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Lena Olin
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Film & TV
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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…
Known for
- Spaceman — Zdena2024
- Upgraded — Catherine2024
- The Darkness — DI Hulda Hermannsdóttir2024
- Second Act — Eva2023
- One Life — Grete Winton2023
- Hilma — Hilma af Klint2022
- The Jonsson Gang — Anita2021
- Carina Bergfeldt — Self - Guest2021
- Nine Perfect Strangers — Helena von Falkenberg2021
- Intensive Care — Margaret2020
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Key facts
- Born
- Lena Maria Jonna Olin , ( 1955-03-22 ) 22 March 1955 (age 71) , Stockholm , Sweden
- Education
- Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1976–present
- Spouse
- Lasse Hallström ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 )
- Parent s
- Britta Holmberg , Stig Olin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jonna
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Oscar Parish
- Spouse
- Lasse Hallström
- Father
- Stig Olin
- Mother
- Britta Holmberg
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting
- Image
- Lena Olin in 2015.jpg
- Residence
- Bedford
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- date of birth
- 1955-03-22
- unmarried partner
- Örjan Ramberg
- nominated for
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
- Commons category
- Lena Olin
- start of work period
- 1976-00-00
- birth name
- Lena Maria Jonna Olin
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Encyclopedic overview
Lena Maria Jonna Olin ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlêːna ʊˈliːn] ; 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 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 in the 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.
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