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Swedish actress (born 1988)

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Alicia Vikander is a Swedish and British actor, film actor, dancer, and film producer. Born Alicia Amanda Vikander on October 3, 1988, in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, she began her work period in 2002. She was educated at the Royal Swedish Ballet and speaks Swedish, English, and Danish. Her native language is Swedish.

Vikander has received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, and Actor Awards. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the European Film Award for Best Actress. She is recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actress collection. She resides in Portugal and is married to Michael Fassbender.

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Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Alicia Amanda Vikander (born 3 October 1988) is a Swedish actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and three British Academy Film Awards. Born and raised in Gothenburg, Vikander began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the Gothenburg opera house and trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish…

Known for

  • Hope — J'aur2026
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  • The Last Day2026
  • The Assessment — Virginia2025
  • Nordic Design - A Love Story — Narrator (Voice)2025
  • Firebrand — Katherine Parr2024
  • Rumours — Celestine Sproul2024
  • Irma Vep — Mira Harberg2022
  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self2022
  • Beckett — April Hanson2021

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Amanda
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupation
voice actor
Languages spoken
Danish
Native language
Swedish
Image
Alicia Vikander-7756 (cropped).jpg
Residence
Portugal
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Alicia Vikander
date of birth
1988-10-03
birth name
Alicia Amanda Vikander
start of work period
2002-00-00
IPA transcription
[aˈliːsɪa vɪˈkandɛr]
name in native language
Alicia Vikander
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Encyclopedic overview

Alicia Amanda Vikander (/vɪˈkændər/; Swedish: [aˈlǐːsɪa vɪˈkǎnːdɛr] ; born 3 October 1988) is a Swedish actress. Her accolades include an Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Born and raised in Gothenburg, Vikander began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the Gothenburg opera house and trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. She began her acting career in Swedish short films and television series and first gained recognition for her role in the drama series Andra Avenyn (2008–2010). She made her feature film debut in Pure (2010), for which she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress. She gained wider recognition in 2012 for playing Kitty in Joe Wright's period drama Anna Karenina and Queen Caroline Mathilde in the Danish film A Royal Affair.

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