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 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