Portrait of Margareta Pettersson

Margareta Pettersson

Acting

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.

Born: October 6, 1955

Filmography

2024
I Am the Fire

as Läkare

2021
Dreams of Las Vegas

as Maj-Gull Johansson

2019
King of Atlantis

as Grannen Ylva

2017
Downsizing

as Solveig Edvardsen

2017
Småstaden

as Polischef

2014
2014
Something Must Break

as Colleague (uncredited)

2014
Blackout

as Mickes mamma

2012
Flicker

as Berit

2006
The Gift

as Cashier

2004
The Ketchup Effect

as Headmaster

1999
1994
1991
1986
The Serpent's Way

as Granne (uncredited)

1986
Peas & Whiskers

as Ullabritt

1985
Dödspolare

as Woman in the attic

1981
1976
Near and Far Away

as Patient (uncredited)

1976
Face to Face

as Girlfriend (uncredited)

1960
Julkalendern

as Granne