Liv Anna Mjönes (born 18 September 1979) is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her role in the 2011 lesbian romance With Every Heartbeat (). For this film, she received critical praise and was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She has also had roles in television series such as (2018) and (2018–2020).
Early life and education Liv Anna Mjönes was born on 18 September 1979 in Kista, a district of Stockholm, Sweden.
In 1995, at the age of 16, she started studying dancing and acting. She graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2006.
Career Mjönes had her breakthrough in Alexandra-Therese Keining's 2011 lesbian romance film With Every Heartbeat (). For her role as Frida, she was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She and her co-star Ruth Vega Fernandez both received praise for their performances by Mats Johnson in Göteborgs-Posten.
In 2008, she played Dagmar in a Daniel Lind Lagerlöf-directed stage production of The Serious Game at Stockholm City Theatre. She then had roles in Stockholm East (2011) and Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012).
In 2018, Mjönes played the lead role of Fredrika Bergman in , a crime series adapted from novels by Kristina Ohlsson. She also appeared in (2018–2020).
She had a minor part in the American-Swedish horror film Midsommar (2019). She played Carro, a single woman considering having children with her gay friend, in the 2020 comedy series . She had a supporting role in the comedy film (2020).
In 2022, she had her first role in an international television series, The Holiday. That same year, she was featured in (2022), for which she was a Guldbagge nomination.
In 2023, she was featured in the Swedish-Spanish series This Is Not Sweden.
For (2024), she received another Guldbagge nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Personal life She has two sons.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Vexator Veronika TV movie 2003 Miffo Jenny Maria Brunander 2005 Close to the Skin Tova Short Film 2006 Isola Helen Short Film 2006 En uppstoppad hund Nelly TV movie 2006 Before You Hit the Ground Nora Short Film 2009 Vägen hem Barnflickan Sara Svensson 2009 Melvin Pucko Short Film 2011 With Every Heartbeat Frida Nominated Best Supporting Actress 2012 2011 Stockholm East Kattis 2012 Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation Johanna RunestamMost successful Swedish film in 2012 2012 Elsa & tandfen Tooth Fairy Short Film 2013 A Last Farewell Malin Short Film2015Tsatsiki Farsan och OlivkrigetLotta 2019 Midsommar Ulla 2022 Vikingulven Liv Berg 2022 Ullis Nominated Best Supporting Actress 20232023Josefine2024KatrinNominated Best Supporting Actress 2025
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Coachen Banktjänsteman 1 Episode 2008 & 2010 Hotell Kantarell Den nya & Viola 2 Episodes 2009 The Half Hidden Alice 2 Episodes 2009 Oskyldigt dömd Monica Johansson 1 Episode 2011 Drottningoffret Jenny 2 Episodes 2011 Bibliotekstjuven Pia 3 Episodes 2011 Anno 1790 Elouise Espersen 1 Episode 2012 Solsidan Susanne 1 Episode 2013 Wallander Helen Svedberg 1 Episode 2013 Crimes of Passion 1 Episode 2015 Modus Patricia Green Series regular 2018 Fredrika Bergman Lead role2020CarroLead role 2022 The Holiday JennyLead Role 2023 This Is Not Sweden Annika Series regular 2023 Blackwater Barbro Torbjörnsson
Theatre
Year Title Role Venue 2001 Mad Claire Teater Tribunalen 2003 Demoner Katarina Teaterhögskolan Tre Systrar Masja Teaterhögskolan 2005 Stormen Miranda Stockholm City Theatre En Midsommarnattsdröm Helena Teaterhögskolan 2006 Grodorna Moren Barndomsprojektet Miss Kollo Line, monolog Stockholm City Theatre Grüß Gott Grete Teaterhögskolan 2007 Ingenstans Klara Sörmlands Musik Teater Alexander och påfågeln lærerinnen / redselen Royal Dramatic Theatre Kväljningsreflexen Unn Dramalabbet 2008 The Serious Game Dagmar Stockholm City Theatre
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