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Margareta Pettersson

Margareta Pettersson

Acting

October 6, 1955 (70)

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.

Known for

I Am the Fire2024

I Am the Fire

Läkare

Dreams of Las Vegas2021

Dreams of Las Vegas

Maj-Gull Johansson

King of Atlantis2019

King of Atlantis

Grannen Ylva

Downsizing2017

Downsizing

Solveig Edvardsen

I Am My Own2014

I Am My Own

Lena

Blackout2014

Blackout

Mickes mamma

Something Must Break2014

Something Must Break

Colleague (uncredited)

Flicker2012

Flicker

Berit

The Gift2006

The Gift

Cashier

The Ketchup Effect2004

The Ketchup Effect

Headmaster

The Lake1999

The Lake

Deadly Drift1999

Deadly Drift

Lust1994

Lust

Joker1991

Joker

Time of the Wolf1988

Time of the Wolf

The Serpent's Way1986

The Serpent's Way

Granne (uncredited)

Peas & Whiskers1986

Peas & Whiskers

Ullabritt

Hassel - Beskyddarna1986

Hassel - Beskyddarna

Dödspolare1985

Dödspolare

Woman in the attic

The Rooster1981

The Rooster

SOPOR1981

SOPOR

Face to Face1976

Face to Face

Girlfriend (uncredited)

City of My Dreams1976

City of My Dreams

Near and Far Away1976

Near and Far Away

Patient (uncredited)