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Novotny, Tobias Lindholm, Pilou Asbaek, and Caroline Blanco – 88th Annual Academy Awards – Arrivals – Hollywood & Highland Center – Hollywood, CA, USA, 2016 – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: 21 December, 1979
Ethnicity: * father – Czech * mother – Swedish
Tuva Novotny is a Swedish actress, director, and singer. She has directed the films Blind Spot , which she also wrote, and Britt-Marie Was Here , which she co-wrote.
She is the daughter of Barbro Hedström (Barbro Margareta Hedström), an artist, and David Jan Novotný, a novelist, scriptwriter, and professor of dramaturgy. Her father was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Her mother was born in Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden. Tuva was brought up in Åmot, Värmland. Tuva has a daughter with Nicolai Bjerrum Lersbryggen; and one child with actor Alexander Skarsgård .
Tuva’s paternal grandfather was named Jan Blahoslav Novotný.
Tuva’s maternal grandfather was named Henry Evald Hedström.
Tuva’s maternal grandmother was named Kristina Holmstrand.
Source: Genealogy of Tuva Novotny (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com