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Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 22, 1955 (70)
Birthplace Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Popularity 9 (history)
Updated Mar 01, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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). Aft ... er 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.

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Upgraded

Upgraded

2024

as Catherine

Spaceman

Spaceman

2024

as Zdena

One Life

One Life

2023

as Grete Winton

Hilma

Hilma

2022

as Hilma af Klint

The Artist's Wife

The Artist's Wife

2020

as Claire Smythson

Intensive Care

Intensive Care

2020

as Margaret

Adam

Adam

2020

as Yevgeina

Maya Dardel

Maya Dardel

2017

as Maya

The Devil You Know

The Devil You Know

2013

as Kathryn Vale

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

2013

as Older Estefania

Remember Me

Remember Me

2010

as Diane Hirsch

The Reader

The Reader

2008

as Rose Mather

Awake

Awake

2007

as Lilith Beresford

Casanova

Casanova

2005

as Andrea

Hollywood Homicide

Hollywood Homicide

2003

as Ruby

The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland

2003

as Marybeth Fitzgerald

Darkness

Darkness

2002

as Maria

Ignition

Ignition

2002

as Faith Mattis

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

2002

as Maharet

Chocolat

Chocolat

2000

as Josephine Muscat

The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate

1999

as Liana Telfer

Mystery Men

Mystery Men

1999

as Dr. Anabel Leek

Polish Wedding

Polish Wedding

1998

as Jadzia

Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

as Peggy Lindstrom

The Night and the Moment

The Night and the Moment

1995

as La marchesa

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

1993

as Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen

Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

as Mona Demarkov

Havana

Havana

1990

as Bobby Duran

Enemies, a Love Story

Enemies, a Love Story

1989

as Masha

Friends

Friends

1987

as Sue

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Television Credits

Alias

as Irina Derevko

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Riviera

as Irina Atman Clios

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Jun 15, 2017

Welcome to Sweden

as Viveka

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Mar 21, 2014

Hunters

as The Colonel

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Feb 20, 2020

The Darkness

as DI Hulda Hermannsdóttir

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 01, 2024

Vinyl

as Mrs. Fineman

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 14, 2016

Fanny and Alexander

as Rosa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 26, 1984

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Ingrid Block

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Face to Face

as Shop Assistant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 28, 1976

MINDHUNTER

as Annaliese Stilman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 13, 2017

Nine Perfect Strangers

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 18, 2021

Tillsammans med Strömstedts

as Herself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2017

Hellenius Hörna

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 2010

Carina Bergfeldt

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 2021

Skavlan

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 2009

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