Martina Montelius (born 19 July 1975) is a Swedish author, director and playwright. She has written several plays, had three novels published, and also worked as an artistic director.

Martina Montelius
Martina Montelius (2013)
Born (1975-07-19) 19 July 1975 (age 49)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationAuthor
MotherKristina Lugn
RelativesRobert Lugn (grandfather)

Career

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Montelius grew up in Täby, Sweden and went to school at the Eriksdalsschool.[1] During her teenage years, she worked at a library at Medborgarplatsen and later worked for the Royal Dramatic Theatre and Teater Plaza.[2][3] At Plaza she started a long co-operation with actor and director Thorsten Flinck.[4] She was a director and actress for his shows before starting to write her own work.[4]

In 2000, she made her debut as a playwright with the play Usch, nu blev jag lite mulen, and has since written fifteen more plays.[5] In 2011 she was appointed artistic director for the Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra Theater, a job she took over from her mother.[1] In November 2013, she had her first book published, Främlingsleguanen, which was published by Bokförlaget Atlas.[6]

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In 2013, Montelius was a contestant on På spåret at SVT along with Dominika Peczynski.[3] She hosted her own episode of the popular Swedish talk radio show Sommar i P1 in summer 2014. Her episode was broadcast live while most Sommar i P1 episodes are pre-recorded and then aired.[7] Her episode was reviewed by Svenska Dagbladet, who described it as "controlled madness and seductive".[8][9]

Personal life

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Montelius is the daughter of the poet and dramatist Kristina Lugn.[10] She has two children with her husband. Montelius has said that she grew up in an artistic family and that she herself now is looking for the regular family life.[11] Daughter Hilda Montelius Hellgren died on March 26, 2024, aged 19.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ger fingret åt det fina". Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2014. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "Odramatiskt i Vällingby - Bostad - SvD". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2014. Does not display on Chrome browser.
  3. ^ a b "Dominika Peczyski & Martina Montelius". Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Favoritpar och nypåstigna tävlade i På spåret". svt.se. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Martina Montelius". sverigesradio.se. Archived from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. ^ "En hemsk och ljuvlig debutroman". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Ett yvigt kontrollerat vansinne". svd.se. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Ett yvigt kontrollerat vansinne". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Berättarglädje som slår fartrekord - Nyheter - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Ingen är som mamma". Sydsvenskan. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Martina Montelius: "Det krävs så lite för att sticka ut"". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Hilda Leona Montelius Hellgren". Fonus.
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