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Lena Olin Biography (1955-)

Full name, Lena Maria Jonna Olin; born March 22, 1955, in Stockholm, Sweden;immigrated to the United States, 1995; daughter of Stig (an actor and director) and Britta Alice (an actress; maiden name, Holmberg) Olin; sister of MatsOlin (a singer); married Lasse Hallstroem (a director, producer, writer, andeditor), March 18, 1994; children: (with actor Oerjan Ramberg) August; (withHallstroem) Tora. Addresses: Agent: Adam Isaacs, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

Swedish

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

March 22, 1955

Stockholm, Sweden

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Shop assistant, Ansikte mot ansikte (also known as Face to Face), Cinematograph, 1976
• Girl, Tabu (also known as Taboo), Swedish Film Institute, 1977
• Dolores, Picassos aeventyr (also known as The Adventures of Picasso), Svensk Filmindustri, 1978
• Lena, Kaerleken (also known as Love), Europa Film, 1980
• Nina, Graesaenklingar (also known as One-Week Bachelors), Europa Film, 1982
• Rosa, Fanny and Alexander (also known as Fanny et Alexandre, Fanny och Alexander, and Fanny und Alexander), Embassy, 1983
• Karin, Flucht in den norden (released in the United States as Flight North; also known as Pako pohjoiseen), Cine-International, 1986
• Nadja Melander, Paa liv och doed (also known as A Matter of Life and Death), Ariane Filmproduktion, 1986
• Sabina, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Orion, 1988
• Sue, Friends, Swedish Film Institute, 1988
• Masha, Enemies, a Love Story, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989
• Annika Larsson, S/Y glaedjen (also known as S/Y Joy), Swedish Film Institute, 1989
• Bobby Duran, Havana, Universal, 1990
• Mona Demarkov, Romeo Is Bleeding, Gramercy, 1993
• Dr. Elizabeth "Libbie" Bowen, Mr. Jones, Columbia/TriStar, 1993
• The Marquise, Night and the Moment (also known as La notte e ilmomento and La nuit et le moment), Buena Vista Home Video, 1994
• Herself, Lumiere et compagnie (also known as Lumiere and Company and Lumiere y compania), Alta Films, 1995
• The Golden Hour, 1996
• Peggy Lindstrom, Night Falls on Manhattan, Paramount, 1997
• Tessie, Hamilton, Buena Vista, 1998
• Jadzia Pzoniak, Polish Wedding, Fox Searchlight, 1998
• Liana Telfer, The Ninth Gate (also known as La neuvieme porte and La novena puerta), Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• Dr. Annabel Leek, Mystery Men, Universal, 1999
• Josephine Muscat, Chocolat, Miramax, 2000
• Faith Mattis (some sources cite Faith Matheson), Ignition (also known as Mise a feu), Saturn Home Entertainment, 2001
• Maharet, Queen of the Damned (also known as Anne Rice's "Queenof the Damned"), Warner Bros., 2002
• Maria, Darkness (also known as The Dark), 2002, Dimension Films, 2004
• Ruby, Hollywood Homicide, Columbia, 2003
• Marybeth Fitzgerald, The United States of Leland, Paramount Classics, 2004
• Andrea, Casanova, Buena Vista, 2005
• Nina, Bang Bang Orangutang, Sonet Film, 2005
• Kathryn Vale, Devil You Know, Roger Films, 2006
• Awake, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2006
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Irina Derevko, Alias, ABC, 2002-2003, 2005, 2006
• Episodic
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2001
• Corazon de ... , 2005
• (In archive footage) Cinema mil, 2005
• Appeared in "The Films of Philip Kaufman," an episode of The Directors, Encore.
• Other
• Gypsy woman, Friaren som inte ville gifta sig, 1977
• Som ni behagar (also known as As You Like It), 1982
• The older Anna Egerman, After the Rehearsal (also known as Efter repetitionen), 1984
• Marta, Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (miniseries), NBC, 1985
• Lady with a dog, Glasmaestarna, 1986
• Ann, Komedianter, 1987
• The 62nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1990
• Lena, Hebriana, 1990
• Herself, Hamilton bakom kulisserna, 1998
• (Uncredited) The Marquise (in archive footage), Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe, 2005
• Stage Appearances
• Pliant and Drugger, Alkemisten, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm,Sweden, 1980
• Egle, Paradisbarnen, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1981
• Smaatt och stort (also known as Big and Little), Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1982
• Clarice de Bisognosi, Tvaa herrars tjaenare (also known as TheServant of Two masters and Il servitore di due padroni), Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1982
• Mary, Juno och paafaageln (also known as Juno and the Paycock), Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1982
• Rose, Chikanen, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1983
• Cordelia, King Lear, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1984
• Ej blot till lyst, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1985
• Charlotte, Nattvarden (also known as The Last Supper), Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1985
• Agnes, A Dreamplay, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1986
• Ann, Summer, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1986
• Margarita, The Master and Margarita, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1988
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1990
• Julie, Miss Julie, Royal Dramatic Theatre, then Majestic Theatre,Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, both 1991
• Also appeared in Restoration.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th edition, St. James Press, 2000
• Newsmakers 1991, Gale, 1991

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, February 11, 1994, pp. 32-33; June 14, 2002,p. 80
• Good Housekeeping, August, 2003, p. 74
• Interview, January, 1991, p. 116
• Playboy, February, 1991, p. 112
• Premiere, January, 1991, p. 70
• Sly, January, 2006, pp. 54-63
• TV Guide, September 21, 2002, p. 21; May 15, 2005, pp. 46-47