Stina Ekblad
Encyclopedia
Stina Ekblad) is a Swedish-speaking
Finnish
actress. She received a Guldbagge Award
for Best Actress in 1987 for her performances in Amorosa
and Ormens väg på hälleberget (The Serpent's Way
) and was nominated again in 1996 for her performance in Pensionat Oskar.
Ekblad was born in the Ostrobothnia
n village of Solf in 1954. The village is nowadays part of the municipality of Korsholm
.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
actress. She received a Guldbagge Award
Guldbagge Award
The Guldbagge Award is an official Swedish film award awarded annually since 1964 by the Swedish Film Institute.-Etymology:Guldbagge is the Swedish name for Cetonia aurata, a beetle also known as rose chafer. The name of the award could also be interpreted as a play on the Swedish word skalbagge,...
for Best Actress in 1987 for her performances in Amorosa
Amorosa
Amorosa is a 1986 Swedish film starring Stina Ekblad and Erland Josephson and directed by Mai Zetterling. The story, an adaptation of the life of writer Agnes Von Krusenstjarna , details her sexually charged and often turbulent relationship with the bisexual Joseph Sprengel ....
and Ormens väg på hälleberget (The Serpent's Way
The Serpent's Way
The Serpent's Way is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Stina Ekblad - Tea Alexisdotter* Stellan Skarsgård - Karl Orsa Markström...
) and was nominated again in 1996 for her performance in Pensionat Oskar.
Ekblad was born in the Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia (region)
Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It is located in Western Finland. It borders the regions Central Ostrobothnia, Southern Ostrobothnia, and Satakunta and is one of the four regions making up the historical province of Ostrobothnia....
n village of Solf in 1954. The village is nowadays part of the municipality of Korsholm
Korsholm
Korsholm is a municipality of Finland. The town of Vaasa was founded in Korsholm parish in 1606 and today the municipality completely surrounds the city. It is a coastal, mostly rural municipality, consisting of a rural landscape and a large, fractured archipelago...
.
Selected filmography
- KrønikenKrønikenKrøniken is a Danish television drama which aired on Sunday evenings between January 2004 and January 2007...
(2004–2006) – TV series - At Point BlankAt Point BlankAt Point Blank is a 2003 Swedish action film. It stars Mikael Persbrandt, Stina Ekblad, Sofia Helin and Peter Franzén.-Plot:The film involves a skillful team of professional thieves who hit several banks in Stockholm...
(2003) - Så vit som en snöSå vit som en snöAs White as in Snow is a Swedish film directed by Jan Troell. It was released in 2001. It won three Guldbagge Awards, for best film, best direction and best cinematography, and was nominated for best screenplay....
(2001) - FaithlessFaithless (2000 film)Faithless is a Swedish film directed by Liv Ullman from a script by Ingmar Bergman. The story is loosely based on experiences of adultery from Bergman's own life. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(2000) - Pensionat Oskar (1995)
- Friends, ComradesFriends, ComradesFriends, Comrades is a 1990 Finnish drama film directed by Rauni Mollberg. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Mikk Mikiver - Arno Jurmala* Stina Ekblad - Lisa Jurmala* Hannu Lauri - Jaunkahns...
(1990) - The Serpent's WayThe Serpent's WayThe Serpent's Way is a 1986 Swedish drama film directed by Bo Widerberg. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Stina Ekblad - Tea Alexisdotter* Stellan Skarsgård - Karl Orsa Markström...
(1986) - AmorosaAmorosaAmorosa is a 1986 Swedish film starring Stina Ekblad and Erland Josephson and directed by Mai Zetterling. The story, an adaptation of the life of writer Agnes Von Krusenstjarna , details her sexually charged and often turbulent relationship with the bisexual Joseph Sprengel ....
(1986) - Fanny and AlexanderFanny and AlexanderFanny and Alexander is a 1982 Swedish fantasy drama film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was originally conceived as a four-part TV movie and cut in that version, spanning 312 minutes. A 188-minute version was created later for cinematic release, although this version was in fact the...
(1982)