Swedish singer and actress
Sussie Eriksson |
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Eriksson in 2007 |
Born | Susanne Maria Eriksson (1963-01-02) 2 January 1963 (age 61)
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Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
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Susanne Maria "Sussie" Eriksson (born 2 January 1963) is a Swedish singer and actress. Eriksson has worked in a number of musicals and had the lead role in the comedy series, c/o Segemyhr for five seasons, and also participated in the singing show Sing-A-Long.
Career
Eriksson was born in Ekerö but now resides in Ludvika.[1] She had her first role at a young age in the Ludvika Revue where her father Lennart Eriksson worked as producer.[2] Eriksson also worked as a child actress in the television show Från A till Ö. As an adult, she worked in theater with Les Misérables, ABBA – The True Story, Cabaret and Little Shop of Horrors.[3] Eriksson has also acted in variety shows with Bosse Parnevik at Oscarsteatern and has done bar shows along with Siw Malmkvist and Lasse Berghagen in the group Creme Fraiche.[3][4] Eriksson has also participated in the TV3 show Sing-A-Long.[5]
As a comedian, she was noticed for her role as a flight attendant in the revue Alla var där at Folkan in Stockholm.[3][6] She also acted in the TV4 comedy series c/o Segemyhr as Cilla, in the role of long-suffering wife of unemployed former executive Fredrik Segemyhr.[2][3] Eriksson starred in the films Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen, and Adam och Eva. She is also part of the dark comedy group R.E.A.[2] She has also played the role of Karin in the ABBA musical Mamma Mia!, which was performed in both Gothenburg and Stockholm from 2005 to 2007.[7] In 2009, Eriksson, along with Gunilla Backman and Charlott Strandberg, did the show PrimaDonnor at Hamburger Börs.[2]
Eriksson participated as a celebrity dancer in the fifteenth season of Let’s Dance and made it to the final.[8]
Filmography
- 1996 – Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen
- 1997 – Adam & Eva
- 1997 – Herkules (voice)
- 2003 – C/o Segemyhr (TV series)
- 2000 – Jönssonligan spelar högt
- 2008 – Bolt (voice)
- 2011 – Någon annanstans i Sverige
References