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Margareta Pettersson

Margareta Pettersson

Born: 1955-10-06

Margareta Pettersson is a Swedish actress who plays with Matt Damon in the feature film Downsizing, directed by Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne. Margareta plays the major supporting role of Solveig Edvardsen. She has scenes with Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau and Rolf Lassgård.

Margareta has more than thirty years experience as an actress. She is known for always being very true in her roles, a strong presence on screen and she is also known as a comedienne. She has worked with director Ingmar Bergman in his feature films Fanny and Alexander and Face to Face. Bergman gave Margareta compliments for her natural and true presence on screen. She also worked with Lasse Hallström in his feature film Tuppen.

In 2021 in Swedish Short Film Festival Margareta wins Audience Favorite for her own short film Tissel Tassel. She plays the shaman woman in the international TV-series Epic Warrior Women in 2019. Margareta Pettersson is producer, director, and screenwriter, and plays the main role in her own short film Mötet, which was nominated for Best Short Film in SM in Minute Film at Swedish Short film Festival 2019. She was nominated for Best Swedish Female Actor in Luleå International Film Festival in 2019 for her main role in the Short film Alma 2. She won Prize of Honour at the Movie Festival in Poland 2019. Her Short Film Alma Another Day. Meeting and Alma 1 was selected in Luleå International Film Festival in 2020. She plays the main role as Mother in the Swedish Short Film The Tyrant which won prize as Best Swedish Short Film in Luleå International Film Festival in 2020.

Filmography
I Am the Fire poster
I Am the Fire
2024 • Läkare
Dreams of Las Vegas poster
Dreams of Las Vegas
2021 • Maj-Gull Johansson
King of Atlantis poster
King of Atlantis
2019 • Grannen Ylva
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Djävulens Marionetter
2019 • Sally
Downsizing poster
Downsizing
2017 • Solveig Edvardsen
I Am My Own poster
I Am My Own
2014 • Lena
Something Must Break poster
Something Must Break
2014 • Colleague (uncredited)
Blackout poster
Blackout
2014 • Mickes mamma
Flicker poster
Flicker
2012 • Berit
The Gift poster
The Gift
2006 • Cashier
The Ketchup Effect poster
The Ketchup Effect
2004 • Headmaster
Deadly Drift poster
Deadly Drift
1999
The Lake poster
The Lake
1999
Lust poster
Lust
1994
Joker poster
Joker
1991
Time of the Wolf poster
Time of the Wolf
1988
The Serpent's Way poster
The Serpent's Way
1986 • Granne (uncredited)
Hassel - Beskyddarna poster
Hassel - Beskyddarna
1986
Peas & Whiskers poster
Peas & Whiskers
1986 • Ullabritt
Dödspolare poster
Dödspolare
1985 • Woman in the attic
The Rooster poster
The Rooster
1981
SOPOR poster
SOPOR
1981
Near and Far Away poster
Near and Far Away
1976 • Patient (uncredited)
City of My Dreams poster
City of My Dreams
1976
Face to Face poster
Face to Face
1976 • Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Re:agera
— • Casting Director