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Aliases: Lena Olin-Hallström , Lena Maria Jonna Olin , لینا اولین , 蓮娜歐琳

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

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Movie Involvements: 44

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Olin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8
Vinyl
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7

Vinyl

(2016) Mrs. Fineman
Hunters
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7

Hunters

(2020) The Colonel
MINDHUNTER
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8

MINDHUNTER

(2017) Annaliese Stilman
Fanny and Alexander
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8
Tabu
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5

Tabu

(1977) Flicka på båten
Riviera
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6

Riviera

(2017) Irina Atman Clios
One Life
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8

One Life

(2023) Grete Winton

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Zdena
Catherine
2023 Grete Winton
Eva
2022 Hilma af Klint
2021 Anita
N/A
Guest
2020 Yevgeina
Claire Smythson
Margaret
The Colonel
2019 N/A
Self
2018 Self
N/A
2017 Annaliese Stilman
Irina Atman Clios
Maya
Herself
2016 Mrs. Fineman
2014 Viveka
2013 Self
Kathryn Vale
Older Estefania
2012 Simone Bark
Self
2010 Guest
Diane Hirsch
2009 Self - Guest
2008 Rose Mather
2007 Lilith Beresford
2005 Andrea
Nina
2003 Ruby
Marybeth Fitzgerald
2002 Maria
Maharet
Faith Mattis
2001 Irina Derevko
2000 Josephine Muscat
1999 Ingrid Block
Liana Telfer
Dr. Anabel Leek
1998 Tessie
Jadzia
1997 Peggy Lindstrom
1995 (segment "Lasse Hallström")
La marchesa
1993 Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen
Mona Demarkov
1990 Bobby Duran
Lena
1989 Masha
Annika Larsson
1988 Sabina
1987 Ann
Sue
1986 Nadja Melander
Karin
The lady with the dog
1985 Marta
1984 Rosa
Anna Egerman (older)
1982 Rosa
Nina
Berit
1978 Dolores
1977 Flicka på båten
1976 Shop Assistant
Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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