The Swedish actress, director and playwright, Ellen Nyman, is born in 1971 and educated from The Acting School at Aarhus Theatre in 1997. She has worked in both Denmark and Sweden and starred in more than 30 plays, a row of films, television and performances. Furthermore she has established her own art projects – often political actions, happenings and video-art. She has exhibited at several museums, taught at a number of art academies and worked as a lecturer, debater and translator. For the time being Ellen lives in Sweden, where she has directed at Malmø Stadsteater, Teater Tribunalen and Folkoperan.