Palmira Koukkari Mbenga Actress
Overview
NationalitySweden
LanguagesSwedish (mother tongue), English (fluent), English – American (fluent), English – British (good), French (basic), German (basic)
BornStockholm, Sweden, Stockholms lan
Age range30 - 42
Height164 cm
Ethnic typesAfro-American, Black (Caribbean) / Creole, Black / African descent, Multi-ethnic
Place of residenceStockholm - Stockholms lan (Sweden)
Work permitEuropean Union
Contact
G Actors Agency Acting agency
Contact: Sara Zommorodi
Folkparksvägen 91
126 77 Stockholm
Sweden
Skills/Talents
Languages Swedish (mother tongue), English (fluent), English – American (fluent), English – British (good), French (basic), German (basic)
Dialects Standard American (fluent)
Accents Swedish (native accent)
Dance African dance (contemporary) (good), Ballet (basic), Dancehall (basic), Hip hop (basic), Jazz dance (basic), Musical (basic)
Singing. Choral Singing (good), Gospel (good), Modern (good), Musical (good), Pop (good), Stage singing (good)
Vocal pitch / Dubbing voice Mezzo soprano
Musical instruments Piano (basic)
Sports Basketball (very good), Athletics (good), Boxing (good), Gym (good), Kick Boxing (good), Stage fighting (good), Sword Fighting (good), Thai Boxing (good), Ice Skating (basic), Rollerskating (basic), Skateboarding (basic), Yoga (basic)
Driving licences / Other permits Driver’s licence car
Other Skills Journalist, Narration, Poet, Storytelling, Translator, Workshop Director
Appearance
Age range 30 - 42
Height 164 cm
Build Medium build
Colour of eyes Brown
Colour of hair Brown/Black
Hair style afro
Twin No
Ethnic types Afro-American, Black (Caribbean) / Creole, Black / African descent, Multi-ethnic
Glasses Contact lenses
Training
Balettakademien Stockholm - Folkuniversitetet
Acting Program, 2nd year
TeaterAlliansen
Intuition in Action with Stephen Rappaport
Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts
Sarah Ahmed's Points of Orientation – queer and postcolonial strategies in performing arts
Central School of Speech & Drama
Theatre of Difference (summer course)
Awards/Nominations
2025
Audible: Picks of the year (one of 10 best audiobooks - fiction) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
- Award
for Tina / Bitter Honey
CV CV - Film CV - Theatre CV - Audio CV - Other
CV - Film
2025 - 2027
Ett ljudlöst nej / A silent no
RAMA Filmproduktion
Feature film (cinema)
Drama
Ronja Riobo Larsson
Directed by
Sophie
Supporting Actor
2026
Sing About Amina
Stockholm Film School
Short film
Drama
Alys Hewitt
Directed by
Mother
Supporting Actor
2024
How we have loved / Som vi har älskat
Stockholm University of the Arts
Network/Distributor: SVT
Short film
Drama
EE Kihlstrand
Directed by
Liv
Supporting Actor
2013
Boygame
Två Ljus Film
Short film
Drama
Anna Nolskog
Directed by
Renée
Supporting Actor
CV - Theatre
2025
Högt i tak (Eureka Day)
Playhouse Teater
Theatre
Comedy, Drama
Dennis Sandin
Directed by
Carina
Ensemble Leading Part
Swedish production of Jonathan Spectres Broadway hit "Eureka Day".
2025
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Balettakademien
Theatre
Comedy, Drama, Fairy tale, Fantasy, Theatrical comedy
Erik Ehn
Directed by
Titania / Hippolyta
Ensemble Leading Part
2024 - 2025
Tituba
Balettakademien
Monologue
Drama, Fantasy, Period drama
Simona Holmström Escanilla
Directed by
Lead
Monologue written and perfomed by me, inspired by the true events surrounding Tituba, the enslavaed woman who was the first person accused in the Salem witch trials.
2025
Golden Gaytime
Ö2 / Stolt Scenkonst
Theatre
Drama
Marina Nilsson
Directed by
Nina
Supporting Actor
Reading
2023
BLACK
Stockholm City Theatre
Other
Comedy, Drama
Miriam Andersson Sise
Directed by
Actor and Playwright
Ensemble Leading Part
Actor and Playwright in BLÄCK, and initiativ to highlight new Afro Swedish playwrights and storytellers.
2023
The Cherry Tortured
Playhouse Teater
Theatre
Drama
Aaron Posner
Directed by
V. (Varya)
Ensemble Leading Part
Reading of Aaron Posners newly written contemporary reimagining of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov.
2022
Teaterresidens
Riksteatern
Other
Comedy, Drama
Chantale Hannouch Rahimi
Directed by
Ensemble Leading Part
Script workshops and staged reading
2021
I Mohammeds Värld
Riksteatern
Theatre
Drama, Kids' production
Chantale Hannouch Rahimi
Directed by
The Sisters
Supporting Actor
Recorded reading
2019
Black Memory
The National Theatre of Sweden
Theatre
Drama, Period drama
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Directed by
Mazahr Makatemele (Svarta Sara)
Ensemble Leading Part
2019
The Waiting Room
National Black Theatre of Sweden
Theatre
Drama
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Directed by
Supporting Lead
Reading
2017
Kality
Riksteatern
Theatre
Drama, Journalism
Chantale Hannouch Rahimi
Directed by
Actor / Journalist
Guest Role
2012
Sinbad
Act Stockholm
Theatre
Adventure, Family, Kids' production
Catherine Fallenius
Directed by
Marina
Ensemble Leading Part
2012
Men jag då? / What about me?
Studio Meisner
Theatre
Comedy, Drama
Emelie Nyman
Directed by
Ensemble Leading Part
Final production for Studio Meisner. Actor & writer.
CV - Audio
2025
Bitter Honey
Bloomsbury Publishing Plb
Radio play/audiobook
Drama, Period drama
Erland Karling
Directed by
Tina
Speaker/narrator
Bitter Honey is Lola Akinmades acclaimed novel, named one of the 10 best audiobooks of 2025 by audible. Selected title in the Barack Obama Presidential Library.
2023
Everything is not enough
Harper Collins Audio
Radio play/audiobook
Drama
Erland Karling
Directed by
Yasmiin
Ensemble Leading Part
Narrator of Lola Akinmades acclaimed novel, nominated for an NAACP Image Award, for Outstanding literature.
CV - Other
2025
The Queer Gaze
Oceanen
Other
Monologue, Other
Palmira Koukkari Mbenga
Directed by
Self
Lead
Poetic monologue, written and performed by Palmira Koukkari Mbenga
2025
M/S Glömskans Hav
Tjörnedala Konsthall
Other
Other
Palmira Koukkari Mbenga & Oméya Simbizi
Directed by
Cruise ship hostess
Ensemble Leading Part
Interactive performance, written and performed by Palmira Koukkari Mbenga and Oméya Simbizi.
