Nanna Blondell
Oriana "Nanna" Blondell (August 6, 1986) is a Swedish actress. She has acted on stage, on television and film.
Education[]
Blondell earned a degree from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1] Blondell is of Ghanaian descent. As a child she wanted to be an actress, but since there were hardly any non-white Swedish actresses at the time, she did not think this was a possibility.[2]
Career[]
Blondell made her on screen debut in the SVT drama series Livet enligt Rosa in 2005. After working for a while as a VJ with MTV Sweden she landed a role in an episode of police procedural Beck the following year, and a recurring role in soap opera Andra avenyn.[3]
She raised her profile when she joined the cast of popular sci-fi drama Real Humans, a TV series that was exported around the world including the United Kingdom and France.[4] She made her English language debut with Ø, an English-Language French TV series filmed in Denmark.
In 2018, she landed one of the roles in French feature film Soeurs d'armes (Sisters in arms), inspired by a real military unit with female Kurdish, Yezidi and resistance fighters taking on ISIS,[5] and was the only actress who did not speak any French. She portrayed an African-American sniper.[2]
She can also be seen in Immortal as Sha Dishi - the leader of nation of immortals. This was also an English language French production, and could be seen via the French streaming app Blackpills.[6]
Blondell had the female co-lead in gritty crime drama Hassel alongside James Bond: Skyfall actor Ola Rapace, and TWIN starring Game of Thrones' Kristofer Hivju.[7]
In 2019, she announced on social media that she had a secret role in Marvel's Black Widow.[8]
Her latest project is Red Dot, the first Netflix feature film coming out of Sweden,[clarification needed] co-starring with Anastasios Soulis.[9]
Since 2013, Nanna Blondell is working at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, but has been on unpaid leave to work on film and television projects.[10]
Other[]
She runs the podcast Fenomenala kvinnor (Phenomenal Women), where she interviews successful Swedish non-white women.
In 2016, she made her directorial debut with the short film Noni & Elizabeth. This film was in official selection at LA Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest and Giffoni Film Festival.[11]
Her agent is Finnish-Swedish talent manager Laura Munsterhjelm, the same agent as Swedish actresses Rebecca Ferguson and Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander.[12]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sommarstället | Aisa | |
| 2013 | Stockholm Stories | Minou, Jessica's assistant | |
| 2019 | Sisters in Arms | American sniper | |
| 2021 | Red Dot | Nadja | |
| 2021 | Black Widow | Ingrid | |
| 2021 | Omerta 6/12 | Sylvia Madsen | Post-production |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Livet enligt Rosa | Blenda | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Beck | Muriel Santander | Episode: "Det tysta skriket" |
| 2007–2008 | Andra Avenyn | Olga Svensson | 40 episodes |
| 2011 | Irene Huss | Maria | Episode: "I skydd av skuggorna" |
| 2013–2014 | Real Humans | Yuma | 9 episodes |
| 2014 | Viva Hate | Susanne | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Ø | Sarah / Maggie (2016) | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Finaste familjen | Miranda | Episode dated 28 April 2017 |
| 2017 | Hassel | Eira Lindhe | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | The Inner Circle | Lena Nilsdotter | 8 episodes |
| 2019 | Twin | Mary | |
| 2019–2020 | Ture Sventon & Bermudatriangelns hemlighet | Petra | 6 episodes |
References[]
- ^ "Nanna Blondell | Actors in Scandinavia". 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Nanna Blondell: "Det är fruktansvärt jobbigt att vara ifrån min dotter"". mama.nu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Från MTV till tonårsroll". Expressen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "NANNA BLONDELL (ACTRESS-REAL HUMANS) - interview by Peek-A-Boo magazine". peek-a-boo-magazine.be. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Director Caroline Fourest describes her battle to make feminist war film 'Sisters in Arms'".
- ^ "Immortality : une série Blackpills qui traite de la vie éternelle | UnSimpleClic". 10 April 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "EXKLUSIVT: Niklas Engdahl och Nanna Blondell om Den inre cirkeln". Filmtopp.se. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Nanna Blondell on Instagram: "I can finally tell you I'm gonna be in this amazing movie.