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My Take
What draws me to Maria Bonnevie is her refusal to chase the easy spotlight. Breaking through with the Scandinavian epic I Am Dina, she could have ridden that fame elsewhere, yet she stayed loyal to Nordic cinema, television and the stage, collecting Amanda and Kanon awards along the way. I have a soft spot for actors who keep returning to the theatre; it signals craft over celebrity. Her Swedish-Norwegian roots give her a quiet, weathered intensity that ages beautifully on screen. She is the kind of performer whose work deepens rather than fades, and I find that genuinely admirable.
Overview
Anna Maria Cecilia Bonnevie (born 1973) is a Swedish-Norwegian actress. Bonnevie received both national and international acclaim for her performance in the Scandinavian epic I Am Dina and has since worked on a broad array of Scandinavian productions both in film, television and on stage.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Maria Bonnevie
- Name (Japanese)
- マリア・ボネヴィー
- Reading
- まりあ・ぼねゔぃー
- Born
- September 26, 1973 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- Västmanland County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2002 Amanda Award for Best Actress
- 2009 Kanon Award for Best Actress
- 2019 Amanda Award for Best Supporting Actress
- 2010 Gullruten award for best actor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Stage actor — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.