Amanda Jansson

Amanda Jansson
Born1990 (age 34–35)
Skärplinge, Uppsala, Sweden
Alma materLuleå Theater Academy
OccupationActress
Known for
AwardsJussi Award for Lead Actor (2025)

Amanda Jansson (born 1990) is a Swedish actress known for roles on screen and stage. She studied theater at Fridhem Folk High School before being accepted to Luleå Theater Academy. After roles in Midnattssol (2016), Rebecka Martinsson (2017),The Restaurant (2019), she was cast in the lead role of Sara in Thin Blue Line (2021–2024), a popular Swedish police drama series which received generally positive reviews and won a Kristallen for Best TV Drama. Jansson was a primary member of the ensemble in cast of Riding in Darkness (2022), which earned her critical praise. She then played the titular role in Stormskerry Maja (2024), a Finnish historical drama film adapted from Anni Blomqvist's book series. Her performance as Maja earned her a Jussi Award for Lead Actor of the Year. In addition to her work in film and television, Jansson has also appeared in a number of plays at theaters including Tribunalen and Playhouse, among others.

Early life and education

She was born in 1990 in Skärplinge, Uppsala County.[1] She commuted to study drama at an upper secondary school in Gävle.[2][3] After graduating, she worked for a year at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant.[4] Jansson then attended Fridhem Folk High School from 2011–2013, studying theater.[3][5] She was accepted to the Luleå Theater Academy, where she participated in productions including a 2015 staging of Experimentet at Teater Tribunalen.[6] She graduated from the academy in 2016.[7]

Career

She had minor parts in Midnattssol (2016) and Rebecka Martinsson (2017) before being cast in the third season of The Restaurant (2019).[8]

Her first main role was in Thin Blue Line as Sara, a naïve Christian police officer who moves from Umeå to Malmö.[9] The first season premiered in January 2021 and became very popular in Sweden, with over a million viewers tuning in to view the program.[10][11] It won Best TV Drama at Kristallen 2021 and received generally positive reviews from critics.[12][13] She reprised her role for two more seasons, with the third season being the final one.[14][15]

In 2020, she was a member of the ensemble in Tårtljus at Playhouse Teater. In a review for Dagens Nyheter, Niklas Wahllöf highlighted Jansson's comic acting as a highlight.[16]

She appeared in Riding in Darkness, a 2022 limited series based on the 1991 case of an Ekerö riding instructor who was convicted of sexually abusing five girls between the ages of 14 and 17, who worked or trained at his horse farm. Jansson's performance as Frida, a victim of the riding instructor's abuse who denies what happened, was cited as a standout by Wanda Bendjelloul in Dagens Nyheter.[17][18]

Jansson played the titular role in Stormskerry Maja (2024), a Finnish historical drama film adapted from Anni Blomqvist's book series.[19] To prepare for the role, she learned to speak in an Åland dialect, milk cows, clean fish, and spin yarn.[4] The film was nominated nine Jussi Awards, and won six.[20][21] Jansson was awarded the Jussi Award for Lead Actor of the Year.[22]

She also starred in a stage adaptation of Karin Smirnoff's novel Jag for ner till bror at Teater Västernorrland. The production, with screenplay by Ivar Waldemarson and direction by Julia Marko-Nord, received critical acclaim. Particular praise was given to Jansson's performance.[23][24][25] It was announced later that year that she would be reprising her role as Jana Kippo in a television adaptation of Jag for ner till bror.[26]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Stormskerry Maja Maja Main role [19]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Midnattssol
2017 Rebecka Martinsson
2019 The Restaurant Gunilla Season 3 [27]
2021–2024 Thin Blue Line Sara Main role
2022 Riding in Darkness Frida Miniseries [28]

Theater

Year Title Role Theater Notes Ref.
2015 Experimentet Teater Tribunalen [6]
2017 Uppdrag Nelly Rapp Teater Martin Mutter [29]
2019 Människans hemlighet Ava Playhouse Teater [30]
2020 Tårtljus Multiple Playhouse Teater [16]
2024 Jag for ner till bror Jana Kippo Teater Västernorrland [25]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2025 Jussi Awards Lead Actor of the Year Stormskerry Maja Won [22]

