Marika Karin Louise Lagercrantz (born 12 July 1954) is a Swedish actress.[1] Between 2011 and 2014, she was Sweden's cultural attaché at the Berlin embassy in Germany.[2]

Marika Lagercrantz
Lagercrantz in 2021.
Born
Marika Karen Louise Lagercrantz

(1954-07-12) 12 July 1954 (age 70)
Solna, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationActress
Years active1967–present
Spouse(s)Chris Torch (divorced)
Peter Bergared
Children1
Parent(s)Olof Lagercrantz
Martina Ruin
RelativesDavid Lagercrantz (brother)
Hans Ruin (grandfather)

Lagercrantz was born in Solna. She is the daughter of Olof Lagercrantz, granddaughter of Hans Ruin, sister of David Lagercrantz, and cousin of Lars and Johan Lönnroth. Lagercrantz got her start in acting at Vår teater, a Swedish children's theatre, at six years of age.[3] She participated in season 10 of Stjärnorna på slottet which was broadcast on SVT.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Grandpa's Journey Nominated for Best Actress at the 29th Guldbagge Awards[4]
1993 Dreaming of Rita Nominated for Best Actress at the 29th Guldbagge Awards[5]
1995 All Things Fair Viola
2000 Gossip Karin Kalters
2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Cecilia Vanger

Television

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References

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  1. ^ Hjort, Mette; Bondebjerg, Ib (2003-01-01). The Danish Directors: Dialogues on a Contemporary National Cinema. Intellect Books. pp. 57–. ISBN 9781841508412. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Kulturdepartementets blogg". Swedish Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Marika Lagercrantz". Svensk filmdatabas (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-05-22.
  4. ^ "Morfars resa (1993)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Drömmen om Rita (1993)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 April 2014.