Gloria Tapia

Gloria Tapia
Born (1972-03-05) 5 March 1972
Chile
Alma materLuleå Theater Academy
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Gloria Tapia (born 3 March 1972) is a Swedish actress.[1] She was nominated for the award for Best Actress at the 27th Guldbagge Awards for her role in Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia.[2]

She was born on 3 March 1962 in Chile. Her family left Chile after the 1973 coup d'état and came to Sweden as refugees. She attended Rudbeck gymnasium in Sollentuna.[3][4]

She made her feature film debut as Eleonora "Nora" Hed in Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia (1991), an adaptation of Maria Gripe's novel of the same name.[5] Tapia's performance was praised by Maaret Koskinen in Dagens Nyheter.[6]

She graduated from Luleå Theatre Academy in 2003.[7]

In 2024, she played a teacher in Young Royals.[5]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1991 Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia Eleonora "Nora" Hed Nominated for Guldbagge [6]

Theater

Year Title Role Theater Notes Ref.
2009 Nära livet Hjördis Östgöta Theatre in Norrköping [8]
2021 Mammorna Ensemble National Swedish Touring Theatre [9]

References

  1. ^ "Gloria Tapia". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Agnes Cecilia – en sällsam historia (1991)". The Swedish Film Database. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ Falk, Jan (5 March 2012). "Hon blandar humor och allvar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). p. 58.
  4. ^ Lundqvist, Åke (31 August 1991). "I hennes ansikte finns berättelsen". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). p. 17.
  5. ^ a b Collin, Sofie (21 March 2024). "Så minns skådespelarna inspelningen av Agnes Cecilia". Södermanlands Nyheter (in Swedish).
  6. ^ a b Koskinen, Maaret (30 August 1991). "Fullfjädrad debutant" [Full-fledged debutant]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). p. 22.
  7. ^ Söderberg, Marianne (5 March 2010). "Kvinnornas dramatik på scen". Norrbottens-Kuriren. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  8. ^ Zern, Leif (21 September 2009). ""Nära livet" på Östgötateatern, Norrköping". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  9. ^ Waaranperä, Ingegärd (16 October 2021). "Vacker dokumentärteater som inte förråder sina förebilder". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 July 2025.