References

  1. ^ Holmlund, Susanne (12 March 2024). "Amanda drömde om rollen som Jana Kippo – på film". Sundsvalls Tidning. Retrieved 23 July 2025. Amanda Jansson är född i Skärplinge i Uppland men växte till stor del upp i Gävle. [Amanda Jansson was born in Skärplinge in Uppland but grew up largely in Gävle.]
  2. ^ Björkman, Fredrik (18 January 2025). "Amanda Jansson, 34, har haft ett superår". Arbetarbladet. Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "AMANDA JANSSON - A star is born". Fico Gävle. 27 January 2025. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b Andersson, Jan-Olov (21 April 2024). ""Först tyckte jag filmrollen lät skittråkig"" ["At first I thought the movie role sounded really boring"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  5. ^ Andersson, Björn (19 August 2024). ""På Fridhem lärde vi oss att bejaka varandra"" [“At Fridhem we learned to support each other”]. Vi Lärare (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b Huss, Pia (8 March 2015). "Tragikomiskt. Teater Tribunalen väcker skratt mitt i samhällsodören". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  7. ^ Michelsson, Christa (10 January 2024). "Amanda Jansson: "Jag vill inte porträttera tron som ett ok – både för Sara och Maja är tron en positiv kraft"". Kyrkpressen. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. ^ Palmeby, Nils (29 September 2018). "Gävle-skådisen Amanda Jansson är med i SVT:s populära "Vår tid är nu" - spelar vänsterradikal rebell" [Gävle actress Amanda Jansson is in SVT's popular "Our time is now" - playing a left-wing radical rebel]. Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  9. ^ Lilja, Josefin (17 January 2021). ""Äntligen ett mänskligt porträtt av en kristen"". Dagen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  10. ^ Lundqvist, Hanna (28 March 2021). "TV: Alla snackar om succéserien– även Ljungbypolisen: "Vi känner igen oss"". Smålänningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Amanda från Skärplinge gör succé i Tunna blå linjen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Populär TV- serie om poliser i Malmö är tillbaka" [Popular TV series about police officers in Malmö is back]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  13. ^ Lindblad, Helena (14 January 2021). "Passionerat om polisens vardag i "Tunna blå linjen"" [Passionate about the everyday life of police in the "Thin Blue Line"]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  14. ^ Bendjelloul, Wanda (11 September 2023). ""Tunna blå linjen 2" på väg att bli svensk serieklassiker" ["The Thin Blue Line 2" on its way to becoming a Swedish series classic]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Så bra är sista säsongen av "Tunna blå linjen"" [The final season of "The Thin Blue Line" is so good]. Västerbottens-Kuriren (in Swedish). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  16. ^ a b Wahllöf, Niklas (2 October 2020). ""Tårtljus" - smart skrivet och starkt framfört om livet som går" ["Birthday candle" - smartly written and powerfully performed about life passing by]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  17. ^ Malmqvist, Moa (11 January 2023). ""Övergreppen mot stallflickorna och våldet mot oss var elefanten i rummet"" ["The abuse of the stable girls and the violence against us was the elephant in the room"]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  18. ^ Bendjelloul, Wanda (2 November 2022). "Jonas Karlsson är diabolisk som pervers ridlärare i "Nattryttarna"" [Jonas Karlsson is diabolical as a perverted riding instructor in "Riding in Darkness"]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  19. ^ a b LÄHTEENMÄKI, Lassi; KOUTONEN, JOUNI; LEHIKOINEN-STEDT, KARITA (11 June 2021). "Myrskyluodon uusi Maija on 70-lukua vahvempi nainen – rooli meni Amanda Janssonin ytimiin: "En halua jättää Maijaa"". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  20. ^ Svanbäck, Andrea (30 January 2025). "Nio stycken Jussinomineringar för Stormskärs Maja" [Nine Jussi nominations for Stormskerry Maja]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  21. ^ Holmlund, Sofa (21 March 2025). "Storslam för Stormskärs Maja på Jussi-galan" [Grand slam for Stormskerry Maja at the Jussi gala]. Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  22. ^ a b Roxborough, Scott (24 March 2025). "Finland's Jussi Awards: 'Stormskerry Maja' Dominates With Six Wins". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  23. ^ Westling, Barbro (17 March 2024). "Mörk och våldsam Smirnoff på scenen" [Dark and violent Smirnoff on stage]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  24. ^ Hedelius, Anna (20 March 2024). "Recension: "Jag for ner till bror" på Teater Västernorrland" [Review: "I went down to my brother" at Theater Västernorrland]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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  26. ^ Martorell, Jenny (9 October 2024). "Amanda Jansson blir Jana Kippo i "Jag for ner till bror"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  27. ^ von Knorring, Ella (16 January 2021). "Nu får Gävlebon Amanda Janssons sitt stora genombrott – spelar polis i SVT:s omtalade dramasatsning" [Now Gävle resident Amanda Janssons gets her big break - plays a police officer in SVT's popular drama]. Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  28. ^ Fjellborg, Karolina (29 October 2022). "Gripande om övergreppen på hästgården" [Arrest made in connection with abuse at the horse farm]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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