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Amanda Pernilla Oljelund, born October 9, 1962, in Västerleds parish, Stockholm county, is a Swedish screenwriter for film and TV, journalist, and children's and youth book author. After studying literature, political science, and journalism at Stockholm University, she was active as a journalist during the years 1983–90, mostly as a feature journalist and columnist at Svenska Dagbladet. Oljelund has been a full-time writer since 1994. She writes mainly for film and TV, for adults as well as for children and adolescents. As a novelist, she has, among other things, written the books about the nail-biting, thoughtful, 13-year-old Cornelia Karlsson, which have been translated into a number of languages. Oljelund was nominated for a Guldbagge Award in 2011 for Best Screenplay for the relationship drama 'Stockholm Östra', which was also nominated for Best Male Lead (Mikael Persbrandt) and Best Cinematography.
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2013
Fröken Frimans krig
TV show Writer
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2012
The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder
Movie Writer
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2012
Nobel's Last Will
Movie Screenplay
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2011
Stockholm East
Movie Writer
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2010
Wallander: The Witness
Movie Screenplay
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2010
Wallander 22 - Angel of Death
Movie Writer
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2009
Wallander: The Priest
Movie Screenplay
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2009
Wallander: The Guilt
Movie Screenplay
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2009
Skorna
Movie The Mother (voice)
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2007
En riktig jul
TV show Writer
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2005
Wallander
TV show Screenplay
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2004
Allrams höjdarpaket
TV show Writer
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2003
Number One
Movie Writer
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2002
Laura Trenter Presents
TV show Writer
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2002
It Burns!
Movie Writer
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2001
Kaspar i Nudådalen
TV show Writer
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2000
Peter-No-Tail and the Big Treasure Hunt
Movie Screenplay
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2000
Pettersson and Findus
TV show Screenplay
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1999
En dag i taget
TV show Writer
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1998
Längtans blåa blomma
TV show Writer
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1997
Pelle Svanslös
TV show Writer
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1992
Rederiet
TV show Writer