Tehilla Blad

Tehilla Blad (born 5 September 1995) is a Swedish actress and singer best known for playing the young Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish Millennium films.

Early life and education Blad was born in Uppsala as the sixth child in a family with eight children who all are focusing on music, dance, swimming and acting. In year 2008 the sibling group, who calls themselves BBx8 (B-B times eight), came to the semi-finals in Talang 2008, the Swedish version of Got Talent. Blad graduated from the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm in June 2015.

Career In 2005, Blad participated in the TV miniseries Kvalster (Mites) which went into four episodes on Swedish Television (SVT). She has since then appeared in both children and adult films/TV shows, in particular, Ella in two places (SVT), Dra mig baklänges! (SVT), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.

In 2010, she appeared in Pernilla August's film Beyond. Blad and Noomi Rapace played the child and adult versions, respectively, of the main character Leena. Blad and Rapace were both praised for their performances by in Dagens Nyheter, and both were nominated for Guldbagge Awards. The film was screened at Venice Film Festival, where it won the Critic's Week Audience Award. The premiere in Sweden was 10 December 2010.

She played Agnes in Riding in Darkness, a 2022 drama series based on the true story of a horse farm owner and riding instructor who was convicted of sexual crimes against his female employees between the ages of 14 and 17. Writing for Svenska Dagbladet, Karoline Eriksson wrote that Blad "[shone] brightly" in the role.

Filmography

Awards YearAwardCategoryWorkResult 2011 Guldbagge Awards Best Supporting Actress Beyond