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Sara Sommerfeld

Award-winning
Actress

Best Actress — Nordic Film Festival Guldbagge Nomination

Sara Sommerfeld is an award-winning multilingual Swedish actress with more than three decades of experience across film, television and theatre.

She rose to prominence opposite Alexander Skarsgård in Wings of Glass and has since appeared in over 50 leading roles across film, television and theatre.

Alongside her acting career, Sara writes and directs her own work, including the critically acclaimed solo performance Show Bizniz, presented on the Main Stage of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre and broadcast on Swedish national television.

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Awarded

Best Actress — Nordic Film Festival, Haugesund
Guldbagge nomination for Best Actress

Film · Television · Theatre

Actress

Sara Sommerfeld has been a working actor in film, television and theatre since 1989. A graduate of the Swedish Theatre Academy, she has built a career spanning more than three decades — establishing herself as one of Sweden's most versatile performers, known for her ability to move fluidly between genres and languages.

Selected Film

Wings of Glass (Vingar av glas)Lead
Göta kanal 3Film
LasseMajas DetektivbyråFilm
TsatsikiFilm

Selected Television

Beck — The LawyerTV Series
Hem till MidgårdTV Series

Selected Theatre

Show BiznizLead · Dramaten Main Stage
20+ leading roles at Sweden's major theaters1989 — present

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Behind the camera & on the page

Writer & Director

Writer

Sara Sommerfeld is a graduate of the highly acclaimed screenwriting school Alma Manusutbildning and has completed advanced training at Stockholm University of Dramatic Arts and SVT's TV-series writing programme.

In 2023 she made her playwriting debut with the critically acclaimed solo performance Show Bizniz on the Main Stage of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre — later touring Sweden and broadcast by SVT in 2025.

"Since the age of ten, when entering the movie business and theatre, I've been passionate about researching human behaviours, relationships and life stories. As a second-generation immigrant and a child of parents who once lost everything, I'm deeply interested in themes such as identity, high achievement and equality."

/ Sara Sommerfeld

Director

Sara is educated in directing at Stockholm University of Dramatic Arts/Filmbasen and is a graduate of Alma Manusutbildning. Her films consistently center on human stories told with intimacy and social awareness — whether in film, commercial or stage.

My Grandmother and the Holocaust

Documentary · TV4 · 2015

Broadcast in prime time on TV4. Received the prestigious scholarship from the Micael Bindefeld Foundation. Sara was deeply involved in every stage — from research and script to recording, editing and post-production. The film is now distributed in Swedish schools, where Sara also gives lectures.

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A Trembling Soul (När själen darrar)

Short Film · SVT · 2020

Screened on SVT. Follows a young Syrian man — a trained engineer — who chooses to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. A film about following one's calling against all odds. Recipient of The Swedish Arts Grants Committee scholarship.

Gallret — A monologue about Gustaf Fröding

Stage · Teater Giljotin · 2020

A monologue for the stage, directed by Sara Sommerfeld.

Pelle Svanslös och miljödagen

Stage Production · Furuvik · 2025

Sara Sommerfeld writes and directs the new Pelle Svanslös production at Furuvik. For the first time, the award-winning actress, screenwriter and director is behind both script and direction — bringing humour, music and an important environmental message to audiences of all ages.

Plays · Film · Books

Author

With the same unflinching honesty she brings to the stage, Sara Sommerfeld creates across forms — as playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Her debut novel sold 20,000 copies in its first year, was rated 5/5 by BTJ and nominated for the Adlibris Debut of the Year.

Sara Sommerfeld debuts as a writer and she does it with bravura. Very compellingly written — with its pace and personal narrative voice it is very hard to put down.

BTJ · Rating 5/5 — Brilliant