:Tuva Novotny
{{short description|Swedish actress (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
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| birthname = Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina Hedström
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1979|12|21}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
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| nationality = Swedish
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1996–present
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Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina Novotny (née Hedström; born 21 December 1979), also known as Tuva Novotny-Hedström, is a Swedish actress and director.
Early life and education
Tuva Matilda Moa Karolina Hedström was born on 21 December 1979 in Stockholm, the daughter of actress and sculptor {{ill|Barbro Hedström|sv}}, and Czech film director and academic David Novotny.{{cite web | title=Tuva Novotny | website= Nordic Women in Film| date=2019 | url=https://nordicwomeninfilm.com/person/tuva-novotny/|first=Jan |last= Lumholdt | language=sv | access-date=26 May 2024 |trans-quote=Tuva Novotny [...] is the daughter of Barbro Hedström, who after an interesting but short acting career in the 60s was active in sculpture and visual arts, and David Novotny, Czech-born director and teacher at the journalism college |quote=Tuva Novotny [...] och är dotter till Barbro Hedström, som efter en intressant men kort skådespelarkarriär under 60-talet varit verksam inom skulptur och bildkonst, och David Novotny, tjeckiskfödd regissör och lärare på journalisthögskolan}} She grew up near Arvika in Värmland County, Sweden, where she trained in classical ballet and participated in local youth bands.{{Cite web |title=Tuva Novotny |website=Swedish Film Database |first=P. O. |last=Qvist |date=2013 |quote=P O Qvist (2004), redigerad 2013-11-28 |url=https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/Item/?type=person&itemid=245814 |access-date=13 May 2024 |language=sv |archive-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105030453/http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=245814 |url-status=live }}
After moving to Stockholm, she took part in various activities at Vår teater, a children's theatre, and attended St Erik's High School, where she studied theatre.
She moved to Czech Republic to study at a drama school there, but this was interrupted.
Career
=Acting=
At the age of 16, Novotny had a leading role in the TV series Skilda världar, which ran from 1996 to 2000.
She took on more complex roles in films such as Tic Tac (1997) and The Invisible (2002), and played a psychotic woman in the 2001 short film Anja.
In 2003, she was acclaimed for her role in the play Limbo at Stockholm City Theatre.
She appeared in the American film Eat Pray Love in 2010, and in the years following played Puck Ekstedt in several film adaptations of Maria Lang's crime novels.
Novotny played one of the leading roles, Cass Sheppard, in the 2018 sci-fi thriller Annihilation.
=Filmmaking=
Novotny directed several episodes of the first season of Norwegian TV series Dag in 2010,{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} after being invited to do so by friends.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} Her feature film directorial film debut was the Norwegian drama Blind Spot ({{langx|no|Blindsone}}), which she also wrote. Blind Spot had its world premiere in August 2018 in Haugesund, Norway, and was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and San Sebastian.{{cite interview | title=Spotting Tuva Novotny at Copenhagen's CPH PIX Festival| interviewer-first=Tina Jøhnk |interviewer-last=Christensen | first=Tuva|last=Novotny | website=Golden Globes | date=7 October 2018 | url=https://goldenglobes.com/articles/spotting-tuva-novotny-copenhagens-cph-pix-festival/ | access-date=14 May 2024}}
She wrote the screenplay for and directed the feature films Britt-Marie Was Here (2019) and Diorama (2022). Diorama is a Swedish/Norwegian/Danish co-production, and stars Claes Bang, David Dencik, and Sverrir Guðnason.{{IMDb title|10851466|Diorama}}{{cite web | title=Diorama (2022) | website=Swedish Film Database | date=6 May 2022 | url=https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=86072#cast | access-date=13 May 2024}}
Recognition and awards
Novotny's films have been screened at various film festivals, including San Sebastián, the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht; Copenhagen's CPH PIX in Copenhagen; and Cannes Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Who Is Alexander Skarsgård's Girlfriend? All About Tuva Novotny |url=https://people.com/tv/who-is-tuva-novotny-alexander-skarsgard/ |date=21 March 2023 |access-date=21 March 2023 |website=People|first=Skyler |last=Caruso |language=en}}
Novotny was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2003 and 2006, and for the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2006.
