Margareta Pettersson

Margareta Pettersson

1955-10-06

Biography

Margareta Pettersson is a Swedish actress who plays with Matt Damon in the feature film Downsizing, directed by Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne. Margareta plays the major supporting role of Solveig Edvardsen. She has scenes with Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau and Rolf Lassgård. Margareta has more than thirty years experience as an actress. She is known for always being very true in her roles, a strong presence on screen and she is also known as a comedienne. She has worked with director Ingmar Bergman in his feature films Fanny and Alexander and Face to Face. Bergman gave Margareta compliments for her natural and true presence on screen. She also worked with Lasse Hallström in his feature film Tuppen. In 2021 in Swedish Short Film Festival Margareta wins Audience Favorite for her own short film Tissel Tassel. She plays the shaman woman in the international TV-series Epic Warrior Women in 2019. Margareta Pettersson is producer, director, and screenwriter, and plays the main role in her own short film Mötet, which was nominated for Best Short Film in SM in Minute Film at Swedish Short film Festival 2019. She was nominated for Best Swedish Female Actor in Luleå International Film Festival in 2019 for her main role in the Short film Alma 2. She won Prize of Honour at the Movie Festival in Poland 2019. Her Short Film Alma Another Day. Meeting and Alma 1 was selected in Luleå International Film Festival in 2020. She plays the main role as Mother in the Swedish Short Film The Tyrant which won prize as Best Swedish Short Film in Luleå International Film Festival in 2020.

Also appears in

Downsizing

Downsizing

5.4

Face to Face

Face to Face

7.2

The Ketchup Effect

The Ketchup Effect

5.1

Something Must Break

Something Must Break

6.2

Joker

Joker

5.8

Flicker

Flicker

5.5

The Rooster

The Rooster

5.4

Peas & Whiskers

Peas & Whiskers

6.4

The Serpent’s Way

The Serpent’s Way

6.0

City of My Dreams

City of My Dreams

7.2

SOPOR

SOPOR

5.5

The Lake

The Lake

4.2

Blackout

Blackout

6.0

I Am My Own

I Am My Own

Not yet rated

King of Atlantis

King of Atlantis

9.0

Deadly Drift

Deadly Drift

4.3

The Gift

The Gift

Not yet rated

Dödspolare

Dödspolare

5.2

Time of the Wolf

Time of the Wolf

4.0

Dreams of Las Vegas

Dreams of Las Vegas

Not yet rated