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  • BIRTH 22/03/1955
  • Country Sweden
  • SHOWS 8
  • MOVIES 35

Lena Olin

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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Lena Olin

Shows (8)

MINDHUNTER
MINDHUNTER
Annaliese Stilman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ingrid Block
Alias
Alias
Irina Derevko
Hunters (2020)
Hunters (2020)
The Colonel
Vinyl
Vinyl
Mrs. Fineman
Riviera
Riviera
Irina Atman / Irina Atman Clios
Welcome to Sweden (2014)
Welcome to Sweden (2014)
Viveka
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander
Rosa

Movies (35)

Upgraded
Upgraded
Catherine
One Life
One Life
Grete Winton
Spaceman
Spaceman
Zdena
The Reader
The Reader
Rose Mather
Remember Me
Remember Me
Diane Hirsch
The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate
Liana Telfer
Chocolat
Chocolat
Josephine Muscat
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned
Maharet
Awake
Awake
Lilith Beresford
Mystery Men
Mystery Men
Dr. Anabel Leek
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide
Ruby
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Sabina
Havana
Havana
Bobby Duran
The United States of Leland
The United States of Leland
Marybeth Fitzgerald
Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon
Older Estefania
Darkness
Darkness
Maria
Casanova
Casanova
Andrea
Adam
Adam
Yevgeina
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Marta
Romeo is Bleeding
Romeo is Bleeding
Mona Demarkov
Hypnotisören
Hypnotisören
Simone Bark
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know
Kathryn Vale
Hilma
Hilma
Hilma af Klint
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story
Masha
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones
Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen
Maya Dardel
Maya Dardel
Maya
Ignition
Ignition
Faith Mattis
Friends
Friends
Sue
Lumière et Compagnie
Lumière et Compagnie
(segment "Lasse Hallström")
Intensive Care
Intensive Care
Margaret
Se upp för Jönssonligan
Se upp för Jönssonligan
Anita
One Life
One Life
Grete Winton
La notte e il momento
La notte e il momento
La marchesa
Night Falls on Manhattan
Night Falls on Manhattan
Peggy Lindstrom
På liv och död
På liv och död
Nadja Melander