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.

Early life Anna Maria Cecilia Bonnevie was born in 1973 in Västerås to Swedish actor and Norwegian actress .

She grew up in Oslo, Norway, where she attended Hartvig Nissen School. She graduated from the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in 1997.

Career Bonnevie debuted on screen in 1991 in Hrafn Gunnlaugsson's The White Viking at the age of sixteen. In 1995, she debuted on stage at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in the play Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy directed by Ingmar Bergman. Her breakthrough role was in Bille August's Jerusalem, an adaptation of the Selma Lagerlöf novel.

In 2002, Bonnevie starred in Ole Bornedal's I Am Dina. For her performance, she received numerous accolades including the Amanda Award for Best Actress and the award for Best Foreign Actress at the Montreal International Film Festival. She was also nominated for a Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role as well as for a Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2003 ceremonies. In 2002, she was named one of European film's Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.

In 2004, she appeared in the Swedish film Dag och natt directed by Simon Staho alongside her then fiancée Mikael Persbrandt.

In 2007, she played the female lead in the Russian film The Banishment directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev.

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) invited Bonnevie to join the Grand Jury of the Festival's 44th edition in 2009.

In 2012, she played Countess Isolde in Belle du Seigneur alongside Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Natalia Vodianova and Ed Stoppard. The same year she starred in the Norwegian drama All That Matters Is Past which features the on-screen birth of her son.

Bonnevie won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2019 Amanda Awards for her performance in Phoenix and was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 54th Guldbagge Awards for her role in Becoming Astrid as Astrid Lindgren's mother Hanna.

In 2020, Bonnevie appeared in the Academy Award-winning Danish feature Another Round, reuniting her with Mads Mikkelsen who she played opposite in I Am Dina. For her performance, she was nominated for a Robert Award for Best Supporting Actress.

She has been a part of the Royal Dramatic Theatre's ensemble cast since 1998.

Personal life Bonnevie is in a long-term relationship with Norwegian journalist and television host Fredrik Skavlan with whom she has 3 children, two daughters and a son. The couple split their time between Oslo and Stockholm. Between 1997 and 2005, she was in a relationship with Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt.

Acting credits

Film Year Title Role Notes1991 The White Viking Embla 1991 The Polar Bear King Princess 1993 The Telegraphist Pernille 1996 Jerusalem Gertrud 1997 Insomnia Ane 1999 The 13th Warrior Olga 1999 Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen Elin 2001 Dragonfly Maria 2002 I Am Dina Dina Amanda Award for Best ActressNominated—Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleNominated—Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2002 Falling Sky Juni 2003 I Am David David's mother 2003 Reconstruction Simone/Aimee two roles2004 Three Suns Emma 2004 Day and Night Sarah 2007 The Banishment Vera 2008 What No One Knows Ursula 2009 Engelen Lea (adult) Nominated—Amanda Award for Best Actress2010 Maskeblomstfamilien Lillian Wang Nominated—Amanda Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role2012 All That Matters Is Past Janne Nominated—Amanda Award for Best Actress2012 Belle du Seigneur Countess Isolde 2014 A Second Chance Anne 2015 The Shamer's Daughter Melussina Tonerre 2018 Becoming Astrid Hanna Nominated—Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role2018 Phoenix Astrid Amanda Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role2020 Another Round Anika Nominated—Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

Television Year Title Role Notes2009 Harry & Charles Maud Mini-series2021–2023 Exit Helene 5 episodes2024 I kjærlighetens navn 2024 herself 10 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Director Location 1995 Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy Ingmar Bergman Royal Dramatic Theatre 1997 Allra käraste syster Ylvali Royal Dramatic Theatre 1997 The Cherry Orchard Anja ‌Peter Langdal Royal Dramatic Theatre 1998 An Enemy of the People Petra Stein Winge Royal Dramatic Theatre 1999 Miss Eva Eva Dahlman Royal Dramatic Theatre 1999 Three Sisters Irina Royal Dramatic Theatre 2000 A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena Royal Dramatic Theatre 2002 Twelfth Night Royal Dramatic Theatre 2005-06 Miss Julie Miss Julie Thommy Berggren Royal Dramatic Theatre 2009 Autumn Sonata Eva Stefan Larsson Royal Dramatic Theatre 2011 Hedda Gabler Hedda Eva Dahlman Royal Dramatic Theatre 2024–25 A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBois Marit Moum Aune Christiania Theatre

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