Cecilia von der Esch
Cecilia Forss | |
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 Forss in August 2014 | |
| Born | Helga Cecilia Cissi Forss 12 June 1985 Falun, Sweden |
Helga Cecilia Forss, also known as Cissi Forss, (born 12 June 1985) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Her breakthrough role was Jennifer in the 2010 film Simple Simon and Cindy in the ICA commercials.[1] When she was nine, Forss participated in a segment of Trafikmagasinet on SVT.[2][1] Her film debut was in Maria Blom's 2004 film Masjävlar.[1] Forss joined Nour El-Refai in the hidden camera show Raj Raj broadcast on TV400.[3] She also worked with El-Refai, John Matton, Björn Gustafsson, and Peter Settman in the TV3 comedy show Hus i helvete.[4] With El-Refai and Maud Lindström, she has written and performed the act "Almost Like Boys" at Riksteatern in 2008, a comedy act about gender.[5] Forss has also appeared in Henrik Schyffert's comedy series Sverige pussas och kramas on Kanal5.[6] In summer 2009, she also participated in Kanal5 series Balls of Steel.[4]
In 2008 she participated in the game show Brain Wall, teaming up with El-Refai and Grete Havnesköld.[6] In 2009 Forss participated in the Sveriges Radio comedy show Kungen kommer till Rissne. With Martin Soneby, she presented the show Silent Library on Kanal5.[6] In 2008 she became known for her role as Cindy in the ICA commercials. In 2010 she starred as Jennifer in the film Simple Simon with Bill Skarsgård, earning her a Guldbagge nomination for supporting actress in a feature film.[1] In August 2011 she was a "Sommarpratare" in Sommar i P1 on Sveriges Radio.[7]
Forss was a sidekick to Pär Lernström in Idol 2011 on TV4. Since 2012 she has been a goodwill ambassador for the Child Cancer Foundation.[8]
In 2013 she participated in the play De 39 Stegen at Intiman in Stockholm.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d Erik Helmerson/TT Spektra Stockholm TT Spektra. "Cecilia Forss: Ny stjärna i "Rymden" - Kultur - SvD". SvD.se. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Cecilia Forss i trafikmagasinet 1994 (in Swedish). 22 April 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Cissi Forss och Nour El-Refai i Raj Raj, Svenska Dagbladet. Pg 12, 2007
- ^ a b Sveriges Radio. "Cecilia Forss". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Cissi och Nour gör humor av könen". SvD.se. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Cecilia Forss: "Hela min uppväxt var en enda stor stilmiss" - CHIC". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Cecilia Forss blev antastad av stjärnan - Klick! - Nöjesbladet - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ "Kampanj Barncancerfonden". Retrieved 10 March 2015.[dead link]
- ^ 39 stegenRetrieved 10 March 2015 Archived December 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Cecilia Forss at Wikimedia Commons