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Margareta Pettersson

Margareta Pettersson is a Swedish actress who plays with Matt Damon in the feature film Downsizing, directed by Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne. Margareta plays the major supporting role of Solveig Edvardsen. She has scenes with Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau and Rolf Lassgård. Margareta has more than thirty years experience as an actress. She is known for always being very true in her roles, a strong presence on screen and she is also known as a comedienne. She has worked with director Ingmar Bergman in his feature films Fanny and Alexander and Face to Face. Bergman gave Margareta compliments for her natural and true presence on screen. She also worked with Lasse Hallström in his feature film Tuppen. In 2021 in Swedish Short Film Festival Margareta wins Audience Favorite for her own short film Tissel Tassel. She plays the shaman woman in the international TV-series Epic Warrior Women in 2019. Margareta Pettersson is producer, director, and screenwriter, and plays the main role in her own short film Mötet, which was nominated for Best Short Film in SM in Minute Film at Swedish Short film Festival 2019. She was nominated for Best Swedish Female Actor in Luleå International Film Festival in 2019 for her main role in the Short film Alma 2. She won Prize of Honour at the Movie Festival in Poland 2019. Her Short Film Alma Another Day. Meeting and Alma 1 was selected in Luleå International Film Festival in 2020. She plays the main role as Mother in the Swedish Short Film The Tyrant which won prize as Best Swedish Short Film in Luleå International Film Festival in 2020.


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Born:
Oct 6, 1955
Movie/TV Credits:
26
First Appeared:
In the movie Re:agera
Latest Project:
Movie I Am the Fire 2024-01-28
Known For
Poster of Dreams of Las Vegas
Poster of Småstaden
Poster of Barna Hedenhös uppfinner julen
Poster of Re:agera
Filmography
Movie Re:agera Casting Director 2025
Movie I Am the Fire Läkare 2024-01-28
Movie Dreams of Las Vegas Maj-Gull Johansson 2021-10-30
Movie King of Atlantis Grannen Ylva 2019-03-01
Movie Downsizing Solveig Edvardsen 2017-12-22
Series Småstaden Polischef 2017-08-27
Movie Something Must Break Colleague (uncredited) 2014-03-28
Movie I Am My Own Lena 2014-04-24
Series Barna Hedenhös uppfinner julen Grannkvinna 2013-12-01
Movie Flicker Berit 2012-09-20
Movie The Gift Cashier 2006-01-27
Movie The Ketchup Effect Headmaster 2004-01-30
Series Sally Unknown 1999-01-21
Movie The Lake 1999-01-29
Movie Deadly Drift 1999-03-12
Movie Joker 1991-11-01
Movie Time of the Wolf 1988-01-01
Movie The Serpent's Way Granne (uncredited) 1986-12-25
Movie Peas & Whiskers Ullabritt 1986-02-07
Movie Dödspolare Woman in the attic 1985-03-22
Movie The Rooster 1981-09-04
Movie SOPOR 1981-03-21
Movie Near and Far Away Patient (uncredited) 1976-11-08
Movie Face to Face Girlfriend (uncredited) 1976-04-05
Movie City of My Dreams 1976-10-29
Series Julkalendern Granne 1960-11-27