Marie Richardson
# Marie Richardson

Marie Elisabet Richardson (born 6 June 1959) is a Swedish stage, film, and television actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richardson has been very active in films and television production as well as on stage for 30 years. She has two children with Jakob Eklund, also an actor.

In 2008 Richardson played Linda Jacobsson, the psychologically tormented wife of an obsessive violent politician (played by Reine Brynolfsson), in the Swedish mini-series The Regicide. The series was based on a novel written by Danish author Hanne Vibeke Holst. In December 2014, Richardson appeared in the Swedish television (SVT) series Blue Eyes and on stage at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in Mirja Unga's play Johanna, a modern take on the Joan of Arc theme. In 2017 and 2019 she was the lead character in the SVT series Before We Die.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | Riktiga män bär alltid slips | Mona | |
| 1991 | Önskas | Anita | |
| 1992 | The Best Intentions | Märta Werkelin | |
| 1992 | Sunday's Children | Marianne | |
| 1993 | The Telegraphist | Elise Mack | |
| 1993 | Härifrån till Kim | SYO | |
| 1993 | Polis polis potatismos | Helena Hansson | |
| 1994 | Pillertrillaren | Rico's Mistress | |
| 1997 | In the Presence of a Clown | Pauline Thibualt | TV movie |
| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Marion Nathanson | |
| 1999 | Noll Tolerans | Helén Andersson | |
| 2000 | Det blir aldrig som man tänkt sig | Gina | |
| 2000 | Faithless | Anna Berg | |
| 2001 | Gossip | Cecilia Falck | |
| 2001 | Livvakterna | Helén | |
| 2002 | Den 5:e kvinnan | Maya Thysell | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | Alla älskar Alice | Lotta Lindberg | |
| 2003 | Ondskan | Erik's Mother | |
| 2003 | Emma och Daniel: Mötet | Sara | |
| 2003 | Den Tredje Vågen | Helén | |
| 2003 | Om jag vänder mig om | Sofie | |
| 2003 | Mannen som log (The Man Who Smiled) | Maja Thysell | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Steget efter (One Step Behind) | Maja Thysell | |
| 2005 | Mouth to Mouth | Ewa | |
| 2006 | Brandvägg (Firewall) | Maja Thysell | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Wallander, Pyramiden | Maja Thysell | TV movie |
| 2009 | Johan Falk – Gruppen för särskilda insatser | Helén | |
| 2011 | Någon annanstans i Sverige | Anki | |
| 2012 | Johan Falk: Kodnamn: Lisa | Helén Falk | |
| 2013 | Shed No Tears | Lisbeth Lindén | |
| 2013 | Stockholm Stories | Lena Melling | |
| 2017-2019 | Innan vi dör (Before We Die) | Hanna Svensson | 18 episodes |
| 2022 | Food and Romance | Karin | |
