Frida Gustavsson is a Swedish model and actress. She is famous for her appearances in several magazines and for the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla (2022).
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Career
Frida Gustavsson initially started her modeling career in 2008 when she was a teenager.
In that year, Frida then decided to move to Japan because she wanted to pursue the modeling industry there.
After joining Donna Models, a modeling agency based in Tokyo, this Gemini model later got modeling jobs locally.
Four years later, Frida successfully became the opening runaway model for the 2012 Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter which was located in Paris.
During that year, she even became a Victoria’s Secret Angel and walked for the 2012 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
That career breakthrough later led her into more modeling jobs by catwalking for various brands, such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, Fendi, Carolina Herrera, Christian Dior, McQueen, Anna Sui, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Celine, Oscar de la Renta, Givenchy, and many more.
In late 2013, Frida was trusted to be a brand ambassador of Maybelline, which made her appear in Maybelline’s commercials and advertisements.
Because of her amazing modeling career, she successfully became the top 4 most requested models alongside Kasia Struss, Liu Wen, and also Constance Jablonski.
Not only in the runaway, but Frida also often appears in magazines, such as Elle, Vogue, W, L’Officiel, and many more.
In 2015, Frida expanded her career into the acting industry, by acting in Arne Dahl: Efterskalv.
That year, she also decided to take a break from modeling for getting more experience in the acting industry, such as her appearance in Dröm (2019), The Witcher (2019), and The Inspector and The Sea (2020).
After taking a break until 2020, she later came back like a runaway model for the 2020 Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Spring/Summer Show.
And in 2022, she becomes a top hit by acting in the series Vikings: Valhalla.
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Profile
- Real Name: Frida Gustavsson
- Stage Name: Frida Gustavsson
- Nickname: Frida
- Birthday: June 6, 1993
- Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
- Zodiac Sign: Gemini
- Nationality: Swedish
- Religion: –
- Profession: Model, Actress
- Education: St Martins Gymnasium
- Hobbies: Dance, Shopping, Playing guitar
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- Instagram: @fridagustavson
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- YouTube: –
Height, Weight, & Physical Appearance
- Height: 185 cm (6’1″)
- Weight: 55 kg (121 lbs)
- Blood Type: –
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Eye Color: Blue/Grey
- Body Measurements: 32-24-35 (Bust -32, Waist -24, and Hips -35 in inches)
- Shoe Size: 9 (US)
- Dress Size: 4 (US)
Family
- Father: Leffe Gustavsson
- Mother: Ann-Britt Gustavsson
- Brother: Lerik Gustavsson, Johan Gustavsson
- Sister: –
Husband, Boyfriend, & Dating History
Hjalmar Rechlin
Frida Gustavsson got married to Hjalmar, who’s a photographer, in 2015. The wedding ceremony was held at Katarina Church, Sweden.
Unfortunately, their marriage only lasts two years, as the couple chose to part ways in 2017. The reasons of their divorce was not known.
Marcel Engdahl
After the divorce, she began her romance with Marcel, who’s a Swedish actor and model, in 2018.
The pair dated for 4 years before tied the knot in September 2022. The snippets of their wedding ceremony were shared on her social media page as well as being documented by the Vogue Scandinavia.
Net Worth
Her net worth is around $5 million. Most of her income comes from her profession as a model and actress.
Facts
- Frida Gustavsson was actually interested more to be a fashion stylist.
- She is interested in pattern and product design.
- Actually, Frida auditioned for Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Rey, but she didn’t pass it.
- Her ex-husband, Hjalmar, is a photographer.
- Frida married with Hjalmar in Sweden.
- She prefers failing to do what she loves than being successful doing things she doesn’t love.
- Her favorite foods are pizza and oreo cookies.
- Pink is Frida’s favorite color.
- She would love to go to Australia as her holiday destination.
- Her ideal type is…
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Movies
- Dampyr (2022), as Tesla Dubcek
- Tigrar (2021), as Vibeke
- Unblinded (2020), as Emma
- Swoon (2019), as Ninni Nilsson
- Nina L’eau (2013), as cameo
TV Series
- Vikings: Valhalla (Netflix | 2022), as Freydís Eiríksdóttir
- The Inspector and the Sea (ZDF | 2019), as Luna Akkers
- The Witcher (Netflix | 2019), as Ma/Visenna
- Dröm (SVT | 2019), as Adult Thea/Thea 33
Quotes
“I’ve always loved performing and being in front of people.”
