Maria Gunilla Johansson Tovle (born 7 April 1956 in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

) is a

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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 ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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at the

Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts The Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts (SADA) ( sv, Stockholms dramatiska högskola) was a school within the Stockholm University of the Arts that offers a University Diploma in Performing Arts and Media. SADA was Sweden’s largest school of fil ...

. In 1963, at the age of 6, Johansson auditioned for the part of "Tjorven" in the TV series ''

Vi på Saltkråkan ''Vi på Saltkråkan'' (We on Salt-Crow Island) is a Swedish TV series in 13 25-minute episodes from 1964. The script for the series was written by Astrid Lindgren, who later re-wrote it as a book, also titled ''Vi på Saltkråkan'' (published ...

'' written by

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

, and was accepted. She played Tjorven in the series as well as in four subsequent full-length movies produced in 1964-1967. Johansson studied at the

Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting The National Academy of Mime and Acting (NAMA) ( sv, Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm), was a school in Stockholm for acting and mime. This institution was also known under additional different names in English, including Stockholm University College o ...

until 1981. She worked as a film, TV, and theatre actress until 1998, when she started working as a director. She became interested in research on acting, and received a master's degree and a PhD at

Södertörn University Södertörn University ( sv, Södertörns högskola, abbreviated as SH) is a public university college ( sv, högskola) located in Flemingsberg in Huddinge Municipality, and the larger area called Södertörn, in Stockholm County, Sweden. In 20 ...

. Her PhD thesis from 2012 is called ''Skådespelarens praktiska kunskap'' (''The actor's practical knowledge''). She is Professor of Research in the Arts at the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Selected filmography

*1981 - ''

Operation Leo Operation Leo was a plan to kidnap the Swedish Minister for Immigration, Anna-Greta Leijon, in 1977. The plan was devised by the second generation of the German Red Army Faction. Origins The first generation of the group was also known as t ...

'' *1981 - ''

Tuppen ''Tuppen'' is a 1981 Swedish film directed by Lasse Hallström. Cast *Magnus Härenstam - Cederqvist * Lill-Anna Andersson - Lisa * Ellionor Bille- Barbro Karlsson * Åsa Bjerkerot - Gerda Skogsberg *Ing-Marie Carlsson - Karin Petrén * Annika ...

'' *1981 - ''

The Simple-Minded Murder ''The Simple-Minded Murderer'' ( sv, Den enfaldige mördaren) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 February 1982, directed by Hans Alfredson, starring Stellan Skarsgård, as the feeble-minded Sven Olsson. Plot ...

'' *1987 - '' Daghemmet Lyckan'' (TV) *1988 - ''

Liv i luckan Liv i luckan (roughly ''"Action Behind the Calendar Window"'') was the 1980 edition of Sveriges Radio's Christmas Calendar. Plot Reporters Maud Nylin and Ulf Billberger visit various places in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Swe ...

'' (TV) *1996 - ''

Juloratoriet ''The Christmas Oratorio'' ( sv, Juloratoriet, link=no) is a 1983 novel by Swedish author Göran Tunström. It won the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 1984. J. S. Bach's ''Christmas Oratorio'' plays an important part in the novel. It was ada ...

'' *1998 - ''

Skärgårdsdoktorn ''Skärgårdsdoktorn'' is a Swedish television series produced by SVT Drama. The series ran from 1997 to 2000 and a total of 18 episodes were produced. In English, the title could be translated as ''The archipelago doctor'', and it came to be one ...

'' (TV)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Maria 1956 births Swedish film directors Swedish women film directors Swedish film actresses Living people Actresses from Stockholm Södertörn University alumni