Lotta Losten (born 7 November 1981) is a Swedish actress, designer, and photographer. She is best known for her collaborations with her husband

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, including the 2013 short film ''

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'', the 2016 feature film adaptation of the same name, and '' Shazam!''.

Career

Lotta made her film debut in the short film ''Cam Closer'' (2013), about a phone that can see the future. She and her husband, filmmaker

, created the 2013 short film ''

'', where she plays a woman who is haunted by a creature that moves in the dark, but does not appear if the lights are on. According to Sandberg, the movie cost practically nothing to make and was originally something they just wanted to have fun with. They submitted the film to the Bloody Cuts Horror Challenge where the film was a finalist, and Sandberg won Best Director. Some months later, the short film became popular online, going from about 8000 views to over a million, and attracting Hollywood directors and producers. Since 2014, Losten has starred in several short films including ''See You Soon'' (2014), ''Pictured'' (2014), ''Not So Fast'' (2014), ''Coffer'' (2014), ''Attic Panic'' (2015) and ''Closet Space'' (2016). In the feature film of ''Lights Out'', released in 2016, she plays Esther, the co-worker in the opening scene who encounters

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. She also has a small role in '' Shazam!'' (2019).

Personal life

Losten was born in Jönköping, Sweden. She has been married to director

since 2013. She studied theatre history and gender studies at

Lund University Lund University () is a Public university, public research university in Sweden and one of Northern Europe's oldest universities. The university is located in the city of Lund in the Swedish province of Scania. The university was officially foun ...

and studied acting at Blekinge läns folkhögskola for two years.

Filmography

Short films

Feature films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Losten, Lotta 1981 births Living people Actors from Jönköping Actresses from Jönköping County Swedish film actresses Swedish women photographers