Tanja Mirjam Cecilia Lorentzon (

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Tanja Mirjam Cecilia Koukonen; born 25 September 1971), previously known as Tanja Svedjeström, is a Sweden-Finnish actress and dramatist of

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descent. Internationally, she is probably best known for her role of Sonja Modig in ''

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'' and ''

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'', film adaptations of the ''Millennium'' series by

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Early and personal life

Lorentzon was born in Tumba,

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, to

parents. In her youth, Lorentzon worked as an engineer in the Ericsson, Inc., a cleaner and a teacher before entering the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1994. She earned her

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in 1998. Lorentzon currently lives in

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with her husband and their three daughters.

Writing career

In 2010, Lorentzon debuted as a

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with her

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play ''Grandmother's Dark Eyes'' (

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: ''Mormors mörka ögon''), in which she played all three characters — herself, her mother and her grandmother. The plays follows lives of . In December 2010, ''Grandmother's Dark Eyes'' was broadcast on the STV. The following year, Lorentzon was awarded with the P7 Sisuradio Award for Swedish Finn of the Year for her work on ''Grandmother's Dark Eyes''.

Filmography

Writing

Awards and nominations

References

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