Elif Ceylan
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Elif Ceylan is a Swedish
voice actress
. She provided the voice for the lead character of Eli (played by Lina Leandersson
) in the widely acclaimed 2008 film Let the Right One In. Late in production, it was decided that Leandersson's voice would be replaced by a darker voice, because the character was supposed to be 200 years old. Ceylan was chosen for her less feminine, more androgynous tone. Sound designer Per Sundström stated that her voice also made the character more threatening.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
voice actress
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
. She provided the voice for the lead character of Eli (played by Lina Leandersson
Lina Leandersson
Lina Leandersson is a Swedish child actress. She played a lead role in the 2008 Swedish romantic vampire film Let the Right One In, based on the novel by the same name. Born in Falun, Leandersson started performing at an early age. She acted in local amateur theatre performances, and had a few...
) in the widely acclaimed 2008 film Let the Right One In. Late in production, it was decided that Leandersson's voice would be replaced by a darker voice, because the character was supposed to be 200 years old. Ceylan was chosen for her less feminine, more androgynous tone. Sound designer Per Sundström stated that her voice also made the character more threatening.