Lena Olin
Acting
Born 1955-03-22
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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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).
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Acting
59 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Hunters
MINDHUNTER
Skavlan
Nine Perfect Strangers
The Ninth Gate
The Reader
Made in Hollywood
Riviera
Upgraded
Remember Me
One Life
Vinyl
Chocolat
Carina Bergfeldt
Hellenius Hörna
Queen of the Damned
Alias
Spaceman
Mystery Men
Awake
Welcome to Sweden
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Casanova
Fanny and Alexander
Hollywood Homicide
Fanny and Alexander
Mr. Jones
Romeo Is Bleeding
The Darkness
Night Train to Lisbon
The United States of Leland
Night Falls on Manhattan
The Hypnotist
Havana
Darkness
Tabu
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
S/Y Joy
Adam
Face to Face
Lumière & Company
Face to Face
Trespassing Bergman
After the Rehearsal
The Jonsson Gang
Hilma
Bergman: A Year in a Life
One-Week Bachelors
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Enemies, a Love Story
The Adventures of Picasso
The Devil You Know
Hamilton
Ignition
Polish Wedding
Kärleken
Bang Bang Orangutang
Second Act
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