{{short description|Swedish actress}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Lena Endre | image = Lena Endre.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by the blind and visually impaired's speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Endre at the 2013 Guldbagge Award. | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|07|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Lidingö, Sweden | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Actress | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Malte Ekblom|1979|1981}} * {{marriage|Vjeko Benzon|1982|1985}} * {{marriage|Richard Hobert|2000|2012}} }} | partner = Thomas Hanzon (1988–1998) | children = 2 (including Edvin Endre) }} '''Lena Endre''' (born 8 July 1955) is a Swedish actress of film and television,<ref>* {{cite web | title=Lena Endre | date=8 July 1955 | url=http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=165387&ref=/templates/SwedishFilmSearchResult.aspx?id%3d1225%26epslanguage%3den-GB%26searchword%3dlena+endre%26type%3dPerson%26match%3dIdentical%26page%3d1%26prom%3dTrue | language=sv | publisher=Swedish Film Institute | access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref> primarily in the Swedish and Norwegian markets, known for her parts in the Liv Ullmann film ''Trolösa'' (2000), and the ''Millennium'' series of films (e.g., ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''), based on the Stieg Larsson books. Endre made her English-language debut in 2012, in Paul Thomas Anderson's movie ''The Master'', starring Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
==Early life== Endre was born in Lidingö, Stockholm County to Beryl (née Forsman) and Ants Endre and she has two brothers, she grew up in Härnösand, Ångermanland, and Trollbäcken, Tyresö.<ref name=data>{{cite web|last1=Bergqvist |first1=PO |title=Lena Endre |url=http://sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=165387&iv=BIOGRAPHY |website=The Swedish Film Database |access-date=6 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409035315/http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=165387&iv=BIOGRAPHY |archive-date= 9 April 2016 }}</ref> Initially, she was studying marine biology<ref name=Ingmar>{{cite web|title=Lena Endre|url=http://ingmarbergman.se/en/collaborators/lena-endre|website=Ingmar Bergman|publisher=Stiftelsen Ingmar Bergman|access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> before dropping out to work at a record store; she participated in amateur theater during this time.<ref name=data /> She acted as a part of the Teater Sputnik and Inge Waern's Theatre Studio theater groups in 1979. In 1983, she was accepted to the Stockholm Academy of the Performing Arts.<ref name=Ingmar />
==Career== [[File:Lena Endre at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|Endre at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival]] Endre graduated Stockholm Academy of the Performing Arts in 1986 and had her breakthrough in the Swedish television series ''The Department Store''<ref name=Ingmar /> and ''Lorry'' in the 1980s.<ref name=data /> She left the cast of ''The Department Store'' after identifying too closely with her character. Endre was hired by the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1987.<ref name=Ingmar /> Prior to her role on ''The Department Store'', she had a small part in the film ''The Inside Man'' in 1984.<ref name=data />
Since then she has acted in a number of television and film productions, primarily in Sweden and Norway.
She is known for her part in the Liv Ullmann film ''Trolösa'' (2000),{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} as well as her role as Katarina, the love interest for Wallander in the second TV series of that name.{{when|date=June 2015}}{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} Endre also appeared in two films by Danish director Simon Staho, ''Dag och Natt'' (2004) and ''Himlens Hjärta (2008),''{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} for which she was nominated as Best Leading Actress at the Swedish film awards, "Guldbagge".{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} More recently, Endre dramatized the character "Erika Berger," editor of the fictional investigative periodical ''Millenium'' in the trilogy of films—''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,'' ''The Girl Who Played with Fire,'' and ''The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest'' (all 2009)—based on the eponymous trio of Stieg Larsson books.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
Endre made her English-language debut in Paul Thomas Anderson's movie ''The Master'', alongside Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Laura Dern.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
