Regina Lund

Regina Lund
Regina Lund in 2013
Born Regina Charlotta Theodora Lund
(1967-07-17) 17 July 1967
Vaasa, Finland
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1979–present
Children 1

Regina Charlotta Theodora Lund (born 17 July 1967) is a Swedish actress and singer. She is the daughter of actress Sonja Lund.[1]

Early life

Born to director Christian Lund (1943–2007) and actress Sonja Lund (f. 1942) in Vaasa, Finland, Regina grew up in Gävle with her grandparents.[2]

Career

She started her acting career in a non-speaking role in the television movie Den nya människan in 1979, directed by her father.[2] She made her big breakthrough as Laila Klang, a housewife in Tierp in the radio show Klang & Co in 1993 and as the secretary Mona in the television series Rederiet, a role she played between 1994–1995 and again in 2001.[3] In 1995 Lund was awarded the Guldmasken (in English: The Golden Mask) award for Best female lead in a musical for her role in I hetaste laget.[4]

In 2004 she was one of the hosts of Sommar, talking about her life and her career up to that point.[1] In 2007 she performed the song "Rainbow star" in Melodifestivalen 2007 but was eliminated in the first round in one of the semifinals.[5] She voiced the role of Gloria the Hippopotamus in the Swedish dubbed version of DreamWorks film Madagascar.[6]

Lund launched her acting career in the 1996 film Harry & Sonja, where she played a lifeguard at a swimming pool with Stellan Skarsgård.[7] She had the leading role in the 1999 thriller film Sjön.[8] After that she had more leading roles in Hassel – Förgöraren and had a part in Once in a Lifetime (Livet är en schlager), a comedy film about the Eurovision Song Contest.[9] In 2004 she appeared in the controversial film Kärlekens språk and she also starred in the film Göta kanal 2 – Kanalkampen.[10]

Music

Lund made her musical debut on the 1997 Johan Norberg album 5 Hours 4 Months and a Day.[11] Norberg later appeared on Lund's debut solo album Unique and also her second music album Year Zero, released in 1997 and 2000 respectively.[11]

Theater and musical work

Lund made her stage debut in 1991 in Malmö as Curley's wife in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.[12] She also had the part of Ophelia in Jan Bergman's Hamlet at Riksteatern in Stockholm in 1992.[12] The same year she acted as Beth in Sam Shepard's Den innersta lögnen (English: The Innermost Lie).[12][13] The year after that she played a part in the musical I hetaste laget (English: Too Hot to Handle) at Cirkus, Stockholm.[12][13]

In 1996 she acted as the character Lola in the play Blå Ängeln, and also had a role in Censorn in Gothenburg.[12]

Personal life

Lund has a son, born in 1999. She was married to actor Jonas Malmsjö between 2000 and 2002. Between 2006 and 2008 she lived in Copenhagen.[14] In 2013 Lund revealed to Aftonbladet newspaper that she had been diagnosed and operated for cancer in her breasts and lymph nodes.[15][16] In early 2014 Lund revealed that she was cancer free.[17][18]

Theater work

  • 1992 – Hamlet – Ofelia
  • 1993 – Häxjakten – Abigal
  • 1994 – I hetaste laget
  • 1995 – Moder Svea – ett äkta svenskt självmord
  • 2003 – GG – Greta Garbo
  • 2003 – Victor/Victoria
  • 2008 – Blodsbröder – Mrs Lyons
  • 2010 – Liket som visste för mycket – Maria Nylén (Dröse & Norberg)[19]

