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Amanda Jansson

Amanda Jansson (born 1990) is a Swedish actress and singer. She has won accolades including the Jussi Award for Lead Actor of the Year and the Culture Prize from ''Gefle Dagblad.''

Born in Skärplinge, she attended secondary school in Gävle before being accepted to Luleå Theatre Academy, which she graduated from in 2016. After minor roles in ''Midnattssol'' (2016) and '''' (2017), she was cast in the third season of ''The Restaurant'' (2019). She appeared in '''' (2020) before she was cast in the main role of Sara in ''Thin Blue Line'' (2021–2024), a popular Swedish police series. It received generally positive reviews from critics and won a Kristallen for Best TV Drama. Jansson played a traumatized stablehand in the miniseries ''Riding in Darkness'' (2022), which earned her further critical praise. She then played the titular role in ''Stormskerry Maja'' (2024), a Finnish historical drama film adapted from Anni Blomqvist's book series. She also starred in ''My Brother'', a television adaptation of Karin Smirnoff's novel ''Jag for ner till bror,'' which premiered in the winter of 2025.

In addition to her work in film and television, Jansson has appeared in a number of plays at theatres including Tribunalen, , and . She made her debut as a musical artist in 2024 with the song "Ge mig ett svar", which was featured on the third season of ''Thin Blue Line''. Provided by Wikipedia