Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström (born 12 February 1984) is a Swedish actress and film director.

Career

Dahlström gained international attention in 1998, after starring as "Elin" in the film '' Show Me Love''. For this, she won the

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for Best Actress, together with

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. Despite receiving numerous offers to act in other films, she declined, stating that she wanted to concentrate on finishing school. When once asked when she was younger what she wanted to be when she grew up, Dahlström stated: "

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, or rockstar". In 2002, Dahlström acted as

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and

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, alongside ''Show Me Love'' director

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, for his film ''

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''. In 2007 Dahlström had a small role in the

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'' on

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. She played a Swedish

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named Skylar Nilsson. On 18 April 2008 she returned to this role for a short period.

Personal life

Dahlström was born in

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, and grew up in

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. Her mother, Irina Borisovna, is

, and her father is Swedish. She speaks Swedish,

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, English, and

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. She lived alone in Stockholm after graduating high school. She continued to act in theatre. After a several-year break, Dahlström again starred in the film

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(Miss Sweden), for which she received favorable reviews. During the autumn of 2004 she was the DJ for the biggest late night

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in Sweden, called 'Late Night with Luuk', which she had been originally interviewed on in May 1998 with

for her acting in ''Show Me Love''. On her debut as DJ for the show, the guests were

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and British actor

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. After completing her studies, she lived in Rome, Italy, before moving back to Stockholm and is again pursuing a serious acting career. Dahlström is currently in a relationship with Jakob Wiklander. They have a daughter together, Florens.

Filmography

* '' Sanning eller konsekvens'' (1997) * '' St. Mikael'' (series) (1998) * '' Show Me Love'' (1998) * ''

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'' (theatre play) (1999) * ''

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'', aka ''Tomten är far till alla barnen'' (1999) * ''

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'' (theatre play) (2001) * ''

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'' (short film) (2001) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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* '' Blondie'' (2012) * '' Broken Hill Blues'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2020)

References

External links

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