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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1955-03-22 (70 years old)

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).

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Known For

Acting

2024

Spaceman as Zdena
Upgraded as Catherine
The Darkness as DI Hulda Hermannsdóttir

2023

Second Act as Eva
One Life as Grete Winton

2022

Hilma as Hilma af Klint

2021

Carina Bergfeldt as Self - Guest

2020

Intensive Care as Margaret
The Artist's Wife as Claire Smythson
Adam as Yevgeina
Hunters as The Colonel

2019

2018

2017

Maya Dardel as Maya
Riviera as Irina Atman Clios
MINDHUNTER as Annaliese Stilman

2016

Vinyl as Mrs. Fineman

2014

2013

Night Train to Lisbon as Older Estefania
The Devil You Know as Kathryn Vale

2012

The Hypnotist as Simone Bark

2010

Remember Me as Diane Hirsch
Hellenius Hörna as Self - Guest

2009

Skavlan as Self - Guest

2008

The Reader as Rose Mather

2007

Awake as Lilith Beresford

2005

2003

The United States of Leland as Marybeth Fitzgerald

2002

Darkness as Maria
Ignition as Faith Mattis

2001

Alias as Irina Derevko

2000

Chocolat as Josephine Muscat

1999

The Ninth Gate as Liana Telfer
Mystery Men as Dr. Anabel Leek

1998

Polish Wedding as Jadzia
Hamilton as Tessie

1997

Night Falls on Manhattan as Peggy Lindstrom

1995

Lumière & Company as (segment "Lasse Hallström")

1993

Romeo Is Bleeding as Mona Demarkov
Mr. Jones as Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen

1990

Havana as Bobby Duran
Hebriana as Lena

1989

S/Y Joy as Annika Larsson

1988

1987

Friends as Sue

1986

A Matter of Life and Death as Nadja Melander
Flight North as Karin
Glasmästarna as The lady with the dog

1984

After the Rehearsal as Anna Egerman (older)

1982

1978

1977

Tabu as Flicka på båten

1976

Face to Face as Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Face to Face as Shop Assistant