Haddy Jallow
Haddy Jallow (* 14. October 1985 ) is one of Gambia coming Swedish actress .
biography
Jallow was born in Gambia in 1985. Her mother married a Swede and brought her daughter to join her when she was eight. She grew up with two younger brothers, first in the Stockholm district of Rinkeby , and later in the suburb of Skogås . According to her own statements, she was discriminated against by classmates when she was a child because of her dark skin color. She devoted herself to drama at school and first appeared in front of the camera at the age of 15 in a supporting role in Daniel Fridell's television series En klass för sig .
Three years later, Fridell Jallow offered the leading role in his feature film Säg att du älskar mig (2006; international English title: Say That You Love me ). In the drama, she slipped into the role of fifteen-year-old Fatou , who is raped by two classmates. Fatou hides this. The amateur actress made her first film role known to a broad Swedish audience. In 2007 she was awarded the most important Swedish film prize, the Guldbagge , as best actress and prevailed against such well-known actresses as Amanda Ooms ( Sök ) at the award ceremony .
Despite the initial success, Jallow received no further role offers and opened a clothing store with her mother in 2007. She lives in the Aspudden district of Stockholm .
Filmography
- 2001: En klass för sig (TV series)
- 2006: You saw älskar mig
Web links
- Haddy Jallow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ”De kallade mig neger” - portrait of Maud Cordenius in Aftonbladet , February 19, 2007 (Swedish)
- Film review by Säg att du älskar mig in Dagens Nyheter , August 25, 2006 (Swedish)
- Film review by Säg att du älskar mig on ukgambians.net, September 21, 2006 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c cf. Cordenius, Maud: ”De kallade mig neger” at aftonbladet.se, February 19, 2007 (accessed on July 28, 2008)
- ↑ cf. Persson, Joacim; Niklasson, Ylva: Våra nya stjärnor at aftonbladet.se, February 23, 2007 (accessed on July 28, 2008)
- ↑ cf. Nya stjärnskottet Haddy fick en huvudrollsbagge ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at expressen.se, January 23, 2007 (accessed on July 28, 2008)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Yeah, Haddy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Gambia |