Karin Franz Körlof (born Fransén Körlof, 18 April 1986) is a Swedish actress, playwright and director.

Biography

Körlof is the daughter of Anders Körlof and Anica Fransén, and the grandchild of lawyer Voldmar Körlof. She grew up in the Ytterby area in

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and came into contact with acting when she was 14, when she got one of the main roles in the anti-drug film ''Brandstegen''. In 2002–05 she participated in theater and film production at the Ale gymnasium. From 2005 to 2007 she continued with a basic education (HNC) in acting and theater science at

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, The Space, in Scotland, where she played in classics such as

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's ''

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'' (Rosalind) and

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's ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

'' (as Lady Bracknell). She also appeared in the short film ''End of Patrick Bullet'', filmed in

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. In 2009–10 she studied theater at

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, then acting at

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in 2012–15.

Selected filmography

* '' The Crown Jewels'' (2011) as girl by the church * ''

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'' (2013) as Alexia (1 episode) * ''

Nobody Owns Me ''Nobody Owns Me'' () is a 2013 Swedish drama film directed by Kjell-Åke Andersson. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Åsa Linderborg, and stars Mikael Persbrandt, Tanja Lorentzon och Sten Ljunggren. Mikael Persbrandt was nominat ...

'' (2013) as Maja (20 years old) * ''

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'' (2014–15) as Sofia Nilsson (10 episodes) * '' A Serious Game'' (2016) as Lydia StilleDagens Nyheter 3 oktober 2014, Kameran älskar dem ihop
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Vår tid är nu ''Vår tid är nu'' (English translation: ''Our Time is Now''; English title: ''The Restaurant'') is a Swedish historical drama series with 32 episodes divided into four seasons. The first season premiered at Sveriges Television, SVT on 2 October ...

'' (2017) as Lilly (10 episodes) * ''

Greyzone ''Greyzone'' is a Swedish-Danish thriller drama series, co-created and written by Morten Dragsted, Oskar Söderlund, Mikkel Bak Sørensen and Rasmus Thorsen that first broadcast on 22 February 2018 on C More. Starring Birgitte Hjort Sørensen ...

'' (2018) as Linda Laaksonen (7 episodes)

Awards

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: EFP Shooting Star (2017)

References

External links

* * 1986 births Living people People from Kungälv Municipality Swedish film actresses Swedish stage actresses Swedish television actresses Swedish film directors Swedish women film directors Swedish screenwriters Swedish women screenwriters {{Sweden-screen-actor-stub