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Lo Kauppi

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Lo Kauppi
Kauppi in 2011
Born (1970-04-19) 19 April 1970 (age 54)
Skärholmen, Sweden
Occupation(s)Actress
Theater Director
Television Host
Years active1998–present
Known forThe Parasite (2005)[1]
The New Man (2007)[1]
False Trail (2011)[1]
Real Humans (2014)
WebsiteLoKauppi.se

Lo Marianne Kauppi (born 19 April 1970) is a Swedish film and theater actress, director, and television presenter. She has a successful career in theater, including performances at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Kauppi has also had several acting roles in Swedish films.

Early life

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Kauppi was born on 19 April 1970 in Skärholmen, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden.[2] In her early 20s—during her studies to become a hairdresser in London—she became addicted to drugs.[3][4] She also suffered from an eating disorder.[5]

Career

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After treatment for her addictions, she attended the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm to study theater between 1999 and 2003.[6][7] Since 1997, Kauppi has performed in several theater, television and movie productions. She has played at Sweden's national Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in such plays as Jösses flickor – Återkomsten ("Oh, Girls – the Return") in 2006 and in Hamlet in 2007 as Ophelia.[8]

In 2009, she toured in the stand-up show Undercover with dancer Anna Vnuk. In 2003–05, she toured with the biographical solo show Bergsprängardottern som exploderade ("The Mountain Blaster Daughter Who Exploded"), which was later published as a book.[9] In 2010, she debuted as a director in the play Bergsprängardöttrar at the National Swedish Touring Theatre.[9][10] She wrote the script for the play, based on conversations with interns and caregivers, at the correctional facilities in Hinseberg and Ystad.[8][10] The same year she participated in the Sveriges Radio program På jakt efter kvinnan ("Searching For Woman"), a show about female orgasm and sex.[11] In 2011 she acted in the film False Trail,[1] opposite Peter Stormare and Rolf Lassgård, playing the character Johanna Lager, a gun expert.[12]

In 2005, Kauppi was a presenter for the radio show Flipper broadcast on Sveriges Radio.[13] Kauppi is the co-writer of the book Hemlös ("Homeless") and the anthology Tala om klas. In 2012, she co-presented and was the focus of the SVT show Dom kallar oss skådisar ("They Call Us Actors").[14] In 2015, she acted in the play Vita kränkta män ("White Offended Men").[4] In March 2015, the documentary film Ta plats – en film om Lo Kauppi had its premiere at Tempofestivalen in Stockholm.[15] The documentary charts Kauppi's life and achievements.[15]

Kauppi was the singer and guitarist of the feminist punk band Vagina Grande until they disbanded. Other band members included film director Mia Engberg and Left Party politician Josefin Brink.[16]

Family

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Kauppi is married to actor Figge Norling and the couple have a son.[1][17]

Awards

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In 2004, she was named "Educator of the Year" by the magazine Window / ABF.[18] She received the 2010 scholarship from the Helena Bering Memorial Fund and that same year was awarded the Jan Fridegård Prize.[18][19]

Theater roles

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(selective)[19]

  • En månad på landet
  • Bergsprängardottern som exploderade,
  • Elsa-Lill in Herr Arnes penningar
  • Hanna in Jösses flickor – Återkomsten
  • Ophelia in Hamlet

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Lo Kauppi Biography". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Vnuk och Kauppi har samma perspektiv" (in Swedish). unt.se. 30 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Återkomsten till livet" (in Swedish). unt.se. 5 June 2007. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Orättvisor och terapi ger Lo Kauppi energi". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Vreden driver Lo Kauppi att fortsätta tjata". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ^ Ring, Lars (6 February 2004). "Kauppi - som en svetslåga". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Avgångsklassen 2003" (in Swedish). stdh.se. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Lo Kauppi innanför murarna". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Explosiv klassresa till frihet". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  10. ^ a b ""Bergsprängardöttrar" på Södra teatern, Riksteaterns turnépremiär i Stockholm". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 12 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  11. ^ Lo Kauppi är på jakt efter orgasmen (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Kauppi siktar på regissörsstolen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Spektra. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  13. ^ Ångström, Anna. "Lo Kauppi tar över Flipper i P3". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Kauppi i "Dom kallar oss skådisar"". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Spektra. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  15. ^ a b "Lo Kauppi – mitt i prick". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  16. ^ "Flatorna är Vagina Grandes mest trogna fans". QX.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  17. ^ Hansson, Fredrik. "Figge Norling planerar giftermål". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  18. ^ a b "Vildrospriset 2010 Till Lo Kauppi" (in Swedish). Vildrosfestivalen. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Lo Kauppi – Pressröster". LoKauppi.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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