Lina Maria Englund (born 14 May 1975 in

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) is a

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and musician. Englund went to 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 for middle and high school. When she was 12, she went with a friend to an audition for the movie ''Miraklet i Valby'' and got the female lead. At 15, she played Camilla in the television series ''Storstad'' for a year and a half. When the show ended, she enrolled in the 2-year aesthetic-practical course at the Södra Latins gymnasium in Stockholm. While studying there, she participated in the Canadian young people's TV series '' Northwood'', where she played the ''

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'' Kristina. She also had the female lead in Ulf Malmros' TV series '' Rapport till himlen''. For her role in the 1996 movie ''

Vinterviken Vinterviken ("Winter-cove") is a bay in the '' Mälaren'' lake in southern Stockholm, Sweden. Vinterviken is located in a valley surrounded by the Gröndal and Aspudden suburb areas. The origin of the name Vinterviken can be traced back to ...

'', she was nominated for a

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as ''Best Actress in a leading role''. She attended the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting from 1995 to 1999 and after graduation, joined the Stockholm City Theatre and Teater Galeasen. Among other productions, she has appeared in

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's '' Three Sisters'' and ''

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'', and

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's ''Krig'' (War). In the summer of 2001 she filmed ''

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'' in

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. At the premiere the following year, Englund received good reviews, "very good" and "convincing." Together with David Shutrick and Johan Lindstrom, she formed the group Selfish, which in 1998 released the disc ''Wanting You Would Be''. The album received a mixed reception, but as a singer the critics pronounced Englund "very talented" and "very convincing". The group released only the one recording, but Englund has continued with music; among other things, she has written music for the National Theatre's production of Jean Genet's ''

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''. She recorded a new album with David Shutrick in 2006, but it was not released in 2007. She also recorded material with Martin Thomasson of Rockmonster and co-wrote songs with

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.Stefan Malmqvist
"Lina Maria Englund: Energisk aktris dyker ständigt upp i nya roller,"
''Svenska Dagbladet'' 5 April 2002, revised 23 September 2007 In fall 2006, Englund participated in the filming of the TV series ''Bror och syster'', which was broadcast in spring 2007. In 2008, she had a recurring role in the TV series based on the comic strip ''

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''.

Filmography (selection)

*1989 - ''

Miraklet i Valby ''The Miracle in Valby'' ( sv, Miraklet i Valby) is a 1989 Danish-Swedish drama film written and directed by Åke Sandgren, and starring Jakob Katz (actor), Jakob Katz, Troels Asmussen, Lina Englund, and . The film was produced by Nordisk Film, ...

'' *1990 - ''Storstad'' (TV) *1994 - '' Rapport till himlen'' (TV) *1996 - '' Vinterviken '' *1996 - ''När Finbar försvann'' *1999 - ''Dödlig drift'' *2000 - ''Syskonsalt'' (TV) *2002 - ''

'' *2002 - ''Lilla körsbärsträdgården'' ( Stockholm City Theatre) *2003 - ''Popcorn'' (TV) *2003 - ''Swedenhielms'' *2004 - ''Om Stig Petrés hemlighet'' (TV) *2005 - ''

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'' *2006 - ''Stilla Natt'' *2007 - ''Bror och syster'' (TV) *2007 - ''

Arn – The Knight Templar ''Arn: The Knight Templar'' ( sv, Arn: Tempelriddaren) is an epic film based on Jan Guillou's trilogy about the fictional Swedish Knight Templar Arn Magnusson. The film was released to cinemas in Sweden on 17 December 2007 and the sequel, '' Ar ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Englund, Lina Swedish film actresses Swedish television actresses Swedish stage actresses 1975 births Living people