Lena Olin

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

March 22, 1955 (71 yrs)

place of birth

Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

also known as

Lena Olin-Hallström · Lena Maria Jonna Olin · لینا اولین · 蓮娜歐琳

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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7.2

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2024as Catherine
The Reader
7.5

The Reader

2008as Rose Mather
The Ninth Gate
6.5

The Ninth Gate

1999as Liana Telfer
Chocolat
7.0

Chocolat

2000as Josephine Muscat
Remember Me
7.1

Remember Me

2010as Diane Hirsch
Awake
6.6

Awake

2007as Lilith Beresford
One Life
7.8

One Life

2023as Grete Winton
Mystery Men
5.8

Mystery Men

1999as Dr. Anabel Leek
Queen of the Damned
6.1

Queen of the Damned

2002as Maharet
Casanova
6.5

Casanova

2005as Andrea
Spaceman
6.7

Spaceman

2024as Zdena
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
6.9

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988as Sabina
Hollywood Homicide
5.2

Hollywood Homicide

2003as Ruby
Mr. Jones
5.8

Mr. Jones

1993as Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen
Romeo Is Bleeding
6.3

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993as Mona Demarkov
Fanny and Alexander
7.8

Fanny and Alexander

1982as Rosa
The United States of Leland
6.5

The United States of Leland

2003as Marybeth Fitzgerald
Night Train to Lisbon
6.5

Night Train to Lisbon

2013as Older Estefania
Night Falls on Manhattan
6.3

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997as Peggy Lindstrom
Havana
5.8

Havana

1990as Bobby Duran
Tabu
5.0

Tabu

1977as Flicka på båten
Adam
6.4

Adam

2020as Yevgeina
Ignition
4.4

Ignition

2002as Faith Mattis
Hamilton
5.7

Hamilton

1998as Tessie
Darkness
5.6

Darkness

2002as Maria
Trespassing Bergman
6.6

Trespassing Bergman

2013as Self
Face to Face
7.2

Face to Face

1976as Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Hilma
5.2

Hilma

2022as Hilma af Klint
The Hypnotist
5.6

The Hypnotist

2012as Simone Bark
Lumière & Company
6.3

Lumière & Company

1995as (segment "Lasse Hallström")
The Devil You Know
4.3

The Devil You Know

2013as Kathryn Vale
Enemies, a Love Story
6.2

Enemies, a Love Story

1989as Masha
Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018as Self
Polish Wedding
5.1

Polish Wedding

1998as Jadzia
The Adventures of Picasso
7.0

The Adventures of Picasso

1978as Dolores
Friends
5.3

Friends

1987as Sue
The Jonsson Gang
4.6

The Jonsson Gang

2021as Anita
Maya Dardel
6.9

Maya Dardel

2017as Maya
The Artist's Wife
5.4

The Artist's Wife

2020as Claire Smythson
S/Y Joy
6.6

S/Y Joy

1989as Annika Larsson
One-Week Bachelors
4.8

One-Week Bachelors

1982as Nina
The Night and the Moment
4.9

The Night and the Moment

1995as La marchesa
Second Act
6.5

Second Act

2023as Eva
After the Rehearsal
6.8

After the Rehearsal

1984as Anna Egerman (older)
A Matter of Life and Death
7.0

A Matter of Life and Death

1986as Nadja Melander
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

2020as Margaret
Bergman Revisited

Bergman Revisited

2019
Flight North
4.5

Flight North

1986as Karin
Hebriana
8.0

Hebriana

1990as Lena
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
7.3

Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria

2019as Self