Showing posts with label Swedish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Swedish. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Sanna Bråding

Sanna Bråding
Sanna Bråding was born on March 5, 1980 in Saltsjö-Boo, Nacka, Stockholm County. She is a Swedish actress. Her first appearance was in the soap opera Tre Kronor during the 90's. In 2004 she starred in the film A Hole in My Heart. In 2006 she became a presenter for the Swedish version of Pop Idol, Idol 2006.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Ewa Laurance

Ewa Laurance
Ewa Laurance (aka Ewa Mataya aka the Striking Viking) was born on February 26, 1964 in Gävle, Sweden. She is a Swedish-American professional pool player, most notably on the Women's Professional Billiard Association nine-ball tour. She is also a sports commentator for ESPN.

Laurance is playing pool since she was 14 years old in her native country and moved to the United States in 1983.

She has authored three books related with pool i.e. The Ewa Mataya Pool Guide, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Pool and Billiards and Quick Start Guide to Pocket Billiards. She has also written monthly columns for the Pool & Billiard magazine.

In 2004, she was inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame.

In 2005, Ewa Mataya Laurance bested three of her peers, WPBA tour members Allison Fisher, Dawn Hopkins, and Gerda Hofstatter, at the Women's Trick Shot Challenge held at the New York Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, pocketing $25,000 as the grand prize.

She has also done modeling for many brands.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Haddy Jallow

Haddy Jallow
Haddy Jallow was born on 14 October 1985. She is a Gambian-Swedish actress who won the 2006 Guldbagge Award for "Best Actress in a Swedish Movie" for her role as rape victim Fatou in Säg att du älskar mig (I'll Tell You About Me and My Lover).

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Regina Lund

Regina Lund
Regina Lund was born on 1967 in Vaasa, Finland. She is a Swedish actress and singer. She is the daughter of actress and professional ballot dancer Sonja Lund.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Josephine Alhanko

Josephine Alhanko
Josephine Alhanko was born on 24 April 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is 5'7' tall Swedish actress and former Miss Sweden 2006 titleholder and semifinalist at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant. She holds two master degree in the sphere of Art History and Theater.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Frida Hallgren

Frida Hallgren
Frida Hallgren was born on December 16, 1974. She is a Swedish actress, internationally known from As It Is in Heaven.