Lisa Carlehed

Lisa Carlehed
Born (1979-07-15) 15 July 1979 (age 47)
Gothenburg, Sweden
OccupationActress
SpouseNicolei Faber [da]
Children2
FatherIngemar Carlehed [sv]

Lisa Carlehed (born 15 July 1979) is a Swedish actress. Starting her career in Denmark, she made her breakthrough in Swedish film with The Emigrants (2021), earning a Guldbagge Award nomination. She has also been nominated for The Swedish Torpedo (2024) and appeared in the Palme d'Or winner Fjord (2026).

Early life

Carlehed was born in Gothenburg to teacher Ninni Bergström Swartz and actor and director Ingemar Carlehed [sv]. She moved to Karlstad with her mother at age six when her parents separated. She aspired to act from an early age and studied journalism at Tingvalla secondary school. In 2001, she began studying acting at GITIS Scandinavia [da] in Aarhus, the newly founded Danish branch of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS).

Career

Carlehed's early career mainly comprised art films in Denmark. In 2015, she played the lead role of Maria, a nurse whose patient wants to end his life, in Samanou Acheche Sahlstrøm [da]'s drama In Your Arms [da], which won the top prize at the Gothenburg Film Festival. In 2018, she reunited with Sahlstrøm for his next film, Until We Fall [da], opposite Dar Salim. This earned her a Bodil Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

In 2021, Carlehed appeared in her first major film production in her home country of Sweden: The Emigrants, Erik Poppe's adaptation of the stories by Vilhelm Moberg. She played the lead role of Kristina opposite Gustaf Skarsgård as Karl Oskar – taking over the roles from Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow in the original adaptation of 50 years past. She was recognized for her breakthrough role with a Guldbagge Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She following this up with another Swedish film in 2022, starring in Moa Gammel's romantic comedy R.S.V.P. [sv] (Tack för senast), her first comedy after a career in dramas.

In 2024, Carlehed reunited with Poppe for his Norwegian historical drama Quisling: The Final Days, where she played the title figure's wife, Maria. The same year, she played the sister of Swedish swimmer Sally Bauer [sv] in Frida Kempff's sports drama The Swedish Torpedo. This supporting role earned Carlehed her second Guldbagge Award nomination. In 2026, she played the supporting role of Mia in the Norwegian-set drama Fjord, written and directed by Cristian Mungiu, which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Personal life

Carlehed met her husband, Nicolei Faber [da], in acting school. They have two children.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2013Hotel [da]Emma
2015In Your Arms [da]Maria
2017Letters for Amina [da]Astrid
2018Until We Fall [da]Louise
2019Psychosia [da]Viktoria
2019The TunnelIngrid
2020Into the DarknessBritta
2021The Marco Effect [da]Mona
2021The EmigrantsKristina
2022Out of the Darkness [da]Britta
2022R.S.V.P. [sv]Klara
2023Munch [no]August Strindberg
2024Boundless [da]Mona
2024Quisling: The Final DaysMaria Quisling
2024The Swedish TorpedoCarla
2026After the DarknessBritta
2026FjordMia

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016Follow the MoneyLise Strand2 episodes
2018The RainDoctorEpisode: "Trust No One"
2018Tæt på sandheden [da]Carola Säländer4 episodes
2022Baby FeverLeneEpisode: "The One That Got Away"
2022The ShiftCamillaEpisode: "April"
2024Sthlm Blackout [sv]Maj3 episodes
2024Quisling [no]Maria QuislingMain role; 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

Organizations Year Category Work Result Ref.
Bodil Awards 2020 Best Actress in a Leading Role Until We Fall [da] Nominated
Guldbagge Awards 2022 Best Actress in a Leading Role The Emigrants Nominated
2025 Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Swedish Torpedo Nominated
Gullruten 2025 Best Supporting Actor – Drama Quisling [no] Nominated

References

  1. ↑ von Koch, Anna (18 December 2021). "Lisa Carlehed spelar Kristina i nya Utvandrarna: "Jag är inte rädd för att bli jämförd med Liv Ullmann"". hemtrevligt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Löwing, Joakim (14 December 2021). "Lisa Carlehed är vår nya Kristina: "En dröm har gått i uppfyllelse"". allas.se. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Öijeberg, Kristina (24 January 2022). "Utvandrade till Danmark – Vi träffar Lisa Carlehed". HammaröNytt (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  4. 1 2 Petersson Moberg, Carl (29 June 2020). "Lisa Carlehed spelar Kristina i nya Utvandrar-filmen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Nominations for the Danish Critics' Bodil Awards 2020 announced". Danish Film Institute. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Edlom, Carl (12 September 2024). "Karlstadsskådisen visar sitt Köpenhamn: "Fullt med kaféer och roliga affärer"". Nya Wermlands-Tidningen (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  7. ↑ Edlom, Carl (25 November 2022). "Romantisk 90-talskomedi för Karlstadskådisen: "Jag var livrädd inför rollen"". Nya Wermlands-Tidningen. Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  8. 1 2 Segerpalm, Erik (17 December 2024). "Karlstadskådis kan vinna Guldbagge för roll i historiskt drama". Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  9. ↑ Segerpalm, Erik (11 April 2026). "Film om norskt rättsfall tävlar i Cannes – värmlänning spelar advokat: "Svårt bli större"". Värmlands Folkblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2026.
  10. ↑ Ingebrethsen, Henrik (10 April 2025). "Dette er de nominerte til Gullruten 2025". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 November 2026.