Tehilla Blad

Tehilla Blad

Tehilla at the premiere of Beyond (Svinalängorna) at the 67th Venice Film Festival 2010

Tehilla at the premiere of beyond (Svinalängorna) at the 67th Venice Film Festival 2010
Born Tehilla Blad
5 September 1995
Uppsala, Sweden
Occupation actress
Years active 2005–present

Tehilla Blad (born 5 September 1995 in Uppsala) is a Swedish actress best known for playing the young Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish Millennium films.

Biography

Tehilla is the sixth child in a family with eight children who all are focusing on music, dance and acting. In year 2008 the sibling group, who calls themselves BBx8 (B-B times eight), came to the semifinals in Sweden's Got Talent (Talang 2008). Tehilla is studying ballet at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm.

Career

In 2005, Tehilla participated in the TV miniseries Kvalster (Mites) which went into four episodes on Swedish Television (SVT). She has since then appeared in both children and adult films/TV shows, in particular, Ella in two places (SVT), Dra mig baklänges! (SVT), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.

In the fall of 2009, Tehilla shouldered a greater role in the Pernilla August film Beyond where she and Noomi Rapace play the main character Leena (child and adult). The film was first shown in public on the Critic's Week at Venice Film Festival 2010, where it won the Critic's Week's award. The premiere in Sweden was December 10, 2010.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Kvalster Isabelle TV miniseries
2006 Dra mig baklänges! Past time child TV series
2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Young Lisbeth Salander
2009 The Girl Who Played with Fire Young Lisbeth Salander
2009 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Young Lisbeth Salander
2010 Beyond Leena
2013 Victoria Anna
2013 Øyevitne Zana TV series

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2011 Guldbagge Awards Best Supporting Actress BeyondNominated

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