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Lena Olin

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Actress | * 03/22/1955 (69) | Stockholm, Stockholms län (Sweden)
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Lena Maria Jonna Olin (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlêːna ʊˈliːn] ; 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 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 in the 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 ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman. ...

Romeo Is Bleeding

R

1993 | 3.1/5 | 1h 40min
Crime
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Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with ...

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

R

1988 | 3.5/5 | 2h 51min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them, as they represent free-thinking and indulgence. When a grou ...

Chocolat

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2000 | 3.5/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydne ...

Alias

TV-14

2001 | 3.4/5 | 1h per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Lena Olin

Ingmar Bergman Award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Lena Olin as Actress(55)

as Zdena2024 Spaceman
2024 Upgraded
as Grete Winton2023 One Life
as Margaret2023 Intensive Care
as Eva2023 Second Act
as Hilma af Klint2022 Hilma
as Anita2021 The Jonsson Gang
as Yevgeina2020 Adam
as Claire Smythson2020 The Artist's Wife
as herself2019 Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
2018 Bergman's Reliquarium
as herself2018 Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Maya2017 Maya Dardel
as Kathryn Vale2013 The Devil You Know
as Older Estefania2013 Night Train to Lisbon
as herself2013 Trespassing Bergman
as herself2012 Bergmans video
as Simone Bark2012 The Hypnotist
as Diane Hirsch2010 Remember Me
as Rose Mather2008 The Reader
as Lilith Beresford2007 Awake
as Nina2005 Bang Bang Orangutang
as Andrea2005 Casanova
as Ruby2003 Hollywood Homicide
as Marybeth Fitzgerald2003 The United States of Leland
as Faith Mattis2002 Ignition
as Maharet2002 Queen of the Damned
as Maria2002 Darkness
as Josephine Muscat2000 Chocolat
as Liana Telfer1999 The Ninth Gate
as Dr. Anabel Leek1999 Mystery Men
as Jadzia1998 Polish Wedding
as Tessie1998 Hamilton
as Peggy Lindstrom1996 Night Falls on Manhattan
as La marchesa1995 The Night and the Moment
1995 Lumière and Company
as Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen1993 Mr. Jones
as Mona Demarkov1993 Romeo Is Bleeding
as Bobby Duran1990 Havana
as Lena1990 Hebriana
as Annika Larsson1989 S/Y Joy
as Masha1989 Enemies, a Love Story
as Sabina1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
as Sue1988 Friends
as Nadja Melander1986 A Matter of Life and Death
1986 Glasmästarna
as Karin1986 Flight North
as Marta1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
as Anna Egerman (older)1984 After the Rehearsal
as Nina1982 One-Week Bachelors
as Rosa1982 Fanny and Alexander
as Berit1982 Pappa är död
as Dolores1978 The Adventures of Picasso
as Flicka på båten1977 Taboo
as Shop Assistant (uncredited)1976 Face to Face

TV Shows/Series with Lena Olin as Actress(11)

as Guest2021 Carina Bergfeldt
as The Colonel2020 Hunters
as Annaliese Stilman2017 MINDHUNTER
as Irina Atman Clios2017 Riviera
as Mrs. Fineman2016 Vinyl
as Viveka2014 Welcome to Sweden
as Guest2010 Hellenius Hörna
as Self - Guest2009 Skavlan
as Irina Derevko2001 Alias
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rosa1984 Fanny and Alexander

Additional Information

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Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Tuesday, 03/22 1955 (March) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Sweden) (current age: 69 years + 34 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Educated at: Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts
Spouses (current/former): Lasse Hallström
Siblings: Mats Olin
Father: Stig Olin
Other names for Lena Olin (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lena Olin-Hallström"
"Lena Maria Jonna Olin"
Lena Olin frequently works together with these people:
Lou Martini Jr. (9x, Actor)
Jane Magnusson (8x, Crew)
Ingmar Bergman (7x, Crew)
Tomas Alfredson (7x, Crew)
Lasse Hallström (6x, Crew)
Terry Serpico (6x, Actor)
Sven Nykvist (6x, Crew)
Stellan Skarsgård (5x, Actor)
Pernilla August (5x, Actress)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (5x, Actor)
Warren Leight (5x, Crew)
Gösta Ekman (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:691, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024