Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richardson has been very active in films and television production as well as on stage for 30 years. She has two children with Jakob Eklund, also an actor. In 2008 Richardson played Linda Jacobsson, the psychologically tormented wife of an obsessive violent politician (played by

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), in the Swedish mini-series ''The Regicide''. The series was based on a novel written by

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author Hanne Vibeke Holst. In December 2014, Richardson appeared in the

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(SVT) series Blue Eyes and on stage at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in Mirja Unga's play Johanna, a modern take on the Joan of Arc theme. In 2017 and 2019 she was the lead character in the SVT series Before We Die.

Filmography

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Marie Richardson website. List of films, tv and theatre work, links for tv and radio interviews, etc.
1959 births Living people People from Ljusdal Municipality Swedish film actresses Swedish stage actresses Litteris et Artibus recipients {{Sweden-actor-stub