Lena Olin facts for kids
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Lena Olin
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Lena Maria Jonna Olin
22 March 1955 Stockholm, Sweden
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| Education | Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Britta Holmberg Stig Olin |
Lena Olin is a talented actress from Sweden. She was born on March 22, 1955. Lena Olin has been nominated for many important awards, like an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and an Primetime Emmy Award.
She started her acting career with the famous filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. She became well-known around the world for her role in the movie The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). Later, she earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in Enemies, A Love Story (1989). She also starred in the popular film Chocolat (2000).
On television, Lena Olin is known for playing the spy Irina Derevko in the show Alias (2002–2006). She also appeared in the series Riviera (2017–2020) and Hunters (2020–2023).
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Early Life and Education
Lena Maria Jonna Olin was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 22, 1955. Her parents, Britta Holmberg and Stig Olin, were both actors. She was the youngest of their three children.
From 1976 to 1979, Lena studied acting at the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Sweden. Before becoming an actress, she worked as a substitute teacher and a hospital nurse.
When she was 19 years old, in October 1974, Lena Olin won the title of Miss Scandinavia in Helsinki, Finland.
Acting Career Highlights
Lena Olin spent more than ten years performing with Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre. This is a very important theater group in Sweden. She acted in plays by famous writers like William Shakespeare and August Strindberg.
Her first movie role was a small part in Ingmar Bergman's film Face to Face (1976). Bergman then cast her in her first main international role in After the Rehearsal (1984).
International Breakthrough Films
In 1988, Lena Olin starred with Daniel Day-Lewis in The Unbearable Lightness of Being. This was her first big role in an English-speaking movie made for a global audience. This role helped her become famous worldwide.
In 1989, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Enemies, A Love Story. In this film, she played a character who survived a Nazi death camp.
She also appeared in the action movie Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) and the comedy Mystery Men (1999). Lena Olin worked with director Lasse Hallström on the movie Chocolat (2000), which was nominated for five Academy Awards. They worked together again on Casanova (2005).
Television Roles
In 2002, Lena Olin took on her first American TV role in the spy thriller Alias. She played the character Irina Derevko. For her work on Alias, she was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2003.
She also starred in the Swedish comedy show Welcome to Sweden (2014–2015). From 2017 to 2020, she was part of the main cast in the drama series Riviera. More recently, from 2020 to 2023, she played a lead role in the series Hunters. In 2024, she played the main detective in the TV series The Darkness.
Personal Life
Lena Olin has a son named August from a previous relationship. Since 1994, she has been married to filmmaker Lasse Hallström. They have a daughter named Tora. Lena and her family live in Bedford, New York, in the United States.
See also
In Spanish: Lena Olin para niños
