Lena Endre

Lena Endre is the kind of actress I quietly admire most: not a tabloid name, but a craftsperson honed on the Swedish stage. Her work in Trolosa and the Millennium films shows a Nordic restraint that lets enormous emotion burn just beneath a still surface. Earning the Litteris et Artibus tells me her peers value her artistry, not just her visibility. I find performers who can hold an entire scene with a glance far more interesting than louder stars, and Endre belongs firmly in that company. She is a reminder that the best acting often refuses to announce itself.

Name (English)

Lena Endre

Name (Japanese)

レナ・エンドレ

Reading

れな・えんどれ

Born

July 8, 1955 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

Origin

Lidingö Parish, Stockholm County, Sweden

Occupation

actor

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Litteris et Artibus
• Eugene O'Neill Award
• 2003 Amanda Award for Best Actress
• 2011 Amanda Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 1999 Swedish Academy's Theatre Award
• 2005 Den Spillende Faun
• Kristallen

• Official sitehttps://www.dramaten.se/medverkande/skadespelare/Endre-Lena/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena%20Endre
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270559

Tags

• Stockholm County
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.