Lena Endre
Encyclopedia
Lena Endre is a Swedish
actress. She was born in Lidingö
, Stockholm County
, and grew up in Härnösand
, Ångermanland
and Trollbäcken
, Tyresö
. She had her breakthrough in the Swedish TV-series Varuhuset and Lorry in the 1980s. Since then she has acted in a number of TV-series and movies, both in Sweden and Norway
. She is perhaps best known for her part in the Liv Ullmann
film Trolösa
(2000) as well as her role as Katarina, the love interest for Wallander
in the second TV series
of that name.
She has appeared in two films by Danish director Simon Staho
, Dag och Natt
and Himlens Hjärta for which she was nominated as Best Leading Actress at the Swedish film awards, "Guldbagge".
Endre has been married to the Swedish director Richard Hobert
since 2000. She has two children from an earlier marriage with the actor Thomas Hanzon
.
Endre will make her English language debut in Paul Thomas Anderson
's The Master
alongside Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
and Laura Dern
.
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....
actress. She was born in Lidingö
Lidingö Municipality
Lidingö Municipality is a municipality just east of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lidingö...
, Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
, and grew up in Härnösand
Härnösand
Härnösand is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 18,003 inhabitants in 2005. It is called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape rises just some miles north of Härnösand...
, Ångermanland
Ångermanland
' is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Medelpad, Jämtland, Lapland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name "Ångermanland" comes from the Old Norse "anger", which means "deep fjord" and refers to the deep mouth of the river Ångermanälven...
and Trollbäcken
Trollbäcken
Trollbäcken is a district of Tyresö Municipality in Sweden. It is located south of Bollmora along county road 260. Trollbäcken contains almost exclusively detached houses. In the area of Trollbäcken centre , also known as Alléplan, there are some multi-apartment buildings and commercial...
, Tyresö
Tyresö Municipality
Tyresö Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Its seat is located in Bollmora.Most of Tyresö Municipality lies within the Stockholm urban area.-History:...
. She had her breakthrough in the Swedish TV-series Varuhuset and Lorry in the 1980s. Since then she has acted in a number of TV-series and movies, both in Sweden and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. She is perhaps best known for her part in the Liv Ullmann
Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann is a Norwegian actress and film director, as well as one of the "muses" of the Swedish director Ingmar Bergman...
film Trolösa
Faithless (2000 film)
Faithless is a Swedish film directed by Liv Ullman from a script by Ingmar Bergman. The story is loosely based on experiences of adultery from Bergman's own life. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(2000) as well as her role as Katarina, the love interest for Wallander
Kurt Wallander
Kurt Wallander is a fictional character created by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. The protagonist of several mystery novels, set in and around the town of Ystad, 60 km south-east of the city of Malmö, in the southern province of Skåne...
in the second TV series
Wallander (Swedish TV series)
Wallander is a Swedish television series adapted from Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallander novels and starring Krister Henriksson in the title role. The 1st series of 13 films were produced in 2005 and 2006, with one taken directly from a novel and the remainder with new storylines suggested by Mankell...
of that name.
She has appeared in two films by Danish director Simon Staho
Simon Staho
Danish film director Simon Staho has worked with a number of renowned Swedish actors, including Mikael Persbrandt, Noomi Rapace, Erland Josephson, Lena Endre, Lena Olin, Pernilla August, Michael Nyqvist, and Maria Bonnevie...
, Dag och Natt
Dag och natt
Dag och natt is a 2004 Swedish film with Mikael Persbrandt....
and Himlens Hjärta for which she was nominated as Best Leading Actress at the Swedish film awards, "Guldbagge".
Endre has been married to the Swedish director Richard Hobert
Richard Hobert
Richard Hobert, born 1 December 1951 in Kalmar, is a Swedish scriptwriter and film director.Hobert studied political science, languages and film/theatre at the Lund University from 1970-73. He debuted as a radio playwright in 1974. Holbert worked as a writer and assistant director up to his debut...
since 2000. She has two children from an earlier marriage with the actor Thomas Hanzon
Thomas Hanzon
Thomas Hanzon , is a Swedish actor and stage actor at The Royal Dramatic Teather in Stockholm.Worked with Ingemar Bergman in both movies and on stage. Born in 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden...
.
Endre will make her English language debut in Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed five feature films: Hard Eight , Boogie Nights , Magnolia , Punch-Drunk Love and There Will Be Blood...
's The Master
The Master (2012 film)
The Master is an upcoming drama film written, directed and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was given the green-light in May 2011, and began filming in June. The film will star Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Laura Dern...
alongside Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Amy Adams
Amy Lou Adams is an American actress and singer. Adams began her performing career on stage in dinner theaters before making her screen debut in the 1999 black comedy film Drop Dead Gorgeous...
and Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Laura Elizabeth Dern is an American actress, film director and producer. Dern has acted in such films as Smooth Talk , Blue Velvet , Fat Man and Little Boy , Wild at Heart , Jurassic Park and October Sky...
.
Select filmography
- Besökarna (1988)
- Den Goda viljanThe Best IntentionsThe Best Intentions is a 1992 Swedish drama film directed by Bille August and written by Ingmar Bergman. It is semi-autobiographical and tells the story of the complex courtship of Bergman's parents, Erik and Karin , and the difficult early years of their marriage, up to the point where Anna is...
(1992) - SöndagsbarnSunday's ChildrenSunday's Children , is a 1992 Swedish drama film directed by Daniel Bergman and written by Ingmar Bergman.-Cast:* Thommy Berggren – Erik Bergman* Henrik Linnros – Pu Bergman* Lena Endre – Karin Bergman* Jacob Leygraf – Dag* Anna Linnros – Lillan...
(1992) - Yrrol (1994)
- Kristin LavransdatterKristin Lavransdatter (film)Kristin Lavransdatter is a 1995 Norwegian film directed by Liv Ullman, featuring Elisabeth Matheson, Bjørn Skagestad, Jørgen Langhelle, Lena Endre and Sverre Anker Ousdal, based on Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset. It was the Norwegian entry to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
(1995) - Jerusalem (1996)
- Ogifta par - en film som skiljer sig (1997)
- Larmar och gör sig tillIn the Presence of a ClownIn the Presence of a Clown is a play written for television by Ingmar Bergman, and was recorded for Swedish television in 1997 with Bergman as a director...
(1997, TV) - Ögat (1998)
- TrolösaFaithless (2000 film)Faithless is a Swedish film directed by Liv Ullman from a script by Ingmar Bergman. The story is loosely based on experiences of adultery from Bergman's own life. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:...
(2000) - Gossip (2000)
- Musikk for bryllup og begravelser (2002)
- Alla älskar Alice (2002)
- Dag och natt (2004)
- Göta Kanal 2 - Kanalkampen (2006)
- Himlens Hjärta (2008)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
- The Girl Who Played with FireThe Girl Who Played with Fire (film)The Girl Who Played with Fire is a 2009 Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson, and the sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, the second in his "Millennium series".The...
(2009) - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (film)The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is a 2009 Swedish thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson. It is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, the third and final entry in his "Millennium series". More were to follow, but because...
(2009) - AngelAngel (2009 film)Angel is a 2009 Norwegian drama film directed by Margreth Olin. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.-Cast:* Maria Bonnevie* Börje Ahlstedt...
(2009) - Kyss Mig (2011)
- The Master (2012)The Master (2012 film)The Master is an upcoming drama film written, directed and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. It was given the green-light in May 2011, and began filming in June. The film will star Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams and Laura Dern...