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Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Acting

March 22, 1955 (71 years old)
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Female
56 Movies
16 TV Shows

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.

The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate

The Ninth Gate

1999 6.5

as Liana Telfer

Age 44 (now 71)
The Reader
The Reader

The Reader

2008 7.5

as Rose Mather

Age 53 (now 71)
Remember Me
Remember Me

Remember Me

2010 7.1

as Diane Hirsch

Age 54 (now 71)
Chocolat
Chocolat

Chocolat

2000 7.0

as Josephine Muscat

Age 45 (now 71)
One Life
One Life

One Life

2023 7.8

as Grete Winton

Age 68 (now 71)
Awake
Awake

Awake

2007 6.6

as Lilith Beresford

Age 52 (now 71)
Upgraded
Upgraded

Upgraded

2024 7.2

as Catherine

Age 68 (now 71)
Alias
Alias

Alias

2001 6.8

as Irina Derevko

Age 46 (now 71)
27 eps
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988 6.9

as Sabina

Age 32 (now 71)
Darkness
Darkness

Darkness

2002 5.6

as Maria

Age 47 (now 71)
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide

Hollywood Homicide

2003 5.2

as Ruby

Age 48 (now 71)
Casanova
Casanova

Casanova

2005 6.4

as Andrea

Age 50 (now 71)
Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993 6.3

as Mona Demarkov

Age 38 (now 71)
Hunters
Hunters

Hunters

2020 7.2

as Eva Braun-Hitler / The Colonel

Age 64 (now 71)
18 eps
Spaceman
Spaceman

Spaceman

2024 6.7

as Zdena

Age 68 (now 71)
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

2002 6.1

as Maharet

Age 46 (now 71)