Lo Kauppi
Swedish film and theater actress, director, and television presenter
About Lo Kauppi
Born 1970. Lo Kauppi is a Swedish stage actor, singer, guitarist, actor, director and television presenter, known for False Trail and Real Humans.
Career After treatment for her addictions, she attended the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm to study theater between 1999 and 2003. Since 1997, Kauppi has performed in several theater, television and movie productions. She has played at Sweden's national Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in such plays as Jösses flickor – Återkomsten ("Oh, Girls – the Return") in 2006 and in Hamlet in 2007 as Ophelia.
In 2009, she toured in the stand-up show Undercover with dancer Anna Vnuk. In 2003–05, she toured with the biographical solo show Bergsprängardottern som exploderade ("The Mountain Blaster Daughter Who Exploded"), which was later published as a book. In 2010, she debuted as a director in the play Bergsprängardöttrar at the National Swedish Touring Theatre. She wrote the script for the play, based on conversations with interns and caregivers, at the correctional facilities in Hinseberg and Ystad. In 2011 she acted in the film False Trail,
In 2005, Kauppi was a presenter for the radio show Flipper broadcast on Sveriges Radio. Kauppi is the co-writer of the book Hemlös ("Homeless") and the anthology Tala om klas. In 2012, she co-presented and was the focus of the SVT show Dom kallar oss skådisar ("They Call Us Actors"). In 2015, she acted in the play Vita kränkta män ("White Offended Men"). The documentary charts Kauppi's life and achievements.
Personal life Kauppi is married to actor Figge Norling and the couple have a son.
Awards In 2004, she was named "Educator of the Year" by the magazine Window / ABF. She received the 2010 scholarship from the Helena Bering Memorial Fund and that same year was awarded the Jan Fridegård Prize.
Theater roles (selective) En månad på landet Bergsprängardottern som exploderade, Elsa-Lill in Herr Arnes penningar Hanna in Jösses flickor – Återkomsten Ophelia in Hamlet
Selected filmography 1998 – Längtans blåa blomma 2002 – Cleo 2003 – Spung 2005 – Fallet G 2005 – Parasiten 2011 – False Trail 2011 – Gläntan 2012 – Vågor av längtan 2013 – Wallander – "Den orolige mannen" 2014 – Real Humans 2017 – In the Gap 2018 – Sisters 1968 2023 – A Nearly Normal Family
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Who is Lo Kauppi?
Swedish film and theater actress, director, and television presenter
When was Lo Kauppi born?
Lo Kauppi was born on 19 April 1970 in Skärholmen.
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Lo Kauppi is a stage actor, singer, guitarist, actor, director and television presenter.
What is Lo Kauppi known for?
Lo Kauppi is known for False Trail and Real Humans.
What nationality is Lo Kauppi?
Lo Kauppi is Swedish.
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