Hedda Stiernstedt is an actress born in Stockholm, Sweden. She began her professional acting career by appearing in Swedish short films and television series. She first gained recognition for her feature film debut "Monica Z" and then went on to play the lead in critically acclaimed coming of age feature "Young Sophie Bell". She then gained widespread recognition in Europe for her acclaimed lead role Nina in the hit TV-drama "The restaurant" for which she won the Kristallen Award for Best Actress. She is starring in Tomas Alfredssons coming feature "Jonssons gang".