Pernilla Wahlgren
Swedish singer and actress
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- Pernilla Nina Elisabet Wahlgren ( Swedish pronunciation: [pæˈɳɪ̂lːa ˈvɑ̂ːlɡreːn] ; born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress.
- She has acted in several plays and films, playing roles including Esmeralda in the Academy Award-winning Fanny and Alexander .
- Career Acting Wahlgren's first acting job, at the age of four, was alongside her mother in the television play Den längsta dagen ( The Longest Day ).
- After playing a small role in Lilla prinsen ( The Little Prince ) at Saltsjöbaden's theater, and in the face of stiff competition, Wahlgren got the title role in the musical Annie at Folkan, Stockholm.
Pernilla Nina Elisabet Wahlgren (Swedish pronunciation: [pæˈɳɪ̂lːa ˈvɑ̂ːlɡreːn]; born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has sung in Melodifestivalen several times; her 1985 entry titled "Piccadilly Circus" became popular and successful. She has acted in several plays and films, playing roles including Esmeralda in the Academy Award-winning Fanny and Alexander. She has twice received the Guldmasken award for her work in theater.
Career
Acting
Wahlgren's first acting job, at the age of four, was alongside her mother in the television play Den längsta dagen (The Longest Day). She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School and was also part of the Saltsjöbaden theater. After playing a small role in Lilla prinsen (The Little Prince) at Saltsjöbaden's theater, and in the face of stiff competition, Wahlgren got the title role in the musical Annie at Folkan, Stockholm. She then played Esmeralda in Ingmar Bergman's film Fanny and Alexander.
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