Mia Skäringer
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Maria Elisabeth "Mia" Skäringer (born October 4, 1976 in Kristinehamn
, Värmland
) is a Swedish
actress and comedian
who has won the Award Kristallen
two times. Skäringer wanted to be an actress from the age of four and became active at her local theater in Kristinehamn. Her first television job was at the Sanning och konsekvens show on ZTV
, where she met Klara Zimmergren
. Skäringer and Zimmergren after that hosted the radio
show Roll on together. The duo has also had their own sketch comedy show on SVT in Sweden called Mia och Klara. The show was awarded a Kristallen
award for best comedy show on television in both 2008 and 2009.
from the eighth grade until her last year in college.
along with Felix Herngren
, Johan Rheborg
and Josephine Bornebusch
. Skäringer stated that she and Herngren had never met before "but found each other from the start and co-operated like a team which doesn't happen very often in comedy". The first episode of Solsidan was watched by 1.8 million viewers and was broadcast by TV4 making it the most watched programme of the day in Sweden. And in March of 2010 a second season was announced, which premiered in January 2011. Many other known names in comedy asked to be in it after the success of the first season.
In 2007 her father died in a car accident. According to Skäringer her father was a heavy drinker but was not drunk at the time of his accident. Since 2008 Skäringer is in a relationship with Dan Fors. They live together on an island in Gothenburg
along with Skäringer's two children and Fors' three children from an earlier marriage.
. They also joined the radio programme Frank and Sommarsalva and their own radio programme Roll on. The final episode was broadcast in January 2007 after that the duo started working on their first comedy show on television, which was later named Mia & Klara. It was viewed by 610,000 viewers in its premiere episode. The programme continued, as Mia & Klara Season Two was viewed by more than a million viewers for each episode.
In August 2009, Skäringer released her first book, Dyngkåt och hur helig som helst, where she wrote about her experiences from her divorce and parenting. The book is also based on chronicles and blogs that Skäringer has written for the magazine Mama.
Kristinehamn
Kristinehamn is a locality and the seat of Kristinehamn Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 17,836 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern...
, Värmland
Värmland
' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actress and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
who has won the Award Kristallen
Kristallen
Kristallen is the official Swedish television award, administrated by the foundation Det svenska tevepriset. It was created in 2005 by television producers SVT, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 and UR.- The trophy :...
two times. Skäringer wanted to be an actress from the age of four and became active at her local theater in Kristinehamn. Her first television job was at the Sanning och konsekvens show on ZTV
ZTV
-History:The channel started in Sweden as a daily afternoon show in TV3 and TV4 in February 1991. The channel got its name as it was a simulcast version of the radio station Z Radio. There was also a Z magazine available for some time....
, where she met Klara Zimmergren
Klara Zimmergren
Klara Zimmergren born February 16, 1967 is a Swedish comedian and radio talk show host on Swedish Radio P3 and since 2007 she has appeared on the SVT comedy show Mia och Klara along with Mia Skäringer. Skäringer and Zimmergren has also been involved in joint projects before on radio such as Roll On...
. Skäringer and Zimmergren after that hosted the radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
show Roll on together. The duo has also had their own sketch comedy show on SVT in Sweden called Mia och Klara. The show was awarded a Kristallen
Kristallen
Kristallen is the official Swedish television award, administrated by the foundation Det svenska tevepriset. It was created in 2005 by television producers SVT, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 and UR.- The trophy :...
award for best comedy show on television in both 2008 and 2009.
Early life
Skäringer describes herself as a "small girl, quite heavy and a tom-boy" when she was younger. At the age of four she wanted to be an actress and joined her local theater. She has related in interviews that she suffered from an eating disorderEating disorder
Eating disorders refer to a group of conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual's physical and mental health. Bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are the most common specific...
from the eighth grade until her last year in college.
Solsidan success
During early 2009, Skäringer starred in the hit television show SolsidanSolsidan (TV series)
Solsidan is a Swedish television comedy series that premiered on 29 January 2010 on TV4. It revolves around Alex and Anna who are expecting their first child and have just moved to Alex's childhood home in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm County...
along with Felix Herngren
Felix Herngren
Felix Tobias Herngren, born on 4 February 1967, in Stockholm, is a Swedish director, actor and comedian. He is the younger brother of director and actor Måns Herngren...
, Johan Rheborg
Johan Rheborg
Carl Johan Rheborg is a Swedish comedian, actor and script writer, born on June 5, 1963, in Täby, Sweden. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget....
and Josephine Bornebusch
Josephine Bornebusch
Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch is a Swedish actress who has done numerous films and television series in Sweden. She was an actor in the comedy show Playa del Sol on SVT1...
. Skäringer stated that she and Herngren had never met before "but found each other from the start and co-operated like a team which doesn't happen very often in comedy". The first episode of Solsidan was watched by 1.8 million viewers and was broadcast by TV4 making it the most watched programme of the day in Sweden. And in March of 2010 a second season was announced, which premiered in January 2011. Many other known names in comedy asked to be in it after the success of the first season.
Private life
Skäringer has two children: Alfred, born in 2000, and Heli, born in 2003. In 2007 Skäringer divorced her husband and stated that "divorces are worse than death itself".In 2007 her father died in a car accident. According to Skäringer her father was a heavy drinker but was not drunk at the time of his accident. Since 2008 Skäringer is in a relationship with Dan Fors. They live together on an island in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
along with Skäringer's two children and Fors' three children from an earlier marriage.
Other ventures
In 1997, Skäringer appeared on the radio program Bossanova on Swedish radio P3 along with Klara ZimmergrenKlara Zimmergren
Klara Zimmergren born February 16, 1967 is a Swedish comedian and radio talk show host on Swedish Radio P3 and since 2007 she has appeared on the SVT comedy show Mia och Klara along with Mia Skäringer. Skäringer and Zimmergren has also been involved in joint projects before on radio such as Roll On...
. They also joined the radio programme Frank and Sommarsalva and their own radio programme Roll on. The final episode was broadcast in January 2007 after that the duo started working on their first comedy show on television, which was later named Mia & Klara. It was viewed by 610,000 viewers in its premiere episode. The programme continued, as Mia & Klara Season Two was viewed by more than a million viewers for each episode.
In August 2009, Skäringer released her first book, Dyngkåt och hur helig som helst, where she wrote about her experiences from her divorce and parenting. The book is also based on chronicles and blogs that Skäringer has written for the magazine Mama.
Filmography and TV
- Sanning och konsekvens (1995)
- Släng dig i brunnen (1997)
- Mia och Klara (2007–2009)
- SolsidanSolsidan (TV series)Solsidan is a Swedish television comedy series that premiered on 29 January 2010 on TV4. It revolves around Alex and Anna who are expecting their first child and have just moved to Alex's childhood home in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm County...
(2010)
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | For | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gaygalan | Årets duo (together with Klara Zimmergren) | Mia och Klara | Won |
| 2008 | Kristallen Kristallen Kristallen is the official Swedish television award, administrated by the foundation Det svenska tevepriset. It was created in 2005 by television producers SVT, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 and UR.- The trophy :... |
Årets humorprogram (together with Klara Zimmergren) | Mia och Klara | Won |
| 2009 | Kristallen Kristallen Kristallen is the official Swedish television award, administrated by the foundation Det svenska tevepriset. It was created in 2005 by television producers SVT, TV3, TV4, Kanal 5 and UR.- The trophy :... |
Årets humorprogram (together with Klara Zimmergren) | Mia och Klara | Won |