HANNA OLDENBURG

ACTOR - DIRECTOR

BIO

Birth name: Hanna Emilia Oldenburg
Height: 5′ 5” (1.65 m) 
Weight: 103 lbs (46 kg)
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Star Sign: Cancer

Hanna Oldenburg at the red carpet premiere of Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness”, Cannes Film Festival 2022.

Hanna Oldenburg is a Swedish actress.

She was born in Stockholm and raised on the small island Adelsö. Oldenburg started her film career at drama school Kulturama in Sweden, and later trained at NIDA, National Institute of Dramatic Arts, in Australia. Later, she moved to Los Angeles, United States, to study Business Management of Entertainment at UCLA Film School.

She worked with Ruben Östlund on his Palme d’Or winner and three time Academy Award nominated film Triangle of Sadness where she played a stewardess on a luxury yacht, alongside Woody Harrelson, Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean. She also played the lead role in feature films Mareld, Animalistic, Blood Runs Cold and Black Lake. She has won multiple Best Lead Actress awards for her portrayal of Nina in Mareld and for her role in Chimera.

Oldenburg also works as a director and has done a number of short films, a Tv pilot and music videos for metal band Soilwork, where Övergivenheten came in the top 40 at the Swedish Billboard charts. Övergivenheten has received 11 awards for Best Director, shared with Johan Kuurne and Jonathan Tufvesson.

She interned for American production companies such as Indian Paintbrush and FilmNation Entertainment, and has been the Head of Industry at the Stockholm International Film Festival.

Oldenburg is also a talented equestrian who competed professionally as a show jumper, being included in the Swedish National Team. As a 17-year-old she received a scholarship handed out to the most promising riders, which she accepted at the arena in Scandinavium, Gothenburg. She used to work as a rider for Peder Fredricson and Lisen Bratt Fredricson in Grevlunda, Skåne. Her best horse was called Fighter, and their best year ranking was no. 6 in Sweden.

Oldenburg speaks English, Swedish and has studied Spanish and Italian.

Hanna Oldenburg and Baileys competing in Strömsholm, Sweden.

Ruben Östlund and “Triangle of Sadness” winning the Palme d’Or. Hanna Oldenburg was an actress in the film, and attended the Cannes Film Festival.