Birgitta Maria Cecilia Nilsson (born 15 July 1957) is a

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actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

. She has appeared at many theatres. She is married to

Krister Henriksson Jan Krister Allan Henriksson (born 12 November 1946) is a Swedish actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Kurt Wallander in the television films based on the novels by Henning Mankell. Early life Henriksson was born in Grisslehamn, Norrt� ...

. Nilsson started acting in theatre aged six at '' Vår teater'' at

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in Stockholm. As a student she attended the

Adolf Fredrik's Music School Adolf Fredrik's Music School ( sv, Adolf Fredriks Musikklasser) is a general municipal junior high school ( sv, grundskola) in Stockholm, Sweden with a focus on choral music, and highly competitive admission based on audition in singing and mu ...

in Stockholm. Her first theater appearance was in the play ''Woyzeck'' at the

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ...

in 1968, and she also appeared in ''Minns du den stad'' (directed by

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) at Stockholm City Theatre in 1970–1971. In 1973–1974 she hosted the children's program ''Fredax'', and after that she hosted ''Lördags'' 1974–1975. From 1978 to 1981 she studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting. After the education she was engaged at

Helsingborg City Theatre Helsingborg City Theatre ( sv, Helsingborgs stadsteater) is the city theatre of Helsingborg, Sweden. The present Helsingborg City Theatre was built in 1921, after the old Helsingborg Theatre (located at the same place, built in 1877) was demolish ...

. From 1983 to 1988 she worked at Stockholm City Theatre. In 1989 Nilsson received the ''

Vilhelm Moberg Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg (20 August 1898 – 8 August 1973) was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his series ''The Emigrants''. The four ...

-Award'' of Teaterförbundet, and in 2007 the ''Riksteatern Scholarship''. In 2012 she received a

Guldbagge Award The Guldbagge Awards ( sv, Guldbaggen, en, Gold scarab) is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name ...

for her appearance in the 2011 film ''

Simon and the Oaks Simon and the Oaks ( Swedish: ''Simon och ekarna'') is a 1985 novel by Marianne Fredriksson. The book is set predominantly during the 1940s and uses the persecution of Jewish people during World War II as a backdrop. The book was later adapted ...

''.

Selected filmography

*2016 - Modus (TV) *2011 - ''

'' *2009 - ''

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'' (TV) *2007 - ''

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'' (TV) *2006 - '' Wallander – Fotografen'' (TV) *2006 - '' Wallander – Den svaga punkten'' (TV) *2005 - ''

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'' *2004 - ''

Graven (TV series) Graven may refer to: * Engraving, the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface * Graven (surname) * Graven, Aarhus Graven is a street in Aarhus, Denmark. Graven was created some time before year 1500 on and in the norther ...

'' (TV) *2002 - ''

Outside Your Door ''Outside Your Door'' (Swedish: ) is a Sweden, Swedish independent film directed by Martin Söder, which tells the story of a young man living with Tourette syndrome without knowing it. It was released in 2002 by the production company Desperado, ...

'' *2000 - ''

A Summer Tale ''A Summer Tale'' is a 2000 comedy-drama. Its original Swedish title is ''Den bästa sommaren'', which means "The Best Summer". Written and directed by Ulf Malmros, the film stars Kjell Bergqvist, Rebecca Scheja, Cecilia Nilsson, and Brasse Br� ...

'' *2000 - ''

Hur som helst är han jävligt död Hur or HUR may refer to: People * Hur (Korean name), also spelled Heo * Hur (Bible), a number of biblical figures * Hur-ul-Nisa Begum, first of the fourteen children of Mumtaz Mahal Places * Hur, Iran (disambiguation), a number of places * ...

'' *2000 - '' Barnen på Luna'' (TV) *1997 - '' Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan'' *1996 - ''

Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen ''Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen'' ( en, The Little Jönsson Gang and the cornflakes heist) is a Swedish film, the first out of four films in the ''Lilla Jönssonligan'' film series. It was released on 29 November 1996 in Sweden and was d ...

'' *1993 - '' Dockpojken'' *1985 - '' August Strindberg: ett liv'' (TV) *1973 - ''

Den vita stenen ''Den vita stenen'' ("The White Stone") is a 1964 Swedish children's book written by Gunnel Linde. In 1965, Linde received the Nils Holgersson Plaque for this book. In 1973, a TV version of the story was produced. Plot The book takes place in a ...

'' (TV)

References

External links

Cecilia Nilsson
at Svensk Filmdatabas * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, Cecilia Swedish actresses Living people 1957 births Best Supporting Actress Guldbagge Award winners