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Tuva Novotny

Tuva Novotny

Actor, also director and writer · Born December 21, 1979 (46) · Stockholm, Sverige

Berlinale award winner

Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström is a Swedish actress, director, and singer. She was born in Stockholm, and was raised in Åmot, Brunskog, outside Arvika. She is the daughter of Czech film director David Jan Novotný and Swedish artist Barbro Hedström. She is fluent in Swedish, Czech, Danish, and Norwegian. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tuva Novotny, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
December 21, 1979 (46)
From
Stockholm, Sverige
Works as
Actor, also director and writer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 74 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 19% in 30 days

What are Tuva Novotny's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Bonds
20%
Morality
19%
Survival
17%
Society
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
3%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 8 · Dark 14

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 16 · Intense 11

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 9

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 9
Ally
4 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
13
Dread
10
Warm
8
Contemplative
9
Other
20

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous8

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Tuva Novotny's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Tuva Novotny's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

74 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Bad Neighbors(2026)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • To New Beginnings(2025)

    as Nomi

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Super-Charlie(2024)

    as Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Allt and Eva(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Eva Arulf

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Abyss(2023)

    as Frigga Vibenius

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Zero Contact(2022)

    as Host

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Diorama(2022)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Middle Man(2021)

    as Blenda

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Exit Plan(2019)

    as Lærke

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Britt-Marie Was Here(2019)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Intrigo: Death of an Author(2018)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Blindsone(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Annihilation(2018)

    as Cass Sheppard

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Borg vs. McEnroe(2017)

    as Mariana Simionescu

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The King's Choice(2016)

    as Crown Princess Märtha of Norway

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Nobel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 7 episodes · as Johanne Riiser

  • Framing Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Unn Tove

  • A War(2015)

    as Maria Pedersen

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Interruption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Marie

  • Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama(2014)

    as Frida

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Behind The Scenes - Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Frida / Seg selv

  • Beyond Beyond(2014)

    as Johan's Mother (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Tragedy in a Country Churchyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Puck Ekstedt

  • Crimes of Passion: Dangerous Dreams(2013)

    as Puck Ekstedt

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Crimes of Passion: Roses, Kisses and Death(2013)

    as Puck Ekstedt

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • No More Murders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Puck Ekstedt

  • King Lily of the Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Puck Ekstedt

  • Crimes Of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · as Puck Ekstedt

  • Crimes of Passion: Death of a Loved One(2013)

    as Puck Ekstedt

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mammas pojkar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Evil Bitch

  • The Spiral (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sigrid Thelin

  • Fuck Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Robin

  • ID:A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Aliena / Ida

  • Truth About Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Marie

  • Dag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 40 episodes · Director · as Eva Holstad

  • Eat Pray Love(2010)

    as Sofi

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • För kärleken(2010)

    as Karin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Karlsson Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Clara

  • A Silent Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Med lukkede øjne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Rene

  • No Time for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Malou

  • The Wedding Photographer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Astrid

  • Original (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Marie

  • Possession(2009)

    as Casey

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • 183 dagar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Irene Huss 6: Guldkalven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Candidate(2008)

    as Camilla

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Der Kommissar und das Meer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Agneta

  • The Black Madonna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Maria

  • Snapphanar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hedvig Sparre

  • All it Takes is a Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Love

  • Naming Number Two(2006)

    as Danish Maria

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Stoned(2005)

    as Anna Wohlin

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Bang Bang Orangutang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Linda

  • Four Weeks in June (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Sandra

  • Close To Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Emily

  • Young Andersen(2005)

    as Henriette Wulff

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Lost Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Lise

  • Stratosphere Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Monika

  • Day and Night(2004)

    as Desire

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Hard Cops(2004)

    as Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Kommer du med mig då? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Paula

  • Slim Susie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Smala Sussie

  • The Stockholm Syndrome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Lisa

  • Midsommer(2003)

    as Linn

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Annelie

  • Herr von Hancken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Leonora 'Nora' von Hancken

  • Herr Von Hancken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Leonora 'Nora' von Hancken

  • Jalla! Jalla!(2000)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Pretty girl

  • Sleepwalker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Saga Hansson

  • Tic Tac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jeanette

  • Skilda världar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 500 episodes · as Nora Strandberg

  • The Kingdom(1994)

    Show 5 episodes · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 74 titles from 1994 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Annihilation (2018)

$43M worldwide

Highest rated

A War (2015)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Annihilation (2018)

Film career

19942026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1994Screen debut· The Kingdom
  • 1997First film· Tic Tac
  • 2003First top-billed film· Slim Susie
  • 2023Career best· The Abyss

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 74: 70 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thDirecting4 of 74: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 74: 0 only writing, 3 with another role

74 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s32 · 30 acting · 3 crew2020s8 · 7 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 13% of 30 roles
97071217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a Berlinale award in 2002.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Tuva Novotny's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 33 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Zero Contact (2022)

91st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Kingdom (1994)

Midcredits 91st · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Tuva Novotny's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles32–69 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 29 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Tuva Novotny work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tuva Novotny's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henrik Zein shares the most, 5.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers