
Fjord
A moral drama about a Romanian-Norwegian family facing unexpected accusations in a remote Norwegian village. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Lisa Carlehed (born 15 July 1979 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish actress and translator who trained at the Method Acting Studio in London and holds a Bachelor of Acting Art from GITIS Scandinavia in Aarhus, Denmark. She gained wide recognition for playing Kristina in Erik Poppe's historical epic The Emigrants (2021), earning nominations for both the Swedish Guldbagge Award and the Danish Bodil Award. In 2026 she appeared in Cristian Mungiu's Fjord, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
The film Film Fjord (2026) directed by Cristian Mungiu, in which Carlehed plays the role of Mia, won the Golden Palm at the Cannes festival and four other awards.
Carlehed confirmed in an interview that in 2025 she plans to film a European co-production in Norway.
In the film The Swedish Torpedo (Den svenska torpeden, 2024) she played the role of Carla, sister of swimmer Sally Bauer, and received a nomination for the Guldbagge Award for Best Female Acting Performance in a Supporting Role.
In the big-budget film Quisling: The Final Days (2024) by Erika Poppe, Carlehed played Maria Quisling, and she had to perform the role in Norwegian with a Russian accent as well as in Russian.
For the role of Kristina in the film The Emigrants, Carlehed was nominated for the Guldbagge Award for Best Female Acting Performance in a Leading Role.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.