Filmography

  • 1971 – Badjävlar (TV film)
  • 1979 – Den nya människan (TV film)
  • 1986 – Studierektorns sista strid (TV series)
  • 1989 – Kronvittnet (TV series)
  • 1991 – Midsommar (TV film)
  • 1992 – Kvällspressen (TV series)
  • 1994 – SWIP (TV series)
  • 1994-95/ 2001 – Rederiet (TV series)
  • 1993 – Det uppdämda hatets bottenlösa bassänger (TV film)
  • 1993 – Pariserhjulet (TV series)
  • 1994 – Fallet Paragon (TV series)
  • 1995 – Rena Rama Rolf (TV series)
  • 1996 – Anna Holt (TV series)
  • 1996 – Euroboy
  • 1997 – Sjukan (TV series)
  • 1998 – Teater
  • 1998 – Ivar Kreuger (TV series)
  • 1998 – Aspiranterna (TV series)
  • 1999 – Nya lögner (TV film)
  • 1999 – The Longest Journey
  • 1999 – Sjön
  • 2000 – Livet är en schlager
  • 2003 – Solisterna
  • 2004 – Hollywood
  • 2005 – Wallander – Luftslottet
  • 2005 – Göta kanal 2 – kanalkampen
  • 2006 – Isabella (TV series)
  • 2008 – Jenny ger igen
  • 2010 – Mammas pojke

Discography

Albums

  • 1997 – Unique
  • 2000 – Year Zero
  • 2004 – Everybody's Darling
  • 2006 – Förlåt! Nej, jag menar aj.
  • 2011 – Living in Airports

Singles

  • 1997 – "Unique" / "One Day Jesus"
  • 1998 – "Silent Green" (inh. Stonebridge Radio Version, Red Mecca Remix, StoneBridge Full Version, Album Version)
  • 2000 – "Miss Colourful" (inh. Miss Colourful, Johnny's Having a Breakdown)
  • 2003 – "Önska" (Carlsohn feat. Regina Lund) (inh. Radiomix, Orkestermix, Klubbmix, Musikvideo)
  • 2004 – "Too Small"
  • 2007 – "Rainbow Star" (inh. Radio Version, Oscar Holter Remix, Karaoke Version)
  • 2009 – "On the Waterfront" (w/ Raymond Watts)
  • 2010 – "All Over My Body" (w/ Conny Bloom)
  • 2011 – "In the Atmosphere"
  • 2011 – "Living in Airports"
  • 2011 – "Starlight" (w/Mmadcatz)

Bibliography

  • 2005 – Diktsamlingen Förlåt! Nej, jag menar aj!
  • 2009 – Romanen Nothing but the Veil
  • 2011 – Diktsamlingen Laserstrålar

References

  1. 1 2 "Regina Lund i sommarintervju – Sisu på svenska". Sveriges Radio. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Regina Lund". Lionheart Music Group. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Det känns kultigt att vara tillbaka". Aftonbladet. 11 January 2001. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "De kan vinna Guldmasken". Aftonbladet. 10 February 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Regina Lund har specialskriven låt till Melodifestivalen". Expressen. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Svenska röster & credits – Madagaskar" (in Swedish). Dubbningshemsidan.se. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Harry och Sonja – Stellan Skarsgard". Stellanonline.com. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sjön (1999)". Sfi.se. 29 January 1999. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  9. ↑ Lindstedt, Karin (29 March 2000). "Aftonbladet nöje: Gardells nya primadonnor". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Regina Lund visar sina bilder ur sexfilmen". Expressen. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  11. 1 2 Welander, Fredrik (27 September 2000). "Regina Lund på turné". dagensskiva.com. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Borglund, Kristian (14 April 2000). "Aftonbladet puls: Regina Lund – stor intervju". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  13. 1 2 "I hetaste laget, 1993". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  14. ↑ Haeberlein, Paul (16 March 2008). "Köpenhamn via Lund". Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  15. ↑ Selåker, Johannes (28 October 2013). "Regina Lund hyllades efter cancerbeskedet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  16. ↑ "Här visar Regina Lund upp sig utan hår". Expressen. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  17. ↑ "Regina Lund fri från cancern: "Eufori"". Expressen. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Regina Lund är fri från cancern". SvD.se. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  19. ↑ Cooney, Ray. "Liket som visste för mycket - en livs levande skrattfars". Drosenorberg.se. Archived from the original on 12 August 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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