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Birth Date: | 6 August 1986 |
Nanna Terese Blondell (born 6 August 1986)[1] is a Swedish actress.
Blondell earned a degree from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts.[2] 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.
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.[6]
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.[7]
Blondell had the female co-lead in gritty crime drama Hassel alongside actor Ola Rapace, and Twin starring Kristofer Hivju.[8]
In 2019, she announced on social media that she had a secret role in Marvel's Black Widow.[9]
Her latest project is Red Dot, the first Netflix feature film from Sweden, co-starring Anastasios Soulis.[10]
Since 2013, Blondell has been working at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13]
Her agent is Finnish-Swedish talent manager Laura Munsterhjelm, the same agent as Swedish actresses Rebecca Ferguson and Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander.[14]
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 | Attack on Finland | Sylvia Madsen |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Livet enligt Rosa | Blenda | 9 episodes | |
2006 | MTV Nordic | Self | ||
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 | |
2021 | Omerta 6/12 | Sylvia Madsen | Post-production | |
2022–2024 | House of the Dragon | Laena Velaryon | 3 episodes |