Lena Olin
Acting
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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Filmography of
Lena Olin
Zdena
... 2024
Catherine
... 2024
Grete Winton
... 2023
Eva
... 2023
Hilma af Klint
... 2022
Anita
... 2021
Yevgeina
... 2020
Claire Smythson
... 2020
Margaret
... 2020
... 2019
... 2019
... 2018
... 2018
Maya
... 2017
Self
... 2013
Kathryn Vale
... 2013
Older Estefania
... 2013
Simone Bark
... 2012
Self
... 2012
Diane Hirsch
... 2010
Rose Mather
... 2008
Lilith Beresford
... 2007
Andrea
... 2005
Nina
... 2005
Ruby
... 2003
Marybeth Fitzgerald
... 2003
Maria
... 2002
Maharet
... 2002
Faith Mattis
... 2002
Josephine Muscat
... 2000
Liana Telfer
... 1999
Dr. Anabel Leek
... 1999
Tessie
... 1998
Jadzia
... 1998
Peggy Lindstrom
... 1997
... 1995
La marchesa
... 1995
Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen
... 1993
Mona Demarkov
... 1993
Bobby Duran
... 1990
Lena
... 1990
Masha
... 1989
Annika Larsson
... 1989
... 1988
Ann
... 1987
Sue
... 1987
Nadja Melander
... 1986
Karin
... 1986
The lady with the dog
... 1986
... 1985
Anna Egerman (older)
... 1984
Rosa
... 1982
Nina
... 1982
Berit
... 1982
Dolores
... 1978
Flicka på båten
... 1977
Shop Assistant (uncredited)
... 1976