In 2018, Novotny won the New Talent Grand Prix award at CPH PIX for her directorial debut Blind Spot. Lead actress Pia Tjelta won the Silver Shell for Best Actress at San Sebastian for her performance in the film.
Personal life
In 2003, Novotny moved to Copenhagen, Denmark,{{Cite magazine |last=Nathan |first=Emily |date=April 2019 |title=Something to lean on |url=https://www.calameo.com/read/005079198119fa811f973 |magazine=Scandinavian Traveler |page=42}}{{Cite web |date=13 May 2009 |title=Tuva Novotny - ett original |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=424&artikel=2831827#selection-607.0-607. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130708130151/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=424&artikel=2831827#selection-607.0-607.201 |archive-date=8 July 2013 |access-date=20 May 2025 |website=Sveriges Radio |language=sv}} where she still lives as of 2023.{{Cite web |date=29 August 2023 |title=Tuva Novotny om filmen Avgrunden – och livet som trebarnsmamma |trans-title=Tuva Novotny on the film The Abyss – and life as a mother of three |url=https://www.femina.se/intervju/tuva-novotny-om-filmen-avgrunden-och-livet-som-trebarnsmamma/9807943 |website=Femina |language=sv}}
Novotny has two daughters with her former partner of over 10 years, Norwegian adventurer{{Cite web |last=Bjørnstad |first=Malini Gaare |date=24 September 2016 |title=Tuva Novotny - Jeg driter i om jeg er kvinne eller mann |url=https://www.kk.no/underholdning/jeg-driter-i-om-jeg-er-kvinne-eller-mann/67745732 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/2025.05.21-033141/https://www.kk.no/underholdning/jeg-driter-i-om-jeg-er-kvinne-eller-mann/67745732 |archive-date=21 May 2025 |access-date=21 May 2025 |website=Kvinner og Klær |language=no |quote=Jeg har jo også levd med en nordmann i 10 år |trans-quote=I have also lived with a Norwegian man for 10 years}}{{cbignore}} Nicolai Bjerrum Lersbryggen, one of them was born in 2007.{{Cite web |last=Håkansson |first=Gabriella |last2=Soltani |first2=Venus |date=13 September 2023 |title=Tuva Notovnys döttrar träder fram – så ser Ella Bjerrum Lersbryggen ut |trans-title=Tuva Notovny's daughter steps forward – this is how Ella Bjerrum Lersbryggen looks |url=https://www.hant.se/noje/tuva-notovnys-dottrar-sa-ser-hennes-barn-ut/9965476 |website=Hant.se |language=sv}}{{cite web |title=Tuva Novotny är höggravid |trans-title=Tuva Novotny is heavily pregnant |website=Aftonbladet |date=10 March 2007 |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/l1nQyM/tuva-novotny-ar-hoggravid |language=sv}}{{Cite web |date=17 April 2024 |title=Tuva Novotny dyker upp med döttrarna på premiär |trans-title=Tuva Novotny shows up with her daughters at the premiere |url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/tuva-novotny-dyker-upp-med-dottrarna-pa-premiar/ |website=Expressen |language=sv |access-date=21 May 2025 |archive-date=19 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419112634/https://www.expressen.se/noje/tuva-novotny-dyker-upp-med-dottrarna-pa-premiar/ |url-status=live }} In 2012, she was in a relationship with Swedish actor Ola Rapace.{{cite web |title=Ola Rapace på dejt med Tuva Novotny |trans-title=Ola Rapace on a date with Tuva Novotny |website=Aftonbladet |date=19 December 2012 |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/7lRB6B/ola-rapace-pa-dejt-med-tuva-novotny |language=sv}} In 2022, she had a son with Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård.{{cite web |title=Skarsgård: Vi har en son som är åtta månader |trans-title=Skarsgård: We have a son who is eight months old |website=Aftonbladet |date=24 March 2023 |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/8JxEeE/skarsgard-vi-har-en-son-som-ar-atta-manader |language=sv |access-date=21 May 2025 |archive-date=3 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903072033/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/8JxEeE/skarsgard-vi-har-en-son-som-ar-atta-manader |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/alexander-skarsgard-confirms-birth-of-first-baby-with-tuva-novotny/|title=Alexander Skarsgård Confirms He Welcomed First Baby with Girlfriend Tuva Novotny|work=People|first=Ingrid|last=Vasquez|date=21 March 2023|accessdate=21 March 2023|archive-date=3 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803062057/https://people.com/parents/alexander-skarsgard-confirms-birth-of-first-baby-with-tuva-novotny/|url-status=live}}
Selected filmography
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- 1996–1999: Skilda världar (TV soap opera)
- 1997: Tic Tac
- 2000: Sleepwalker
- 2000: Naken
- 2000: Jalla! Jalla!
