Sissela Benn (born 14 May 1980, in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal popula ...

) is a

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actress and comedian. Benn has appeared in

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and Centralskolan. Along with

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Emma Hansson Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate B ...

and

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, Benn created the comedy group "Einsteins kvinnor" (Einstein's women). In 2008, Benn played

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in the Malmö theater play about the actress called ''Marilynpassionen''.
Sissela Benn som Marilyn Monroe
. Svd.se (21 August 2008). In June 2013, Benn revealed she had landed the leading role in the Malmö theaters new play ''Sitcom – en tv-fri kväll'' to be started in August. Benn has appeared in several television series such as the comedy series ''Lilla landet lagom'' and ''

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'' both on Kanal 5, and also ''Morgonsoffan'' on SVT. On 6 August 2008 Benn hosted the radioshow ''

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'' where Swedish celebrities tell about their lives. She also currently has a role in the TV4 show ''Kontoret'', a Swedish version of the British series ''

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''. Since 2014, she has played Linda in the

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sitcom ''

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''.

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