Johanna Sallstrom
Also known as Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund, Johanna Sällström
- Born
- Dec 30, 1974
- height
- 5'5" (or 166 cm)
- nationality
- Swedish
Career
Active 1993 – 2006
Biography
About Johanna Sallstrom
Johanna Sallstrom was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in Wallander. She worked as an actress for over 13 years, starting around age 18. Her career spanned from 1993 to 2006. Sallstrom had brown hair and grey eyes, stood 5'5" tall, and was of Caucasian ethnicity. She was straight and born in Sweden.
Sallstrom married Albin Sallstrom in 2000, and they divorced in 2002, about a year after the birth of their daughter Talulah. In 2004, she and Talulah experienced a tsunami while on holiday in Thailand. Sallstrom struggled with depression throughout her life, a condition worsened by that experience. In a 2006 interview, she said, "I always thought I would be dead by the age of 30." She died on 13 February 2007, at age 32, in her Malmö home. Her daughter Talulah died in 2014.
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Frequently asked
What happened to Johanna Sallstrom's daughter?
Her daughter Talulah, born in 2001, died in 2014 from suicide.
How did the 2004 tsunami affect Johanna Sallstrom?
Sallstrom and her daughter experienced the tsunami in Thailand in 2004, which worsened her lifelong struggle with depression.
Did you know
- Sallstrom was found dead in her Malmö home on 13 February 2007.
- She had been receiving treatment for depression in a psychiatric unit before her death.
- Her daughter Talulah also died by suicide, like her mother.
- Sallstrom once said in an interview, "I always thought I would be dead by the age of 30."
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