn'' – Tempelriddaren *2008 – ''Asterix at the Olympiad'' (Swedish voice) *2008 – ''Häxdansen'' (TV series) *2011 – ''Gynekologen i Askim'' (TV series) *2012 – ''Sune i Grekland'' *2013 – ''Molanders'' (TV series) *2013 – '' Sune på bilsemester'' *2015 – '' Modus'' (TV series) *2016 – ''Mammor'' (TV series) *2017 – ''Saknad'' *2017 – ''Sommaren med släkten'' (TV series) *2018 – ''Sommaren med släkten'' (TV series) *2018 – ''Sjölyckan'' (TV series) *2019 – ''Fartblinda'' (TV series) *2019 – ''Heder'' (TV series) *2019 – '' Stjärnorna på slottet'' (TV series) *2021 - ''En hederlig jul med Knyckertz'' (TV series) *Source:

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