Stina Åsa Maria Ekblad (born 26 February 1954 in Solf, Ostrobothnia,

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) is a Swedish-speaking

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actress. Living in

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, she has appeared mostly in

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productions. She received a

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name ...

for Best Actress in 1987 for her performances in '' Amorosa'' and Ormens väg på hälleberget (''

The Serpent's Way ''The Serpent's Way'' ( sv, Ormens väg på hälleberget) is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It is based on the novel The Way of a Serpent by Torgny Lindgren. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 198 ...

'') and was nominated again in 1996 for her performance in ''

Pensionat Oskar ''Like It Never Was Before'' ( sv, Pensionat Oskar) is a 1995 Danish / Swedish drama film directed by Susanne Bier, and written by Jonas Gardell. Cast * Loa Falkman - Rune Runeberg * Stina Ekblad - Gunnel Runeberg * Simon Norrthon - Petrus * Ph ...

''. Ekblad was born in the Ostrobothnian village of Solf in 1954. The village is nowadays part of the municipality of

Korsholm Korsholm (; fi, Mustasaari) is a municipality of Finland. The town of Vaasa was founded in Korsholm parish in 1606 and today the municipality completely surrounds the city. It is a coastal, mostly rural municipality, consisting of a rural landscap ...

Selected filmography

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Fanny and Alexander ''Fanny and Alexander'' ( sv, Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982 period drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The plot focuses on two siblings and their large family in Uppsala, Sweden during the first decade of the twentieth century. ...

'' (1982) *''

'' (1986) *'' Amorosa'' (1986) *''

Lethal Film ''Lethal Film'' ( sv, Livsfarlig film) is a 1988 Swedish drama film directed by Suzanne Osten. Lena T. Hansson won the award for Best Actress at the 24th Guldbagge Awards. Cast * Stina Ekblad as Menaden * Agneta Ekmanner as Görel Key * Björ ...

'' (1988) *'' Friends, Comrades'' (1990) *''

Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia ''Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia'' is a 1991 Swedish mystery film directed by Anders Grönros, based on Maria Gripe's young adult novel of the same name. Grönros won the award for Best Director and Per Källberg won the award for Be ...

'' (1991) *''

Carl, My Childhood Symphony ''Carl, My Childhood Symphony'' ( da, Min fynske barndom) is a 1994 Danish drama film directed by Erik Clausen. The film was selected as the Danish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a ...

'' (1993) *''

'' (1995) *''

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'' (2000) *'' As White as in Snow'' (2001) *''

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'' (2003) *''

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'' (2004–2006) – TV series *''

Wallander Wallander may refer to: TV, film, books * Kurt Wallander, a fictional Swedish police inspector in novels by Henning Mankell :* ''Wallander'' (film series), Swedish-language television films of the Wallander stories starring Rolf Lassgård :* ''Wal ...

'' (2005–2013) – TV series *''

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'' (2013)

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* * 1954 births Living people People from Korsholm Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish actresses Swedish actresses Eugene O'Neill Award winners Litteris et Artibus recipients Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners Finnish expatriates in Sweden {{sweden-actor-stub