Annika Maria Lundqvist (born 14 October 1963) is a Swedish

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 ...

and comedian. Born 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 ...

, Lundqvist studied acting at the

Gothenburg Theatre Academy 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 a p ...

and has since been acting at various Swedish theatres, including 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 ...

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 ...

. Her breakthrough as a comedian came when she portrayed a comic character named ''Sally'' in a TV-show with the same name in 1998. She has also starred in musicals in Sweden. For her film acting, she has received two

Guldbagge 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 nam ...

awards. She had a leading role in the 2015 comedy film

En underbar jävla jul ''Holy Mess'' ( sv, En underbar jävla jul) is a Swedish comedy film which premiered on 13 November 2015. The film is directed by Helena Bergström who also wrote the script along with Edward af Sillén and Daniel Réhn. The film shows how relati ...

. She has four children, one of them is actor

Anton Lundqvist Anton Bengtsson Lundqvist (born 16 September 1989) is a Swedish actor. He has played in several musicals such as ''Romeo & Julia'' and ''Blodsbröder''. He has also presented a web-show for ''Allsång på Skansen''. In 2015 he played the part of ...

Selected filmography

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* Swedish actresses 1963 births Living people Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners Best Supporting Actress Guldbagge Award winners People from Gothenburg {{Sweden-bio-stub