Lena Carlsson

Biography

Lena Carlsson is a Swedish actress born in 1967, educated at Teaterhögskolan in Göteborg and having also studied drama at Gävle högskola and Performativ kritik at Stockholms dramatiska högskola. She co-founded Kvinnliga Dramatiska Teatern in 1996 with Sophie Tolstoy and Bente Danielsson, exploring the intersection of performance and gender. Carlsson has directed several projects, including "Land utan ord" at Tensta konsthall and Herta Müller's "Hjärtdjur" at Stockholms stadsteater in 2014.