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Nanna Blondell
Swedish actress (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nanna Terese Blondell (born 1986) is a Swedish actress.
Education
Blondell earned a degree from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1] As a child she wanted to be an actress, but she didn't believe that there was a future for her in Sweden's entertainment industry as a black woman.[2]
Career
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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 actor Ola Rapace, and Twin starring 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 from Sweden,[clarification needed] co-starring Anastasios Soulis.[9]
Since 2013, Blondell has been working at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.[10]
Blondell debuted as the adult Laena Velaryon in episode six of the first season of HBO's House of the Dragon, the prequel show to the highly popular Game of Thrones.[11]
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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.[12]
She has one daughter.[13]
Filmography
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Television
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