Cecilia von der Esch
Cecilia von der Esch | |
|---|---|
 Cecilia von der Esch in 2020 | |
| Born | Helga Cecilia Forss 12 June 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and comedian |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Fredrik von der Esch (2020–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Helga Cecilia von der Esch (née Forss; born 12 June 1985) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Her breakthrough role was the role of Jennifer in the 2010 film Simple Simon and Cindy in the ICA commercials.[1]
Biography
[edit]Helga Cecilia Forss was born 12 June 1985 in Falun, Sweden. When she was seven, she participated in a segment of Trafikmagasinet on SVT.[2][1] Her film debut was in Maria Blom's 2004 film Dalecarlians.[1] She joined Nour El-Refai in the hidden camera show Raj Raj broadcast on TV400.[3] She also worked with El-Refai, Johan Matton, Björn Gustafsson, and Peter Settman in the TV3 comedy show Hus i helvete.[4] With El-Refai and Maud Lindström, she has written and performed the act Almost Like Boys at the National Swedish Touring Theatre in 2008, a comedy act about gender.[5] She has also appeared in Henrik Schyffert's comedy series Sverige pussas och kramas on Kanal 5.[6] In summer 2009, she also participated in Kanal 5 series Ballar of stål.[4]
In 2008, she participated in the TV game show Brain Wall, teaming up with El-Refai and Grete Havnesköld.[6] In 2009 Forss participated in the Sveriges Radio comedy show Kungen kommer till Rissne. With Martin Soneby, she presented the show Silent Library on Kanal 5.[6] In 2008 she became known for her role as Cindy in the ICA commercials. In 2010 she starred as Jennifer in the film Simple Simon with Bill Skarsgård, earning her a Guldbagge nomination for supporting actress in a feature film.[1] In August 2011 she was the host of an episode of Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.[7]
She was a sidekick to Pär Lernström in Idol 2011 on TV4. Since 2012 she has been a goodwill ambassador for the Child Cancer Foundation.[8]
In 2013, she participated in the play De 39 stegen at Intiman in Stockholm.[9]
She competes as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2022, which is broadcast by TV4.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Erik Helmerson/TT Spektra Stockholm TT Spektra. "Cecilia Forss: Ny stjärna i "Rymden"". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Cecilia Forss i trafikmagasinet 1994 (in Swedish). 22 April 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Cissi von der Esch och Nour El-Refai i Raj Raj". Svenska Dagbladet. 2007. p. 12.
- ^ a b Sveriges Radio. "Cecilia Forss". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Cissi och Nour gör humor av könen". Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Cecilia Forss: "Hela min uppväxt var en enda stor stilmiss"". Chic. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Cecilia Forss blev antastad av stjärnan". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Kampanj Barncancerfonden". Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "39 stegen". Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Lindqvist, Johan (27 February 2022). "Här är alla deltagarna i årets "Let's dance"". Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
External links
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Media related to Cecilia Forss at Wikimedia Commons
