Anne Frida Carolin Stoltz (born 2 May 1981 in Borås, Sweden) is a Swedish actress, who is best known for her role as Ukrainian immigrant Olena Petrovich in the British TV soap Emmerdale.[1][2] She has previously had minor TV roles in the British television series Doctors and the ITV Christmas special Clash of the Santas, where she played a German terrorist determined to undermine a 'best Santa' competition. Stoltz trained to be an actress at the Drama Centre London. She appears as Polish hairdresser Ava Lipinski in the Sky1 comedy series The Café. She played Norwegian police officer Anke Strøm in Shetland (S4).[3] She appeared in the daytime drama Justice in Liverpool.[4] She has also acted in her native Sweden, doing both theatre and film.[5][6] She also appeared in The Inbetweeners Movie.

Carolin Stoltz
Born (1981-05-02) 2 May 1981 (age 43)

As a stage actress, she appeared in the Agatha Christie play Witness for the Prosecution at County Hall, London, a former municipal building transformed into a performing arts venue.[7][8][9][10] She also appeared in the play Birdsong at Birmingham Rep.[11]

Stoltz grew up in Borås, Sweden, before moving to Gothenburg. She applied to Balettakademien in Gothenburg, dreaming of a career in musical theatre, but wasn't accepted; this led her to move to the United Kingdom.[12]

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  1. ^ Borås Tidning, January 20, 2010: Från Borås till engelska ursåpan Archived January 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  2. ^ Ingate, Kathryn (2019-10-04). "Emmerdale cast: Could deported Dales character return? Actress Carolin Stoltz reveals all". Daily Express. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. ^ "Carolin Stoltz - CV" (PDF).
  4. ^ Miles, Tina (2010-12-29). "Behind the scenes photos of the cast of daytime drama series Justice in Liverpool". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. ^ Andersson, Jan-Olov (24 August 2018). "Överspelat och tunt manus om videoentusiast". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). p. 12.
  6. ^ Björck, Amelie (16 March 2004). "Som en blodblåsa på läppen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish).
  7. ^ "Extension and new casting announced for Witness for the Prosecution at London's County Hall on Southbank". London Theatre Direct. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  8. ^ "All Rise for First Look at the New Cast of Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution at London's County Hall | The Fan Carpet". www.thefancarpet.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  9. ^ Wild, Stephi. "WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Extends Into Its Third Year At London's County Hall". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  10. ^ "'It'll definitely get you hooked': Carolin Stoltz joins the cast of Witness for the Prosecution at County Hall". My Theatre Mates. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  11. ^ Bassett, Kate. "Birdsong at Birmingham Rep". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  12. ^ Martin, Kai (22 November 2009). "Göteborgska blir brittisk såpakändis". Göteborgs-Tidningen (in Swedish). p. 22.
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