Tuva Novotny
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Early life and education
Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina Hedström was born on 21 December 1979 in Stockholm,[1] the daughter of actress and sculptor Template:Ill, and Czech film director and academic David Novotny.[2] She grew up near Arvika in Värmland County, Sweden, where she trained in classical ballet and participated in local youth bands.[1]
After moving to Stockholm, she took part in various activities at Vår teater, a children's theatre, and attended St Erik's High School, where she studied theatre.[1]
She moved to Czech Republic to study at a drama school there, but this was interrupted.[1]
Career
Acting
At the age of 16, Novotny had a leading role in the TV series Skilda världar, which ran from 1996 to 2000.[1] She took on more complex roles in films such as Tic Tac (1997) and The Invisible (2002), and played a psychotic woman in the 2001 short film Anja.[1]
In 2003, she was acclaimed for her role in the play Limbo at Stockholm City Theatre.[1]
She appeared in the American film Eat Pray Love in 2010, and in the years following played Puck Ekstedt in several film adaptations of Maria Lang's crime novels.[1]
Novotny played one of the leading roles, Cass Sheppard, in the 2018 sci-fi thriller Annihilation.
Filmmaking
Novotny directed several episodes of the first season of Norwegian TV series Dag in 2010,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". after being invited to do so by friends.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Her feature film directorial film debut was the Norwegian drama Blind Spot (Template:Langx), which she also wrote. Blind Spot had its world premiere in August 2018 in Haugesund, Norway, and was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and San Sebastian.[3]
She wrote the screenplay for and directed the feature films Britt-Marie Was Here (2019) and Diorama (2022).[1] Diorama is a Swedish/Norwegian/Danish co-production, and stars Claes Bang, David Dencik, and Sverrir Guðnason.[4][5]
Recognition and awards
Novotny's films have been screened at various film festivals, including San Sebastián, the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht; Copenhagen's CPH PIX in Copenhagen; and Cannes Film Festival.[6]
Novotny was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2003 and 2006, and for the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2006.[1]
In 2018, Novotny won the New Talent Grand Prix award at CPH PIX for her directorial debut Blind Spot. Lead actress Pia Tjelta won the Silver Shell for Best Actress at San Sebastian for her performance in the film.[3]
Personal life
In 2003, Novotny moved to Copenhagen, Denmark,[7][8] where she still lives as of 2023.[9]
Novotny has two daughters with her former partner of over 10 years, Norwegian adventurer[10] Nicolai Bjerrum Lersbryggen,[9] one of them was born in 2007.[11][12][13] In 2012, she was in a relationship with Swedish actor Ola Rapace.[14] In 2022, she had a son with Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård.[15][16]
Selected filmography
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- 1996–1999: Skilda världar (TV soap opera)
- 1997: Tic Tac
- 2000: Sleepwalker
- 2000: Naken
- 2000: Jalla! Jalla!
- 2000: Herr von Hancken (TV miniseries)
- 2001: Anja
- 2002: Den Osynlige
- 2003: Script error: No such module "Lang". (TV)
- 2003: Slim Susie (original title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2003: Make Believe (original Swedish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2003: Midsummer (original Danish title: Script error: No such module "Lang"., Swedish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2004: Stratosphere Girl
- 2004: Day and Night (original Swedish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2004: Waiting for Rain (original Swedish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2004: Familien Gregersen (English title: Lost Generation)
- 2005: Young Andersen (original Danish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2005: Close to Heaven (original title: Blizko Nebe)
- 2005: Four Weeks in June (original Swedish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2005: Stoned
- 2005: Bang Bang Orangutang
- 2006: No. 2 a.k.a. Naming Number Two
- 2006: All it takes is a miracle (original Swedish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2006: Snapphanar
- 2007: The Black Madonna (original Danish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2008: The Candidate
- 2009: Original
- 2009: Possession
- 2009: Simon & Malou
- 2009: Bröllopsfotografen
- 2010: Truth About Men (original Danish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- 2010: Dear Alice
- 2010: Eat Pray Love
- 2010: Dag (Norwegian comedy drama series)
- 2011: ID:A
- 2012: Fuck Up
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- 2013: Crimes of Passion (collective title for a series of six feature-length TV crime dramas)
- 2015: A War
- 2016: The King's Choice
- 2016: Nobel (TV series)
- 2017: Borg/McEnroe
- 2018: Annihilation
- 2018: Blind Spot (writer/director)
- 2018: Intrigo: Death of an Author
- 2019: Britt-Marie Was Here (writer/director)
- 2019: Exit Plan
- 2021: The Middle Man
- 2021: Bonus Family (TV series)
- 2022: The Kingdom (original Danish title: Script error: No such module "Lang".) (TV series)
- 2022: Zero Contact
- 2022: Diorama
- 2023: The Abyss (original Swedish title: Avgrunden)
Music
- 2003 – "Newfound Lover", from the soundtrack album Script error: No such module "Lang".[17]
References
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External links
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