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Maria Bonnevie | |
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 Bonnevie at the 2014San Sebastián International Film Festival | |
| Born | Anna Maria Cecilia Bonnevie 1973 (age 51–52) Västerås, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1991–present |
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| Children | 3 |
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AnnaMaria Cecilia Bonnevie (born 1973) is aSwedish-Norwegianactress. Bonnevie received both national and international acclaim for her performance in the Scandinavian epicI Am Dina and has since worked on a broad array of Scandinavian productions both in film, television and on stage.
Anna Maria Cecilia Bonnevie was born in 1973 inVästerås to Swedish actorPer Waldvik [sv] and Norwegian actressJannik Bonnevie [no].[1]
She grew up inOslo, Norway, where she attendedHartvig Nissen School. She graduated from theSwedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1997.
Bonnevie debuted on screen in 1991 inHrafn Gunnlaugsson'sThe White Viking at the age of sixteen.[1] In 1995, she debuted on stage at theRoyal Dramatic Theatre in the playYvonne, Princess of Burgundy directed byIngmar Bergman. Her breakthrough role was inBille August'sJerusalem, an adaptation of theSelma Lagerlöf novel.
In 2002, Bonnevie starred inOle Bornedal'sI Am Dina. For her performance, she received numerous accolades including theAmanda Award for Best Actress and the award for Best Foreign Actress at theMontreal International Film Festival. She was also nominated for aBodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role as well as for aRobert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2003 ceremonies. In 2002, she was named one of European film'sShooting Stars by European Film Promotion.
In 2004, she appeared in the Swedish filmDag och natt directed bySimon Staho alongside her then fiancéeMikael Persbrandt.
In 2007, she played the female lead in the Russian filmThe Banishment directed byAndrey Zvyagintsev.
TheKarlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) invited Bonnevie to join the Grand Jury of the Festival's 44th edition in 2009.[2]
In 2012, she playedCountess Isolde inBelle du Seigneur alongsideJonathan Rhys-Meyers,Natalia Vodianova andEd Stoppard. The same year she starred in the Norwegian dramaAll That Matters Is Past which features the on-screen birth of her son.
Bonnevie won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2019Amanda Awards for her performance inPhoenix and was nominated for aGuldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 54thGuldbagge Awards for her role inBecoming Astrid asAstrid Lindgren's mother Hanna.
In 2020, Bonnevie appeared in theAcademy Award-winning Danish featureAnother Round, reuniting her withMads Mikkelsen who she played opposite inI Am Dina. For her performance, she was nominated for aRobert Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She has been a part of theRoyal Dramatic Theatre's ensemble cast since 1998.
Bonnevie is in a long-term relationship with Norwegian journalist and television hostFredrik Skavlan with whom she has 3 children, two daughters and a son. The couple split their time betweenOslo andStockholm. Between 1997 and 2005, she was in a relationship with Swedish actorMikael Persbrandt.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Harry & Charles | Maud | Mini-series |
| 2021–2023 | Exit | Helene | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | I kjærlighetens navn | ||
| 2024 | Hjerte til hjerte [no] | herself | 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy | Ingmar Bergman | Royal Dramatic Theatre | |
| 1997 | Allra käraste syster | Ylvali | Royal Dramatic Theatre | |
| 1997 | The Cherry Orchard | Anja | Peter Langdal | Royal Dramatic Theatre |
| 1998 | An Enemy of the People | Petra | Stein Winge | Royal Dramatic Theatre |
| 1999 | Miss Eva | Eva Dahlman | Royal Dramatic Theatre | |
| 1999 | Three Sisters | Irina | Royal Dramatic Theatre | |
| 2000 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Helena | Royal Dramatic Theatre | |
| 2002 | Twelfth Night | Royal Dramatic Theatre | ||
| 2005-06 | Miss Julie | Miss Julie | Thommy Berggren | Royal Dramatic Theatre |
| 2009 | Autumn Sonata | Eva | Stefan Larsson | Royal Dramatic Theatre |
| 2011 | Hedda Gabler | Hedda | Eva Dahlman | Royal Dramatic Theatre |
| 2024–25 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Blanche DuBois | Marit Moum Aune | Christiania Theatre |
