Sissela Kyle

Summary

Sissela Maria Kyle (born 17 March 1957, in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress, theater director and comedian.

Sissela Kyle
Sissela Kyle in February 2011.
Born
Sissela Maria Kyle

(1957-03-17) 17 March 1957 (age 67)
Gothenburg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active1982–present
SpouseMårten Eriksson
(m. 1987⁠–⁠1998)
PartnerPer Naroskin
Children2 (with Eriksson)

Biography edit

Early life edit

Sissela Kyle is the daughter of Per Gunnar Kyle and Gunnhild Kyle née Karlson (1921-2016).[1] She grew up in Partille outside of Gothenburg.[1]

During her upbringing she was very interested in theater, and became part of a theater group in Gothenburg. After moving away from home in 1976 she started to work as a teacher temp and in 1978 she was accepted in to the Theater School of Stockholm. She studied in the same class as Peter Stormare, Jessica Zandén, Maria Johansson and Tomas Norström.[1]

Career edit

Kyle has appeared in numerous theater productions, for several theaters like the Stockholm City Theatre, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Boulevardteatern and Hamburger Börs. She early on established herself as a comedian, but also did serious roles in the theater productions Revisorn (1990) and Onkel Vanja (1994).[2]

Kyle has also appeared in numerous television series like Skärgårdsdoktorn broadcast on SVT, Tjat om mat, Pistvakt, and as a comedian in the comedy show Parlamentet which is broadcast on TV4.[3] She has appeared in the Sveriges Radio show Spanarna several times over the years.[4]

Kyle has also presented her own episode of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio telling about her life in 1994, 2000, 2005 and 2019.[5] Kyle has presented the annual film gala Guldbaggen several times.[6]

Kyle has acted in films like Livet är en schlager (2000) and the comedy film Kopps (2003).[7]

In 2011, Kyle made her debut as director for theater when she directed Alan Ayckbourn's Vänner (Absent Friends) at the Stockholm City Theatre. She has also directed Carin Mannheimer's I sista minuten and Chris Lee's Det kan du drömma om Hilda, also at the Stockholm City Theatre.[8]

In later years she has had a leading role in the SVT drama series Fröken Frimans krig as Dagmar Friman.[9]

Personal life edit

Since 2011, she is in a relationship with Per Naroskin.[10]

Kyle has been awarded the Guldmasken for her work in theater for her work five times.[11]

Filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Werner, Louise (16 March 2022). "Sissela Kyle fyller 65 år – Här är hennes karriär". Allas. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Nu flyttar Onkel Vanja till Dalsland", Dagens Nyheter, 15 February 2022, retrieved 21 September 2023
  3. ^ Sissela Kyle leder Guldbaggegalan. Expressen. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ Radio, Sveriges (18 August 2023). Sissela Kyles spaningar - Spanarna. Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Sissela Kyle - Sommar & Vinter i P1". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Sissela Kyle leder Guldbaggegalan". allehanda.se (in Swedish). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  7. ^ Hultgren, Conny (27 October 2022). "Sissela Kyle: "Kopps är en så livaktig och kul film – den håller fortfarande"". Dalslänningen. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  8. ^ Ring, Lars (10 March 2014). "Sissela Kyles regi lägger trivselfernissa på tragiken". Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via Svenska Dagbladet.
  9. ^ ”Önskar att jag var mer som Dagmar Friman”. Aftonbladet. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Kyles allvarliga sida". Kristianstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Boka Sissela Kyle". kvinnligatalare.se. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

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