person

Lena Olin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1955-03-22

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Lena Olin

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). 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Olin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also Known For

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Chocolat

Dec 22, 2000

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Romeo Is Bleeding

Sep 13, 1993

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The Ninth Gate

Aug 25, 1999

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Second Act

Feb 24, 2023

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Feb 05, 1988

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Mr. Jones

Oct 08, 1993

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Darkness

Oct 11, 2002

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Hollywood Homicide

Jun 09, 2003

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Havana

Dec 11, 1990

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Remember Me

Mar 11, 2010

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Queen of the Damned

Feb 10, 2002

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Mystery Men

Aug 06, 1999

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Casanova

Dec 25, 2005

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Pappa är död

Sep 13, 1982

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Awake

Nov 28, 2007

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The United States of Leland

May 15, 2003

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After the Rehearsal

Jun 21, 1984

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Polish Wedding

Jan 16, 1998

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The Adventures of Picasso

May 20, 1978

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Night Falls on Manhattan

Mar 21, 1997

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Hamilton

Jan 30, 1998

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Komedianter

Nov 24, 1987

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Ignition

Jan 17, 2002

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Bang Bang Orangutang

Oct 14, 2005

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One-Week Bachelors

Dec 16, 1982

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Enemies, a Love Story

Dec 13, 1989

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The Hypnotist

Sep 28, 2012

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Night Train to Lisbon

Mar 07, 2013

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The Night and the Moment

Jul 05, 1995

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The Devil You Know

Jul 09, 2013

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S/Y Joy

May 30, 1989

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Friends

Nov 20, 1987

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A Matter of Life and Death

Nov 20, 1986

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One Life

Dec 21, 2023

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Spaceman

Feb 23, 2024

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Upgraded

Feb 07, 2024

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The Reader

Dec 10, 2008

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Lumière & Company

Dec 20, 1995

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Flight North

Sep 11, 1986

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Maya Dardel

Mar 12, 2017

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Face to Face

Apr 05, 1976

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Tabu

Jan 28, 1977

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Intensive Care

Apr 14, 2020

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Bergman's Reliquarium

Jan 27, 2018

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Bergman: A Year in a Life

Jul 12, 2018

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Hebriana

Apr 13, 1990

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Bergman Revisited

Dec 21, 2019

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Fanny and Alexander

Dec 17, 1982

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The Artist's Wife

Sep 25, 2020

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Glasmästarna

Jan 03, 1986

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Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria

Sep 06, 2019

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Trespassing Bergman

Aug 28, 2013

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Adam

Jul 02, 2020

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The Jonsson Gang

Oct 07, 2021

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Hilma

Oct 19, 2022

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Alias

Sep 30, 2001

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Fanny and Alexander

Dec 26, 1984

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Welcome to Sweden

Mar 21, 2014

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Vinyl

Feb 14, 2016

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

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Tillsammans med Strömstedts

Mar 09, 2017

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Hellenius Hörna

Oct 07, 2010

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Riviera

Jun 15, 2017

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Face to Face

Apr 28, 1976

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MINDHUNTER

Oct 13, 2017

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Carina Bergfeldt

Jan 15, 2021

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Hunters

Feb 20, 2020

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Skavlan

Jan 16, 2009

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The Darkness

Sep 12, 2024

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Nine Perfect Strangers

Aug 18, 2021