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Swedish author, director and playwright (born 1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Born | Stockholm, Sweden | 19 July 1975
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation | Author |
Mother | Kristina Lugn |
Relatives | Robert Lugn (grandfather) |
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]
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]
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]
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