“when I was little, I was acting. I was in theater classes and then pre-puberty I went from being this little small child to being incredibly tall, like a stick figure, and I kind of had a hard time with that. I didn’t feel comfortable in my own body.”
“I was scouted eating meatballs at Ikea. [Laughs] The most Swedish thing ever! When they first came up to me they were like, ‘Oh, do you want to be a model?’ I was choking on my meatball going, ‘What?’ I spoke to my dad who was there with me and we said it might be a good thing for me to try to break out of my shell a little bit and get more comfortable with myself.”
“I’ve always wanted to act. I’ve always had that feeling inside of me that I was like, ‘This is the only thing I think I’m ever gonna be truly good at. This is the only thing that I ever really want to pursue.’”
“I think coming from a modeling background, sometimes people look at you in a certain way and it may be difficult to be taken seriously sometimes, so I was very aware that it wasn’t gonna be an easy road transitioning into acting in the way that I wanted to act.”
“I didn’t want to play the girlfriend in the bikini. [There’s] nothing wrong with those types of parts, but it just wasn’t what I wanted to do. I had done that with my modeling career. If I wanted to just be a sexual object for people to look at, I would have stayed. It wasn’t what I wanted, so I took a leap of faith.”
“I quit at the top of my [modeling] career, I moved back to Sweden, I started doing pre-drama school courses, and it was hard! I didn’t have an agent and I couldn’t get an agent. Nobody wants to work with a person who’s never done anything before.”
“What really attracted me to Freydis is that she’s a very physical character to play; she doesn’t say a lot. So, it’s really interesting to just dive into the physicality of her. I enjoyed that. I think it’s a gift as an actor to be able to have moments where the audience can just breathe out and be there with you.”
“I love travelling. It’s something I’ve missed so much with the COVID pandemic. I think it’s really important to help people gain a different, less familiar, perspective.”
” I’m a pretty strange person, I like to go on solo hikes. I take my miniature tent, my backpack, my survival kit, and just go off on my own for a couple of days. Just completely recharge. I don’t speak to anyone. I barely even read anything — just sit and stare at a mountain. It makes me sound like a lunatic.”
“We shoot for six months of a year, and Ireland is such an incredibly beautiful place. Sometimes I have a couple of days off, so I drive out into the wild Atlantic Way of Ireland and hang out by myself with some sheep.”
“I’m Swedish, and I love the north of Sweden. It’s such an incredible place. It’s north of the Arctic Circle, and in the summer the sun never sets. You sit in your tent and there’s just a huge orange globe hovering over the edge of the mountains in the distance, and it’s very humbling.”
“I think it’s a huge misconception that modelling is something that is incredibly easy and that models are stupid. In the ten years I spent working at a high level in the fashion industry, all of the girls I met that had successful careers are intelligent women.”
“I never really wanted to model; it was something that happened.”
” I always wanted to act, and I thought modelling would be a great way to make money so when I did drama school I wouldn’t have to work two jobs. I also thought modelling could be a great way for me to work with my body and find comfort and find strength in that, as well as learn to be relaxed in front of the camera.”
“I always was like a little theatre monkey. When I was little I would direct my brothers and make home movies and they’d be my backup dancers. I made my little brother wear a tutu and mime Tom Jones’ Sexbomb.”
“In my early teens, I lost my confidence. I felt really uneasy in my body and being judged by people. I felt like I was doing that every day in school anyway, so I kind of gave up. Then I was scouted to be a model and it just happened faster than I imagined.”
“Transforming yourself physically, for me, is usually a way into the character; personally creating a character based off of certain characteristics doesn’t seem genuine. I start envisioning what kind of animal this person would be and their movement patterns; it’s a great way to open up the character.”
“I also love horses; I’m a horse girl so I try to spend time in the stables and nature.”
“I think the funniest person on the planet who always cheers me up is Julia Louis-Dreyfus when she plays President Selina in Veep. I think that is, like, the funniest thing ever. She’s so iconic. She’s very ironic, very dry. It’s the best show ever!”
Frida Gustavsson is really good inspiration. She is humble, always wants to explore, and does her best to do anything she can.