Lena Olin
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1955-03-22 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
- Also known as
- Lena Olin-Hallström · Lena Maria Jonna Olin · لینا اولین · 蓮娜歐琳
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
TV Shows (16)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ingrid Block
MINDHUNTER
2017
as Annaliese Stilman
Hunters
2020
as Eva Braun-Hitler / The Colonel
Nine Perfect Strangers
2021
as Helena von Falkenberg
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Riviera
2017
as Irina Atman Clios
Alias
2001
as Irina Derevko
Vinyl
2016
as Mrs. Fineman
Hellenius Hörna
2010
as Self - Guest
Welcome to Sweden
2014
as Viveka
Fanny and Alexander
1984
as Rosa
Carina Bergfeldt
2021
as Self - Guest
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
2017
as Herself
The Darkness
2024
as DI Hulda Hermannsdóttir
Face to Face
1976
as Shop Assistant
Movies (56)
Awake
2007
as Lilith Beresford
The Reader
2008
as Rose Mather
Chocolat
2000
as Josephine Muscat
The Ninth Gate
1999
as Liana Telfer
Upgraded
2024
as Catherine
Remember Me
2010
as Diane Hirsch
Spaceman
2024
as Zdena
Mystery Men
1999
as Dr. Anabel Leek
Queen of the Damned
2002
as Maharet
Casanova
2005
as Andrea
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988
as Sabina
One Life
2023
as Grete Winton
Fanny and Alexander
1982
as Rosa
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Mona Demarkov
Night Train to Lisbon
2013
as Older Estefania
Hollywood Homicide
2003
as Ruby
Mr. Jones
1993
as Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997
as Peggy Lindstrom
Darkness
2002
as Maria
The United States of Leland
2003
as Marybeth Fitzgerald
Adam
2020
as Yevgeina
Havana
1990
as Bobby Duran
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
Lumière & Company
1995
as (segment "Lasse Hallström")
Tabu
1977
as Flicka på båten
The Devil You Know
2013
as Kathryn Vale
The Hypnotist
2012
as Simone Bark
Enemies, a Love Story
1989
as Masha
The Adventures of Picasso
1978
as Dolores
The Jonsson Gang
2021
as Anita
Face to Face
1976
as Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
as Self
Ignition
2002
as Faith Mattis
Hamilton
1998
as Tessie
The Artist's Wife
2020
as Claire Smythson
Hilma
2022
as Hilma af Klint
Polish Wedding
1998
as Jadzia
The Night and the Moment
1995
as La marchesa
One-Week Bachelors
1982
as Nina
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
2019
as Self
Friends
1987
as Sue
Maya Dardel
2017
as Maya
Flight North
1986
as Karin
Second Act
2023
as Eva
Hebriana
1990
as Lena
After the Rehearsal
1984
as Anna Egerman (older)
Intensive Care
2020
as Margaret
Bergman Revisited
2019
A Matter of Life and Death
1986
as Nadja Melander
S/Y Joy
1989
as Annika Larsson
Glasmästarna
1986
as The lady with the dog
Bang Bang Orangutang
2005
as Nina
Pappa är död
1982
as Berit
Komedianter
1987
as Ann
Bergman's Reliquarium
2018
Kärleken
1980
as Lena
About 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… With 72 credits spanning from 1976 to 2024, Lena Olin has appeared in 56 films and 16 TV shows.
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- Awake (2007) — as Lilith Beresford
- The Reader (2008) — as Rose Mather
- Chocolat (2000) — as Josephine Muscat
- The Ninth Gate (1999) — as Liana Telfer
- Upgraded (2024) — as Catherine
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