Lena Olin
Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born 22 March 1955) is a Swedish actress. She has received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Mentored by filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, she made her screen debut with a small role in his film Face to Face (1976). After graduating from the drama school, Olin joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre, followed by roles in Bergman's films Fanny and Alexander (1982) and After the Rehearsal (1984). She made her international breakthrough with a role of a free-spirited artist in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. Olin garnered further critical acclaim for her portrayals of a Jewish survivor in the comedy-drama Enemies, A Love Story (1989), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and an abused wife in the comedy-drama Chocolat (2000), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her other film roles include The Adventures of Picasso (1978), Havana (1990), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), Mr. Jones (1993), The Ninth Gate (1999), Queen of the Damned (2002), Casanova (2005), The Reader (2008), Remember Me (2010), Maya Dardel (2017), and The Artist's Wife (2019). On television, Olin starred as KGB agent Irina Derevko on the spy thriller Alias (2002–2006), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Her other television roles include the sitcom Welcome to Sweden (2014–2015), the drama series Riviera (2017–2020), and the drama series Hunters (2020–2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Olin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
March 22, 1955Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
57Place of birth
Stockholm, Stockholms län, SwedenAlso known as
Lena Olin-Hallström, Lena Maria Jonna OlinCast credits
Chocolat
Josephine MuscatThe Ninth Gate
Liana TelferRomeo Is Bleeding
Mona DemarkovMr. Jones
Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' BowenThe Unbearable Lightness of Being
SabinaDarkness
MariaHollywood Homicide
RubyHavana
Bobby DuranRemember Me
Diane HirschQueen of the Damned
MaharetCasanova
AndreaMystery Men
Dr. Anabel LeekAwake
Lilith BeresfordThe United States of Leland
Marybeth FitzgeraldAfter the Rehearsal
Anna Egerman (older)Polish Wedding
JadziaThe Adventures of Picasso
DoloresNight Falls on Manhattan
Peggy LindstromHamilton
TessieIgnition
Faith MattisBang Bang Orangutang
Nina