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Annika Banfield is a Swedish actor, director and producer.
After training as an actress in the 70´ she moved to England to pursue her acting career. Returning to Sweden in the 90´s, she took up a career as a motivational speaker, working with other artists and actors. Since then she has returned to the theatre and has, during the last five years, been in several plays and also worked as a film actress.
Annika has the ability to play old women, troubled by physical and mental illness, as well as intensive extroverts, successful businesswomen, loving wives and grandmothers and anything in between. She likes characters with many layers , finding it exciting to dig deeper in to their personalities.
Annika has a very positive attitude, always bringing her cheerfulness to set while she, at the same time, is thoroughly professional and reliable.
Annika is also an accomplished writer with 15 books published and 6 plays staged in Sweden and England. She has also made an awarded documentary film.
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Personal data
Length 166 cmWeight 64 kg
Hair color Blonde
Clothing size m
Shoe size 39
Playing age 60 - 80 år
Eye Color Blue
Physique Average
Language
| Language | Level | Writing | Accent |
|---|---|---|---|
| British English | Very good | Very good | |
| Swedish | Native | Mycket bra | Göteborgska |
Annika Banfield
Education
| Year | School | Education |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 - 1971 | Various drama courses in Gothenburg | Acting |
| 1970 - 1971 | Private tuition by actor Alf Nilsson | Acting |
| 1976 - 1977 | Stables Theatre Dramaschool, Hastings, UK | Acting |
Stage
| Year | Production | Character/Role | Prod. Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 - 1971 | Several productions with h Gothenburg Student Theatre | |||
| 1977 | Move over, Mrs. Markham | Au Pair | Stables Theatre, UK | |
| 2000 - | Several stageperformances for different corporations in Sweden | Motivational speaker | Talarforum, Lära för Livet | |
| 2000 | Jakten på Livet (turné) | Speaker | Lära för Livet | Annika Banfield |
| 2003 - 2004 | Talarturné i Sverige med Claes Malmberg | Speaker | Lära för Livet | Annika Banfield |
| 2018 - 2019 | Den sista gudinnan, Gathenhielmska, Göteborg. Esperantoscenen, Göteborg. Såstaholm, Stockholm | Banfield Consulting AB | Annika Banfield, Isabel Lagos | |
| 2021 | Emerentia - Kronhuset, Göteborg | Myself | AB Stage Performance | Annika Banfield |
| 2021 | Skuggor av Ljus, Esperantoscenen, Göteborg. Alléteatern, Kungsbacka | Molly | AB Stage Performances | Annika Banfield |
| 2022 - 2023 | Skymningsflickor, Esperantoscenen, Göteborg | Brothel Madam | AB Stage Performance | Annika Banfield |
| 2024 | Jerntorget - Esperantoscenen, Göteborg | Monika | AB Stage Performances | Annika Banfield |
| 2025 | A Christmas Miracle | Mor Bertha | AB Stage Performance | Annika Banfield |
Film/TV
| Year | Production | Character/Role | Prod. Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bröllopsfotografen (långfilm) | Middagsgäst | Ulf Malmros | |
| 2024 (in production) | Låt mig vara (långfilm) | Kirstine | Joyance Film AB | Dorit Steinbock Christensen |
| 2024 (in production) | Grabbar (avsnitt i en serie) | Christina | Orhan Kaplan | Orhan Kaplan |
