Lena Olin

About

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...

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Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999MINDHUNTERSeries • 2017Nine Perfect StrangersSeries • 2021HuntersSeries • 2020RivieraSeries • 2017AliasSeries • 2001UpgradedMovie • 2024The ReaderMovie • 2008The Ninth GateMovie • 1999VinylSeries • 2016ChocolatMovie • 2000Queen of the DamnedMovie • 2002SpacemanMovie • 2024One LifeMovie • 2023Remember MeMovie • 2010Fanny and AlexanderMovie • 1982CasanovaMovie • 2005AwakeMovie • 2007The Unbearable Lightness of BeingMovie • 1988Mystery MenMovie • 1999Welcome to SwedenSeries • 2014Fanny and AlexanderSeries • 1984Hollywood HomicideMovie • 2003The HypnotistMovie • 2012