Linda Elin Ulvaeus (born 23 February 1973) is a Swedish actress and singer. She is the elder child of

Björn Ulvaeus Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (; born 25 April 1945) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, producer, a member of the musical group ABBA, and co-composer of the musicals '' Chess'', '' Kristina från Duvemåla'', and ''Mamma Mia!'' He co-produced the films ...

and

Agnetha Fältskog Agneta Åse Fältskog (born 5 April 1950), known as Agnetha Fältskog (), is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved success in Sweden with the release of her 1968 self-titled debut album. She later achieved internatio ...

, members of the pop group

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Early life

Ulvaeus is the only daughter of

and

. She was born in

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. Her younger brother, Peter Christian Ulvaeus, was born on 4 December 1977.

Career

Ulvaeus made her musical debut in 1981 at the age of eight, releasing the album she recorded alongside her mother the previous year, ''

Nu tändas tusen juleljus "Nu tändas tusen juleljus" is a Christian traditional Swedish language Christmas song, written in 1898 by the Swedish song text writer Emmy Köhler (both text and melody). Translated into English, the title literally means "Now are lit a tho ...

'' ("Now a thousand Christmas candles are lit"). The album, which was produced by Fältskog alongside Michael B. Tretow, consisted of 18 traditional Christmas carols and children's songs in Swedish.Elin Linda and Peter Christian
/ref> Although the album had been recorded in November 1980 (when Ulvaeus was seven years old), it was not released until the following October. She is the inspiration behind the song "Slipping Through My Fingers", written by her father and recorded by her parents's band AꓭBA, a disco band known for their song "Dancing Queen". Ulvaeus has since established herself as a stage and screen actress. Her acting debut came in the film '' Under solen'' (1998) in the role of Lena. She then appeared in the television series ''Labyrinten'' in 2000. The following year, she appeared in ''

Blå måndag ''Blå måndag'' (''Blue Monday'') is a 2001 Swedish film directed by Anders Lennberg, starring Eva Röse and Göran Gillinger Anders Göran Gillinger (born 13 February 1973) is a Swedish actor and former model. He has a broad background in cl ...

'' (2001), released directly to video. Ulvaeus was a backing vocalist on her mother's 2004 comeback single, "

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", which reached #11 in Sweden. Ulvaeus returned to the big screen in the role of Sofia in the film ''Meningen med alltihopa'' (2006). She later appeared in the television series '' Playa del Sol'' in 2007. Ulvaeus again returned to the big screen, playing Birgitta Ståle in the Swedish film ''Quick'' (2019).

Filmography

Film

* '' Under solen'' (1998) as Lena * ''Meningen med alltihopa'' (2006) as Sofia * ''Quick'' (2019) as Birgitta Ståle

Television

* ''Labyrinten'' (2000) as Nurse * '' Playa del Sol'' (2007) as Bikinitjejen

Video

* ''

'' (2001) as Anki

Discography

* 1981: ''

'', with

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulvaeus, Linda 1973 births Living people 20th-century Swedish actresses 21st-century Swedish actresses ABBA Actresses from Stockholm Singers from Stockholm Swedish film actresses Swedish stage actresses Swedish women singers