Sissela Benn (born 14 May 1980, in

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) is a

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actress and comedian. Benn has appeared in

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and Centralskolan. Along with Simon Svensson, Emma Hansson and Jesper Rönndahl, Benn created the comedy group "Einsteins kvinnor" (Einstein's women). In 2008, Benn played

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in the Malmö theater play about the actress called ''Marilynpassionen''.
Sissela Benn som Marilyn Monroe
. Svd.se (21 August 2008). In June 2013, Benn revealed she had landed the leading role in the Malmö theaters new play ''Sitcom – en tv-fri kväll'' to be started in August. Benn has appeared in several television series such as the comedy series ''Lilla landet lagom'' and '' Sverige pussas och kramas'' both on Kanal 5, and also ''Morgonsoffan'' on SVT. On 6 August 2008 Benn hosted the radioshow ''

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'' where Swedish celebrities tell about their lives. She also currently has a role in the

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show ''Kontoret'', a Swedish version of the British series ''

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''. Since 2014, she has played Linda in the

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sitcom ''

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''.

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