Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (30 December 1974 – 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in Wallander. She worked as an actress for more than 15 years, before her death in 2007.[1]
Sällström made her first stage appearance in Hudiksvall at the age of 15, in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She became famous in Sweden in the 1990s, after portraying the teenage girl Victoria Bärnsten in the soap operaTre kronor. Thereafter, she appeared in numerous productions, and received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the 1997 film Under ytan. Later that same year, unable to cope with her new-found celebrity, she took a break from filming and moved to Copenhagen, where she worked in a café.
In 2000, Sällström returned to Sweden to continue her acting career. She did not enjoy the success of previous years until, in 2005, she played the role of detective constable Linda Wallander in the first season of the Swedish TV series Wallander. Sällström's last role was in an Ystad theatre production of Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull, which she left prematurely due to illness.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Sällström married Albin Sällström in 2000; they were divorced in 2002, about a year after the birth of their daughter Talulah. In 2004, Sällström and Talulah experienced the December 2004 tsunami while on holiday in Thailand.[4] Talulah died in 2014.[5]
Deathedit
Sällström was found dead in her Malmö home on 13 February 2007.[6] She had recently been released from a psychiatric unit where she had been receiving treatment for depression.[7] Her lifelong struggle with depression was exacerbated by her experience in Thailand. In a 2006 interview with the editor of the magazine Tove, she said, "I always thought I would be dead by the age of 30."[8][9]
Henning Mankell's grief and guilt over her death swayed him from writing the last two novels of his projected Linda Wallander trilogy. Instead, he published a final novel focused on Kurt, before his own death in 2015. The character of Linda Wallander did not appear in the second Wallander series produced for Swedish TV: as another main character had just been written out because of suicide, Linda was "kept" off-screen, but said to be working elsewhere.[8][10]
Referencesedit
^Tagesson, Pelle (20 June 2007). [They didn't realize she wanted to die]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 June 2007.
^Olsson, Lena; Baas, David (15 February 2007). "Jag saknar henne djupt" [I miss her deeply]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^Hellberg, Magnus (17 February 2007). [I feel so damn bad]. Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 February 2007.
^Cassel, Annika Sohlander; Tagesson, Eric & Tagesson, Pelle (15 February 2007). "Hon jobbade väldigt hårt" [She worked very hard]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^Löwengren, Karin (7 March 2016). "Pappa Roy berättar om sorgen efter Johanna Sällström". www.allas.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^Lentz, Harris M. III (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007. McFarland Inc. p. 329. ISBN978-0-7864-3481-7.
^Westerberg, Olof (23 April 2007). "Johanna Sällströms död utreds" [Johanna Sällström's death is being investigated]. Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ abGallagher, Paul (27 December 2009). "Henning Mankell creates a 'female Wallander' following star's suicide". The Observer. London, UK. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
^Triches, Robert; Edgar, Johan; et al. (14 February 2007). [Johanna Sällström is dead: The actress passed away in her home]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2007.
^ [She never really felt like she was good enough]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2007.
johanna, sällström, johanna, maria, ellinor, berglund, sällström, december, 1974, february, 2007, swedish, actress, best, known, portrayal, linda, wallander, wallander, worked, actress, more, than, years, before, death, 2007, 2006bornjohanna, maria, ellinor, b. Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund Sallstrom 30 December 1974 13 February 2007 was a Swedish actress best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in Wallander She worked as an actress for more than 15 years before her death in 2007 1 Johanna SallstromJohanna Sallstrom in 2006BornJohanna Maria Ellinor Berglund 1974 12 30 30 December 1974Stockholm SwedenDied13 February 2007 2007 02 13 aged 32 Malmo SwedenYears active1993 2006SpouseAlbin Sallstrom m 2000 div 2002 wbr Children1RelativesBjorn Gedda stepfather Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editSallstrom was born in Stockholm She was the stepdaughter of Bjorn Gedda 2 Career editSallstrom made her first stage appearance in Hudiksvall at the age of 15 in A Midsummer Night s Dream She became famous in Sweden in the 1990s after portraying the teenage girl Victoria Barnsten in the soap opera Tre kronor Thereafter she appeared in numerous productions and received a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the 1997 film Under ytan Later that same year unable to cope with her new found celebrity she took a break from filming and moved to Copenhagen where she worked in a cafe In 2000 Sallstrom returned to Sweden to continue her acting career She did not enjoy the success of previous years until in 2005 she played the role of detective constable Linda Wallander in the first season of the Swedish TV series Wallander Sallstrom s last role was in an Ystad theatre production of Anton Chekhov s play The Seagull which she left prematurely due to illness 3 Personal life editSallstrom married Albin Sallstrom in 2000 they were divorced in 2002 about a year after the birth of their daughter Talulah In 2004 Sallstrom and Talulah experienced the December 2004 tsunami while on holiday in Thailand 4 Talulah died in 2014 5 Death editSallstrom was found dead in her Malmo home on 13 February 2007 6 She had recently been released from a psychiatric unit where she had been receiving treatment for depression 7 Her lifelong struggle with depression was exacerbated by her experience in Thailand In a 2006 interview with the editor of the magazine Tove she said I always thought I would be dead by the age of 30 8 9 Henning Mankell s grief and guilt over her death swayed him from writing the last two novels of his projected Linda Wallander trilogy Instead he published a final novel focused on Kurt before his own death in 2015 The character of Linda Wallander did not appear in the second Wallander series produced for Swedish TV as another main character had just been written out because of suicide Linda was kept off screen but said to be working elsewhere 8 10 References edit Tagesson Pelle 20 June 2007 De forstod inte att hon ville do They didn t realize she wanted to die Aftonbladet in Swedish Archived from the original on 29 June 2007 Olsson Lena Baas David 15 February 2007 Jag saknar henne djupt I miss her deeply Expressen in Swedish Retrieved 23 December 2019 Hellberg Magnus 17 February 2007 Jag mar sa himla daligt I feel so damn bad Expressen in Swedish Archived from the original on 27 February 2007 Cassel Annika Sohlander Tagesson Eric amp Tagesson Pelle 15 February 2007 Hon jobbade valdigt hart She worked very hard Aftonbladet in Swedish Retrieved 23 December 2019 Lowengren Karin 7 March 2016 Pappa Roy berattar om sorgen efter Johanna Sallstrom www allas se in Swedish Retrieved 11 November 2023 Lentz Harris M III 2008 Obituaries in the Performing Arts 2007 McFarland Inc p 329 ISBN 978 0 7864 3481 7 Westerberg Olof 23 April 2007 Johanna Sallstroms dod utreds Johanna Sallstrom s death is being investigated Sydsvenskan Retrieved 23 December 2019 a b Gallagher Paul 27 December 2009 Henning Mankell creates a female Wallander following star s suicide The Observer London UK Retrieved 27 December 2009 Triches Robert Edgar Johan et al 14 February 2007 Johanna Sallstrom ar dod Skadespelerskan avled i sitt hem Johanna Sallstrom is dead The actress passed away in her home Aftonbladet in Swedish Archived from the original on 16 February 2007 Hon kande aldrig riktigt att hon dog She never really felt like she was good enough Aftonbladet in Swedish 15 April 2007 Archived from the original on 20 May 2007 External links editJohanna Sallstrom at IMDb Johanna Sallstrom at Find a Grave Johanna Sallstrom Svensk Filmdatabas in Swedish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johanna Sallstrom amp oldid 1184542244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
