Nanna Terese Blondell (born 1986) is a Swedish actress.
Education Blondell earned a degree from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. As a child she wanted to be an actress, but she didn't believe that there was a future for her in Sweden's entertainment industry as a black woman.
Career Blondell made her on screen debut in the SVT drama series Livet enligt Rosa in 2005. After working for a while as a VJ with MTV Sweden she landed a role in an episode of police procedural Beck the following year, and a recurring role in soap opera Andra avenyn.
She raised her profile when she joined the cast of popular sci-fi drama Real Humans, a TV series that was exported around the world including the United Kingdom and France. She made her English language debut with Ø, an English-Language French TV series filmed in Denmark.
In 2018, she landed one of the roles in French feature film Soeurs d'armes (Sisters in Arms), inspired by a real military unit with female Kurdish, Yezidi and resistance fighters taking on ISIS, and was the only actress who did not speak any French. She portrayed an African-American sniper.
She can also be seen in Immortal as Sha Dishi - the leader of nation of immortals. This was also an English language French production, and could be seen via the French streaming app Blackpills.
Blondell had the female co-lead in gritty crime drama Hassel alongside actor Ola Rapace, and Twin starring Kristofer Hivju.
In 2019, she announced on social media that she had a secret role in Marvel's Black Widow.
Her latest project is Red Dot, the first Netflix feature film from Sweden, co-starring Anastasios Soulis.
Since 2013, Blondell has been working at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.
Blondell debuted as the adult Laena Velaryon in episode six of the first season of HBO's House of the Dragon, the prequel show to the highly popular Game of Thrones.
Other She runs the podcast Fenomenala kvinnor (Phenomenal Women), where she interviews successful Swedish non-white women.
In 2016, she made her directorial debut with the short film Noni & Elizabeth. This film was in official selection at LA Film Festival, Palm Springs ShortFest and Giffoni Film Festival.
She has one daughter.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2013SommarställetAisa2013Stockholm StoriesMinou, Jessica's assistant2019Sisters in ArmsAmerican sniper2021Red DotNadja2021Black WidowIngrid2021Attack on FinlandSylvia Madsen
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2005Livet enligt RosaBlenda9 episodes2006MTV NordicSelf2007BeckMuriel SantanderEpisode: "Det tysta skriket"2007–2008Andra AvenynOlga Svensson40 episodes2011Irene HussMariaEpisode: "I skydd av skuggorna"2013–2014Real HumansYuma9 episodes2014Viva HateSusanne2 episodes2016ØSarah / Maggie (2016)5 episodes2017Finaste familjenMirandaEpisode dated 28 April 20172017HasselEira Lindhe10 episodes2019The Inner CircleLena Nilsdotter8 episodes2019TwinMary2019–2020Ture Sventon & Bermudatriangelns hemlighetPetra6 episodes2022–2024House of the DragonLaena Velaryon3 episodes2024ConcordiaIsabelle Larsson
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