Remember Nanna Blondell as “Lena Nilsdotter” on The Inner Circle? Now she’s joining the cast of House of the Dragon as “Laena Velaryon” — replacing former cast member Leana Velaryon.
But today, we’re not here to discuss her on-screen adventures. Instead, this article will explore everything you need to know about Nanna Blondell’s parents: Joseph and Marie-Ann Olsson.
Who are actress Nanna Blondell’s parents?
Nanna Blondell was born to parents Joseph and Marie-Ann Olsson. And it’s partly because of their family and heritage that Nanna is now passionate about diverse representation in the entertainment industry.
“My dream in acting is not to play a specific role. But I hope to always be able to create and portray many complex and diverse characters,” she explained.
Additionally, Nanna is a strong advocate for environmental conservation. She must have inherited her passion from her mother, who instilled a strong affection for nature and all its creatures.
Now, a little bit about herself, Nanna started her career in 2005 with the role of “Blenda” in Livet enligt Rosa. After that, she has appeared in more than 30 movies and TV series including Partisan (2022), Ture Sventon & Bermudatriangelns hemlighet (2019 – 2021), The Inner Circle (2019), Hassel (2017), etc.
As of 2022, the 5’9″ actress lives in Sweden (where she was born on August 6, 1986) with her husband Oskar Blondell and their daughter, Pippi (5 years old in 2022).
Nanna and Oskar were married in April 2011.
For those new to House of the Dragon, Nanna’s character “Laena” was once almost married to King Viserys (in episode 2).
Meet Nanna Blondell Cha, Joseph
Nanna Blondell’s father, Joseph, was her rock. She loved him unconditionally.
But sadly, she couldn’t be with him all season because of his job. He mostly left home in the winter to go to work.
Joseph appears quite a few times on Nanna’s IG @nannablondell.
Back home, Joseph is from Ghana.
Meet Nanna Blondell Mother, Marie-Ann Olsson
Nanna Blondell appears to be closest to her mother, Marie-Ann Olsson.
According to the actress, her mother fought and did “her best and more” to raise her. And she is “incredibly grateful” for all the battles her mother fought for her children.
“Happy birthday @omarieannon! So grateful for all the warriors you are for us❤️ I love you forever and ever,” Nanna introduced her mother on her birthday (i.e. June 16) in 2018.
Speaking of Nanna’s mother, Marie-Ann is Swedish and a professional photographer. But she only started her career in 2012 when her youngest daughter moved away from home and she herself moved out of town to Lidingö.
So what started as a hobby of photography has now evolved into a hobby of nature and the environment.
Marie-Ann mainly captures her surroundings on foot or by bike, including everything from birds, insects, plants and landscapes, things she “as a stressed out person in a big city” has never seen at such high speeds.
Nature photography not only gave her an interest but also a strong affection for nature and all the creatures in it — to care for and preserve them.
Overall, Marie-Ann believes that humans are not outside of nature, but part of it. “It’s probably the most important thing and we are completely dependent on it for our survival,” she wonders. So through her photographs, she hopes to convey a little of how wonderful and wonderful it is out there.
Find Marie-Ann on Instagram @omarieann and Facebook @marieann.olsson.
As of 2022, she resides in Stockholms Län in Sweden.
Related FAQs
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Are Nanna Blondell’s parents still married?
No, Nanna’s parents are not married anymore. They seem to have been separated for quite some time.
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How many children did Nanna Blondell’s parents have?
Nanna’s parents are said to have had four children—two boys and two girls including Nanna. (However, according to Nanna, she had eight siblings.)
Their son, Matsi Olsson Percell, graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1996 and then worked as a “Post-Production Editor” at Ratata Bearbetning in 2011. After 6 and a half years, Matsi joined the post-production team at Mastiff TV, while also doing the same job at Banijay Nordic.
In 2021, he continued working for Fremantle Media Sverige for seven months before moving back to Banijay Nordic in December 2021.
Throughout his time working for these companies, Matsi remained the owner and founder of Emope Media & Music AB, a company he founded in June 2009.
In 2022, Matsi lives in Stockholm, Sweden with her partner Ann Lundgren @ann.lundgren.52.
Here is Matsi’s IG account @matsipercell and FB account @matsi.percell.
As for Joseph and Marie-Ann’s daughter, Sadie Percell, she graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics in 2008 and began her career as an “associate consultant” at Xlent Strategy. She then went on to work for companies including Hugo Stenbecks Stiftelse, Googol Business Navigator, Towers Watson Data Services, Aon Hewitt, and in 2022, she became a manager for Neo4j.
Overall, Sadie is a strategic business analyst with experience in Human Resources Management, Compensation & Benefits, and Sales Incentives.
Find her on IG @sadiepercell and Twitter @PercellSadie.
Sadly we have no information about Joseph and Marie-Ann’s son, who goes by the handle @sthlm_boogie on IG.