- 2000: Herr von Hancken (TV miniseries)
- 2001: Anja
- 2002: Den Osynlige
- 2003: {{lang|sv|Norrmalmstorg}} (TV)
- 2003: Slim Susie (original title: {{lang|sv|Smala Sussie}})
- 2003: Make Believe (original Swedish title: {{lang|sv|Kommer du med mig då}})
- 2003: Midsummer (original Danish title: {{lang|da|Midsommer}}, Swedish title: {{lang|sv|Midsommar}})
- 2004: Stratosphere Girl
- 2004: Day and Night (original Swedish title: {{lang|sv|Dag och Natt}})
- 2004: Waiting for Rain (original Swedish title: {{lang|sv|I väntan på regn}})
- 2004: Familien Gregersen (English title: Lost Generation)
- 2005: Young Andersen (original Danish title: {{lang|da|Unge Andersen}})
- 2005: Close to Heaven (original title: Blizko Nebe)
- 2005: Four Weeks in June (original Swedish title: {{lang|sv|Fyra veckor i juni}})
- 2005: Stoned
- 2005: Bang Bang Orangutang
- 2006: No. 2 a.k.a. Naming Number Two
- 2006: All it takes is a miracle (original Swedish title: {{lang|sv|Små mirakel och stora}})
- 2006: Snapphanar
- 2007: The Black Madonna (original Danish title: {{lang|da|Den Sorte Madonna}})
- 2008: The Candidate
- 2009: Original
- 2009: Possession
- 2009: Simon & Malou
- 2009: Bröllopsfotografen
- 2010: Truth About Men (original Danish title: {{lang|da|Sandheden om mænd}})
- 2010: Dear Alice
- 2010: Eat Pray Love
- 2010: Dag (Norwegian comedy drama series)
- 2011: ID:A
- 2012: Fuck Up
- 2012: {{lang|sv|Mammas pojkar}}
- 2013: Crimes of Passion (collective title for a series of six feature-length TV crime dramas)
- 2015: A War
- 2016: The King's Choice
- 2016: Nobel (TV series)
- 2017: Borg/McEnroe
- 2018: Annihilation
- 2018: Blind Spot (writer/director)
- 2018: Intrigo: Death of an Author
- 2019: Britt-Marie Was Here (writer/director)
- 2019: ''Exit Plan
- 2021: The Middle Man
- 2021: Bonus Family (TV series)
- 2022: The Kingdom (original Danish title: {{lang|da|Riget}}) (TV series)
- 2022: Zero Contact
- 2022: Diorama
- 2023: The Abyss (original Swedish title: Avgrunden)
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Music
- 2003 – "Newfound Lover", from the soundtrack album {{lang|sv|Smala Sussie}}{{cite web | title=Smala Sussie (Filmmusik) (2003, CD) | website=Discogs | url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7933098-Various-Smala-Sussie-Filmmusik | access-date=13 May 2024}}
References
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Category:Actresses from Stockholm
Category:Swedish film actresses
Category:Swedish soap opera actresses