Johanna Sallstrom

Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström was a Swedish actress who worked on screen for more than 15 years. Her big breakthrough came with Under Ytan (1997), which won her the Guldbaggen for best leading actress. Johanna Sallstrom appeared nude in Under Ytan and later in Magnetisorens femte vinter from 1999. She was born on December 30, 1974, in Stockholm, Sweden. Tired of the attention, she moved to Denmark and worked in a café before returning to Sweden in 2000. She was best known for playing police officer Linda Wallander in the series Wallander from 2005. Though she often played tough women on screen, she was said to be shy and quiet in private. She was found dead at her home in Malmö on February 13, 2007.