Sanna Sundqvist

She was born in 1983 in Gothenburg. She was raised in Härnösand.^[1] She has six younger siblings.^[2] She left her hometown as a teenager to pursue an acting career in Stockholm, although initially also considered pursuing ballet.^[3] She graduated from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2010.^[4]

She was offered a permanent position in the ensemble of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 2010. Her first performance there was in a production of The Miser alongside Gösta Ekman and Johan Rabaeus.^[3] She made her on-screen debut in Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves (2012).^[4] The following year, she appeared in a Royal Dramatic Theatre production of The Children's Hour. Her portrayal of Mary was praised by Jenny Aschenbrenner [sv] in Aftonbladet.^[5] In 2017, she and Emma Broomé played the lead roles of sisters Dina and Dorinda, respectively, in a stage production of Eric Linklater's The Wind on the Moon.^[6]

She was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as Niki in Call Mom! (2019).^[7] She had a supporting role in Sune – Uppdrag midsommar [sv] (2021).^[8] She had a leading role in the 2023 Netflix original Thank You, I'm Sorry, which earned her another Guldbagge Best Actress nomination.^[9] The same year, she appeared in the Netflix series Tore.^[10] In April 2024, she was in the Viaplay drama series All and Eva [sv].^[11] Then in the summer, she was a host for the Swedish radio programme Sommar.^[4] Later that year, she played Larsson in a production of Kristina Lugn's Titta en älg at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.^[12] In 2025, it was announced that she would be joining the cast of Ruben Östlund's upcoming film The Entertainment System Is Down.^[13]

She and her partner Fredrik Sols have two sons, including one with Down syndrome.^[14] Sundqvist attended Sweden's first Down syndrome festival in 2025 at the Maximteatern.^[15]