Lena Endre

Actor 1955-

Widely recognized as one of Sweden's finest actresses, Endre entered the stage as an understudy in Bergman's production of Long Day's Journey into Night at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, which proved to be the start of a fruitful collaboration.

Lena Endre

Actor 1955-

Widely recognized as one of Sweden's finest actresses, Endre entered the stage as an understudy in Bergman's production of Long Day's Journey into Night at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, which proved to be the start of a fruitful collaboration.

'There was a TV series so indescribably stupid called Varuhuset. I sat and watched it every time because Lena was in it and I thought, that girl will be something when she is ready. She was alive in every sense of the word.'

Ingmar Bergman, as interviewed by Henrik Sjögren

Awards

Litteris et artibus (2002)

Guldbagge Award (Best Actress) for Faithless (2000)

The Swedish Academy's Theatre Award (1999)

The Svenska Dagbladet Thalia Award (1998)

Guldbagge Award (Best Supporting Actress) for Jerusalem (1996)

The Royal Dramtic Theatre's O'Neill Scholarship (1993)

The Gunn Wållgren Scholarship (1989)