Åsa Simma

Åsa Maria Gabriella Simma (born 8 October 1963 in Karesuando)[1] is a Swedish Sami theatre director, actress, yoik singer and scriptwriter.

She was the recipient of the Danish theatre prize Håbets Pris in the year 2000.

[3] In 2015, she was appointed head of the Sami peoples theatre, Giron Sámi Teáhter.

[4][5] Born on 8 October 1963 in Karesuando in the far north of Sweden, Åsa Maria Gabriella Simma was raised a family of reindeer herders in the Swedish Siida village of Lainiovuoma in the winter months but spent the summers on the Norwegian side of the border.

[4] Professionally, she has worked as the cultural coordinator at the Canadian Native Theatre School, acted in Belgium, toured throughout Europe, and headed the Dálvadis theatre group in Karesuando which later became the Giron Sámi Teáhter.