Anna Lundberg (born 20 August 1994) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for playing herself in the BBC TV series '' Staged''.

Early life and education

Lundberg was born in

Helsingborg Helsingborg (, , ), is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania County, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, ninth ...

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. She completed a three-year theatre program in Sweden before moving to the United Kingdom to further her studies. In the UK, she trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and the

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. She later attended the

American Academy of Dramatic Arts The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a Private college, private drama school with two locations, one in New York City and one in Los Angeles. The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related ...

in New York, graduating in 2018.

Career

After her graduation, Lundberg joined the NY Academy Company and performed in various stage productions, including ''

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'', '' Spring Awakening'', and '' Gloria''. In 2020, she played a fictionalised version of herself alongside partner Michael Sheen in the television series '' Staged.'' She reprised her role in the second and third series, released in 2021 and 2022. In 2021, she appeared in the film ''

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.'' In 2022, she voiced the character Marion in an episode of '' The Sandman.'' In 2024, it was announced that Lundberg would be playing Jexabel Glyce in the

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audio drama ''Jenny: The Doctor’s Daughter - Saving Time,'' which was released in October.

Personal life

Lundberg has been in a relationship with Welsh actor

Michael Sheen Michael Christopher Sheen (born 5 February 1969) is a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s with stage roles in ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1992), ''Don't Fool wi ...

since 2019. They have two daughters.

Filmography

Film Television Audio

Stage

References

1994 births Living people 21st-century Swedish actresses People associated with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Alumni of the Guildford School of Acting

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lundberg, Anna Swedish film actresses Swedish stage actresses Swedish television actresses Actresses from Helsingborg