Philomène Grandin (born 23 September 1974, in

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) is a

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and

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. She is the daughter of

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, the folk music expert. She works at

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s and participates in

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. She is married to the musician

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. They have two children. She studied at the Ecole Int. de theatre Jaques Lecoq,

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1992–94. Grandin has since performed in many Swedish films, television programmes and theatre productions. She hosted the children's television show Philofix in 2008.

Filmography

*1995 - '' Jag heter Mitra'' *2000 – '' Vintergatan 5a'' (TV) *2001 – '' Anderssons älskarinna'' *2001 – '' Vintergatan 5b'' (TV) *2003 – '' Kvinnor emellan'' *2004 – '' Min f.d. familj'' *2008 – '' Om ett hjärta'' *2008 – '' Värsta vännerna'' (TV) *2010 – ''

Vid Vintergatans slut Vintergatan (Swedish name for the Milky Way or "Winter Street") were TV series broadcast in 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2010 by Sveriges Television and directed and written by Petter Bragée. Vintergatan 5a Vintergatan 5a was broadcast as "''Sommarlovsm ...

'' (TV) *2010 - '' Trust Me''

References

External links

Official website
1974 births Actresses from Stockholm Living people Swedish film actresses Swedish people of American descent Swedish people of Polish-Jewish descent Swedish stage actresses Swedish television actresses Swedish television personalities Swedish women television presenters Swedish people of French descent {{Sweden-actor-stub