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Showreel
Introductions different languages
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Audio Reels
Röstprov - skönlitteratur
Röstprov - skönliterattur
Röstprov - barn & ungdomsroman
Voice sample - novel (english w/ swedish accent)
Voice sampe - novel (english w/ swedish accent)
Credits
Film
Stage
Audio
Other
Education
About
Appearance | African-American, Black-other regions, Black-Caribbean, Black-African, Caribbean, Creole, East African, Latin American, Mixed Race, North African, West African
Playing Age | 30 - 42
Height | 164
Physique | Medium build
Eye Colour | Brown
Vocal Pitch / Dubbing Voice | Mezzo Soprano
Skills
Languages
Native:
Swedish
High Standard:
Accents & Dialects
Native:
Stockholmska, Rikssvenska
High Standard:
Music
Skilled:
Dance
Skilled:
Sports
Highly Skilled:
Basketball, Thai boxing
Skilled:
Acting Techniques
Highly Skilled:
Meisner, Classical Acting, Improv, Stage Combat, Viewpoints, Voice Acting
Skilled:
Other Skills
Highly Skilled:
Stage Combat, Narration, Voice acting, Story telling, Scriptwriter (professional), Writing, Journalist
Driving Licences
Driver's licence car (automatic), Driver's licence car (stick)
AWARDS and NOMINATIONS
Top 10 audiobooks of 2025, by Audible UK: Bitter Honey by Lolá Akínmádé (narrator)
NAACP Image Award 2024 nomination: Everything is not enough by Lolá Akínmádé (narrated audiobook version)
Biography
Palmira Koukkari Mbenga is an actor of Gambian and Finnish decent, based in Stockholm, Sweden. She has experience in acting both on stage and in front of the camera, as well as audio book narration.
To add to her skills and range as an actor Palmira trains stage combat, with a special focus on sword fighting. She also knows Thai boxing, has dance experience and takes singing lessons in addition to singing in a gospel choir.
Palmira is also a published playwrite, and has a bachelor’s degree and ten years work experience as a journalist.