==Awards== Lena Endre received a "Guldbagge" (Swedish film award) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1997 and for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2000,<ref name=awards>{{cite web|title=Lena Endre Awards|url=http://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=165387&iv=Awards|website=The Swedish Film Database| date=8 July 1955 |access-date=6 January 2016}}</ref> and was a host of the same awards in 2006.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1984 | ''The Inside Man'' | Astrid | |- | 1987 | ''Mio in the Land of Faraway'' | Mrs. Lundin | Swedish version; Voice |- | 1987–1988 | ''Varuhuset'' (TV) | Ingrid | 29 episodes |- | rowspan=3|1988 | ''Vendetta i en etta'' | Eva | Short film |- | ''The Visitors'' | Sara | |- | ''Kråsnålen'' | Monika Nilsson | 5 episodes |- | rowspan=2|1989 | ''Istanbul'' | Ingrid | |- | ''Lorry'' (TV) | Medverkande | 6 episodes |- | 1990 | ''Pelle flyttar till Komfusenbo'' | Mamma | |- | rowspan=2|1992 | ''The Best Intentions'' | Frida Strandberg | |- | ''Sunday's Children'' | Karin Bergman | |- | rowspan=2|1993 | ''Den ena kärleken och den andra'' | Tini | |- | ''Hedda Gabler'' | Hedda Gabler | |- | 1994 | ''Yrrol'' | Begravningsdeltagare | |- | 1995 | ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' | Eline Ormsdatter | |- | rowspan=3|1996 | ''Jerusalem'' | Barbro | |- | ''Juloratoriet'' | Solveig Nordensson | |- | ''The Return of Jesus, Part II'' | Unknown role | |- | rowspan=4|1997 | ''Expectations'' | Margareta | |- | ''Run for Your Life'' | Ingrid | |- | ''Unmarried Couples: A Comedy That Will Break You Up'' | Marie | Swedish title: ''Ogifta par – en film som skiljer sig'' |- | ''In the Presence of a Clown'' | Märta Lundberg | |- | rowspan=3|1998 | ''Från regnormarnas liv'' | Hanne Louise Heiberg | |- | ''Sanna ögonblick'' | Viivi | |- | ''The Eye'' | Ingrid | Swedish Title: ''Ogat'' |- | rowspan=2|1999 | ''Fatimas tredje hemlighet'' | Poesikvinnan | Short film |- | ''Jävla Kajsa'' | Bettan | 6 episodes |- | rowspan=3|2000 | ''The Birthday'' | Ingrid | |- | ''Faithless'' | Marianne | |- | ''Gossip'' | Rebecca Olsson-Frigårdh | |- | rowspan=2|2002 | ''Music for Weddings and Funerals'' | Sara | Swedish title: ''Musikk for bryllup og begravelser'' |- | ''Everybody Loves Alice'' | Anna | Swedish title: ''Alla älskar Alice'' |- | 2003 | ''Voice of Silence'' | Unknown role | Swedish title: ''Tystnadens röst''; Short film |- | rowspan=3|2004 | ''Three Suns'' | Hanna Ride | Swedish title: ''Tre solar'' |- | ''Aftermath'' | Vivi | Swedish title: ''Lad de små børn...'' |- | ''Day and Night'' | Anna | Swedish title: ''Dag och natt'' |- | 2005 | ''Harry's Daughters'' | Marie | Swedish title: ''Harrys döttrar'' |- | 2006 | ''Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen'' | Vonna | |- | 2008 | ''Himlens Hjärta'' | Susanna | |- | 2009 | ''Angel'' | Unknown role | Uncredited | |- | rowspan=3|2009 | ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'' | Erika Berger | Swedish title: ''Män som hatar kvinnor'' |- | ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'' | Erika Berger | Swedish title: ''Flickan som lekte med elden'' |- | ''The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest'' | Erika Berger | Swedish title: ''Luftslottet som sprängdes'' |- | 2009–2010 | ''Wallander (Swedish TV series)'' | Katarina Ahlsell | 13 episodes |- | rowspan=2|2010 | ''Millennium'' | Erika Berger | 6 episodes |- | ''Limbo'' | Charlotte | |- | 2011 | ''With Every Heartbeat'' | Elisabeth | Alternative title: ''Kiss Me''; also producer |- | rowspan=2|2012 | ''The Master'' | Mrs. Solstad | |- | ''Coacherna'' | Carina | 5 episodes |- | 2013 | ''Echoes from the Dead'' | Julia Davidsson | |- | 2014 | ''Viva Hate'' | Daniel's momma | 3 episodes |- | 2015–2016 | ''Acquitted'' | Eva Hansteen | Swedish title: ''Frikjent''; 18 episodes |- | 2016 | ''Senses'' | Helen | Short film |- | rowspan=3|2017 | ''A Hustler's Diary'' | Lena | Swedish title: ''Måste gitt'' |- | ''Die kleine Figur'' | Louise Trolle af Bonde | Short film |- | ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' | The Queen of Sweden | |- | rowspan=2|2020 | ''Min pappa Marianne'' | Eva | |- | ''Thin Ice'' | Elsa Engström | 6 episodes |- | 2025 | ''Trolösa'' | | |- | 2025 | ''Sentimental Value'' | Ingrid Berger | |}
==Further reading== * Terry Keefe, 2012, "Talking ''Limbo'' with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's Lena Endre," ''The Hollywood Interview'' (online), November 19, 2012, see [http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2011/05/talking-limbo-with-girl-with-dragon.html?view=classic], accessed 13 June 2015. * Anon., 2012, "Collaborators, Actress: Lena Endre," at ''Ingmar Bergman Foundation'', May 17, 2012, see [https://ingmarbergman.se/en/collaborators/lena-endre], accessed 12 June 2015.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0256890|name=Lena Endre}} {{Commons category|Lena Endre}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110808171326/http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?type=PERSON&itemid=165387&iv=BIOGRAPHY Lena Endre] at the Swedish Film Database. (Swedish)
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