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Lena Olin

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Swedish stage actress, film actress, beauty pageant contestant, actress (1955–)

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Acting · 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1955

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
53
Total plays
380

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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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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lena Olin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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