Martina Montelius

Martina Montelius (born 19 July 1975) is a Swedish author, director and playwright. She has written several plays, had three novels published, and also worked as an artistic director.

Career Montelius grew up in Täby, Sweden and went to school at the Eriksdalsschool. During her teenage years, she worked at a library at Medborgarplatsen and later worked for the Royal Dramatic Theatre and Teater Plaza. At Plaza she started a long co-operation with actor and director Thorsten Flinck. She was a director and actress for his shows before starting to write her own work. In 2011 she was appointed artistic director for the Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra Theater, a job she took over from her mother.

In popular culture In 2013, Montelius was a contestant on På spåret at SVT along with Dominika Peczynski. Her episode was reviewed by Svenska Dagbladet, who described it as "controlled madness and seductive".

Personal life Montelius is the daughter of the poet and dramatist Kristina Lugn. She has two children with her husband. Montelius has said that she grew up in an artistic family and that she herself now is looking for the regular family life.

Daughter Hilda Montelius Hellgren died on March 26, 2024, aged 19.