The Biography

Lisa Carlehed (born 15 July 1979 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish actress who primarily pursues her career between Sweden and Denmark. The daughter of an actor, she began appearing in film productions during the 2000s, mostly in short films. She secured more prominent roles in the 2010s with the films In Your Arms (I dine hænder, 2015), Until We Fall (Til vi falder, 2018), for which she was nominated for a Bodil Award for Best Actress, and Psychosia (2019). She gained wider recognition by portraying the lead role of Kristina in the historical drama The Emigrants (Utvandrarna, 2021), directed by Erik Poppe, a performance that earned her a Guldbagge Award nomination. On television and film, she has also appeared in Quisling: The Final Days (2024), The Swedish Torpedo (Den svenska torpeden, 2024), and the series The Rain.