Tanja Mirjam Cecilia Lorentzon (née: Tanja Mirjam Cecilia Koukonen;
25 September 1971), previously known as Tanja Svedjeström, is a
Sweden-Finnish actress and dramatist of Finnish descent.
Internationally, she is probably best known for her role of Sonja
Modig in The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the
Hornets' Nest, film adaptations of the Millennium series by Stieg
Larsson.Lorentzon was born in Tumba, Stockholm County, Sweden, to
Finnish parents. In her youth, Lorentzon worked as an engineer in the
Ericsson, Inc., a cleaner and a teacher before entering the Swedish
National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1994. She earned her bachelor's
degree in 1998.Lorentzon currently lives in Stockholm with her husband
and their three daughters.In 2010, Lorentzon debuted as a screenwriter
with her monologue play Grandmother's Dark Eyes (Swedish: Mormors
mörka ögon), in which she played all three characters â€" herself,
her mother and her grandmother. The plays follows lives of . In
December 2010, Grandmother's Dark Eyes was broadcast on the STV. The
following year, Lorentzon was awarded with the P7 Sisuradio Award for
Swedish Finn of the Year for her work on Grandmother's Dark Eyes.
25 September 1971), previously known as Tanja Svedjeström, is a
Sweden-Finnish actress and dramatist of Finnish descent.
Internationally, she is probably best known for her role of Sonja
Modig in The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the
Hornets' Nest, film adaptations of the Millennium series by Stieg
Larsson.Lorentzon was born in Tumba, Stockholm County, Sweden, to
Finnish parents. In her youth, Lorentzon worked as an engineer in the
Ericsson, Inc., a cleaner and a teacher before entering the Swedish
National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1994. She earned her bachelor's
degree in 1998.Lorentzon currently lives in Stockholm with her husband
and their three daughters.In 2010, Lorentzon debuted as a screenwriter
with her monologue play Grandmother's Dark Eyes (Swedish: Mormors
mörka ögon), in which she played all three characters â€" herself,
her mother and her grandmother. The plays follows lives of . In
December 2010, Grandmother's Dark Eyes was broadcast on the STV. The
following year, Lorentzon was awarded with the P7 Sisuradio Award for
Swedish Finn of the Year for her work on Grandmother's Dark Eyes.
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