Ingrid García-Jonsson (born 6 September 1991) is a Swedish-Spanish actress. She was nominated to the

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for her performance in ''

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'' (2014).

Early life

Born in northern Sweden to a Spanish father and a Swedish mother, García-Jonsson moved with her parents to

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in Spain at a young age. García-Jonsson studied

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, and first worked as a

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in a bar.

Career

García-Jonsson made her film debut as in ''Okupados'' (2011). She received her first major role in ''

'', which premiered at the

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and received good reviews. García-Jonsson became well known as an actress in

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s, and was nominated to

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, Forqué Awards,

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, and

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. In the film ''

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'' (2010), García-Jonsson was the

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for

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. García-Jonsson played Amalia along

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and Oscar Martínez in '' Me, Myself and My Dead Wife'' (2019), directed by Santiago Amodeo. She also appeared in political satire comedy '' The Little Switzerland'' (2019), portraying Nathalie, a secretary of the ''

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'' of Tellería (a Castilian municipality surrounded by the Basque Country) who is keen on the village joining the Swiss Confederation. She featured as Eva alongside Verónica Forqué, Rosa Maria Sardà and

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in ' (2019) by Ángeles Reiné. In October 2020, she began shooting Álex de la Iglesia's slasher '' Venicephrenia'', portraying Isa, a Spanish tourist in Venice about to get married. In July of the same year, she was reported to have joined the shooting of workplace comedy film '. In 2024, she was announced to have been cast to portray singer Tamara (later known as Yurena) in the streaming series '' Superestar''.

Filmography

Film

TV series

Accolades

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia-Jonsson, Ingrid 1991 births Living people Swedish people of Spanish descent Spanish people of Swedish descent Swedish emigrants to Spain Actresses from Seville 20th-century Swedish actresses 21st-century Swedish actresses Swedish television actresses Swedish film actresses 20th-century Spanish actresses 21st-century Spanish actresses Spanish television actresses Spanish film actresses People from Skellefteå