Life

Anna Myrra Malmberg was born in Chicago, Illinois, and spent her childhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota and her teenage years in Stockholm, Sweden. She graduated the Stockholm High School of Music and immediately embarked upon a theatrical career. Early on she took on roles such as "Maria" in West Side Story

West Side Story

West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...

, "Hodel" in Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...

 and "Jemima" in Cats

Cats (musical)

Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...

, but also straight acting roles such as "Poppy" in Noises Off

Noises Off

Noises Off is a 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn. The idea for it was born in 1970, when Frayn was standing in the wings watching a performance of Chinamen, a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave...

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In London's West End

West End theatre

West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...

 where she was cast as "Christine" in Phantom of the Opera by Hal Prince

Hal Prince

Harold Smith Prince is an American theatrical producer and director associated with many of the best-known Broadway musical productions of the past half-century...

. Malmberg also played "Cosette" in Les Misérables

Les Misérables (musical)

Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....

, "Estella" in Great Expectations and "The Narrator" in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story is based on the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice musical to be performed publicly...

. She caught the attention of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...

 and joined the cast of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul's Cathedral, London, is a Church of England cathedral and seat of the Bishop of London. Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site, founded in AD 604. St Paul's sits at the top of Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the City of London, and is the mother...

 and elsewhere. Myrra also starred in the BBC's Royal Variety Show broadcast from London's Palladium Theatre

London Palladium

The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety...

, BBC’s Blue Peter

Blue Peter

Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...

, GMTV and the BBC series Showstoppers.

Other roles include "Eva Perón" in Evita at the Gothenburg Opera

Gothenburg Opera

The Gothenburg Opera, , is an opera house in Gothenburg, Sweden. In marketing, the name is often spelled as "GöteborgsOperan", which however is not grammatically correct.- History :...

, "Emma Carew" in Jekyll and Hyde at Stockholm's China Theatre and "Maria" in West Side Story at the Rome Opera in Italy and the Gothenburg Opera, Sweden.

Malmberg’s Swedish TV credits span from drama production "Fallet Paragon" over popular entertainment shows such as "Allsång på Skansen", "Go’kväll", "Söndagsöppet" and "Så ska det låta" to "Celebrity Jeopardy" (which she won) and participating in "Melodifestivalen" (Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

). She has also performed as a special guest star, out of contest, in Russia’s own Eurovision in the early 1990’s to 80 million viewers.
Her discography includes an intimate and personal look at Stephen Sondheim's music on "Myrra Malmberg Sings Sondheim: What Can You Lose", an Lloyd Webber's music accompanied by a string quartet on "Myrra Malmberg Sings Lloyd Webber: Unexpected", a handful of bossa nova albums especially successful throughout Asia, the singer/songwriter album "Serendipity," plus various cast albums and soundtracks. She has been awarded a Grammy.
Myrra’s latest recording is a classical crossover production titled "Another World". Together with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra is a Swedish professional symphony orchestra, based at the concert hall De Geerhallen, in the middle of Norrköping.-History:...

 and internationally renowned conductor Paul Bateman she explores the musical territory between the classical and popular music genres.

Myrra has lent her voice to a long list of Disney characters in their Swedish incarnations, including "Princess Jasmine" in Aladdin, "Ariel" in The Little Mermaid, "Wendy" in Peter Pan, "Megara" in Hercules and "Norma Jean" in Happy Feet

Happy Feet

Happy Feet is a 2006 American-Australian computer-animated family film with music, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released...

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She has written songs and lyrics for other recording artists, and has translated lyrics and scripts into Swedish from English, French and Danish, among them “Jekyll and Hyde - the Musical” for Malmö Opera.

Her photography includes portraits and album covers for various recording artists such as Benny Andersson, Berndt Rosengren and The Sweet Jazz Trio. Myrra has also held solo exhibits of her work.

Stage including

2008 - Jekyll and Hyde, "Emma Carew" The China Theatre, Stockholm

2006 - West Side Story, "Maria" The China Theatre

2005 - Myrra & Helen - Bit by Bit, Riksteatern

2003 - Myrra & Helen - Bit by Bit, The Malmö Opera

2002 - Evita, "Eva Perón" Cirkus, Stockholm

2001 - Evita, "Eva Perón" The Gothenburg Opera

2000 - One Touch of Kurt Weill, Theater Kilen in Kulturhuset, Stockholm

2000 - West Side Story, "Maria" Teatro dell'Opera, Rom

2000 - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, "Narrator" W&M, UK

1999 - West Side Story, "Maria" The Gothenburg Opera

1997 - The Phantom of the Opera, "Christine" Her Majesty's Theatre, London

1995 - Les Misérables, "Cosette" The Palace Theatre, London

1994 - Great Expectations, "Estella" Apollo, London

1994 - The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, St Paul's Cathedral, London

1993 - The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark

1992 - Noises Off, "Poppy" Theatre Folkan, Stockholm

1990 - Fiddler on the Roof, "Hodel" Stockholms Stadsteater & Riksteatern

Films including

2010 - Toy Story 3, “Mom” Disney

2008 - Kiki’s Delivery Service, “Mrs Osono” Studio Ghibli

2008 - Deep Sea, “Narrator” IMAX

2008 - The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning, “Ariel” Disney

2007 - Happy Feet, “Norma Jean” Warner Brothers

2006 - Underdog, “Polly” Disney

2005 - The Emperor’s New Groove 2: Kronks New Groove, “Miss Birdwell” Disney

2005 - Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus, “Brietta” Universal Pictures

2003 - Beauty and the Beasts’s Enchanted Christmas, “Angelique” Disney

2002 - Peter Pan: Back to Neverland, “Wendy” Disney

2000 - The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, “Ariel” Disney

1999 - The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot, “Kayley” Warner Brothers

1999 - Mary Poppins, “Mary Poppins” Disney

1997 - Hercules, “Megara” Disney

1997 - 101 Dalmatians, “Anita” Disney

1995 - The Return of Jafar, “Princess Jasmine” Disney

1994 - Aladdin, “Princess Jasmine” Disney

1994 - Fallet Paragon, “Ulrika” Swedish Television Drama

1993 - Peter Pan, “Wendy” Disney

Solo albums

2011 - Another World, Warner Music

2007 - Bossa Volym 2, Arietta Discs

2007 - Bossa Volym 1, Arietta Discs

2006 - Bossa Kiss Pop, Kang & Music

2003 - Sweet Bossa, Spice of Life Records

2004 - Serendipity, BMG

1999 - Julia, Musikverkstan

1997 - Unexpected: Myrra Malmberg Sings Lloyd Webber, Arietta Discs

1995 - What Can You Lose: Myrra Malmberg Sings Sondheim, Arietta Discs

Cast recording & soundtracks, including

2009 - Bröderna Lejonhjärta, Naxos

2009 - Disney: En magisk värld, Egmont

2001 - Evita, Swedish cast, BMG

1997 - Hercules - Swedish soundtrack, Buena Vista

1995 - Great Expectations - Highlights Cast Recording, TER records

1994 - Aladdin: The Return of Jafar - Swedish soundtrack, Buena Vista

1993 - Aladdin - Swedish soundtrack, Buena Vista

Guest Appearances, including

2005 - My Rubber Soul/Peter Nordahl Trio, BMG

1998 - Easy Listening för Masochister/Carl-Johan Vallgren, Twin

Sources

www.dubbningshemsidan.se

www.myrramalmberg.com

archives: Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet, Expressen, SydSvenska Dagbladet etc.

www.imdb.com

www.artistgruppen.se