Site Revisions Underway Some Features May Not Work
Photo of Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Acting 70 years old Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden ★ 2.2
Born: March 22, 1955

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.

External Links

🎬 IMDb 📷 Instagram

Known For

Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon Older Estefania 2013
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death Nadja Melander 1986
The Reader
The Reader Rose Mather 2008
The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate Liana Telfer 1999
The Artist's Wife
The Artist's Wife Claire Smythson 2020

Filmography

Acting Credits (71)

The Darkness
The Darkness DI Hulda Hermannsdóttir 2024
Spaceman
Spaceman Zdena 2024
Upgraded
Upgraded Catherine 2024
One Life
One Life Grete Winton 2023
Second Act
Second Act Eva 2023
Hilma
Hilma Hilma af Klint 2022
The Jonsson Gang
The Jonsson Gang Anita 2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers Helena von Falkenberg 2021
Carina Bergfeldt
Carina Bergfeldt Self - Guest 2021
The Artist's Wife
The Artist's Wife Claire Smythson 2020
Adam
Adam Yevgeina 2020
Intensive Care
Intensive Care Margaret 2020
Hunters
Hunters Eva Braun-Hitler / The Colonel 2020
Bergman Revisited
Bergman Revisited 2019
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria Self 2019
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Bergman: A Year in a Life Self 2018
Bergman's Reliquarium
Bergman's Reliquarium 2018
MINDHUNTER
MINDHUNTER Annaliese Stilman 2017
Riviera
Riviera Irina Atman Clios 2017
Maya Dardel
Maya Dardel Maya 2017
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
Tillsammans med Strömstedts Herself 2017
Vinyl
Vinyl Mrs. Fineman 2016
Welcome to Sweden
Welcome to Sweden Viveka 2014
Trespassing Bergman
Trespassing Bergman Self 2013
The Devil You Know
The Devil You Know Kathryn Vale 2013
Night Train to Lisbon
Night Train to Lisbon Older Estefania 2013
The Hypnotist
The Hypnotist Simone Bark 2012
Hellenius Hörna
Hellenius Hörna Self - Guest 2010
Remember Me
Remember Me Diane Hirsch 2010
Skavlan
Skavlan Self - Guest 2009
The Reader
The Reader Rose Mather 2008
Awake
Awake Lilith Beresford 2007
Casanova
Casanova Andrea 2005
Bang Bang Orangutang
Bang Bang Orangutang Nina 2005
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood Self 2005
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Homicide Ruby 2003
The United States of Leland
The United States of Leland Marybeth Fitzgerald 2003
Darkness
Darkness Maria 2002
Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned Maharet 2002
Ignition
Ignition Faith Mattis 2002
Alias
Alias Irina Derevko 2001
Chocolat
Chocolat Josephine Muscat 2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ingrid Block 1999
The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate Liana Telfer 1999
Mystery Men
Mystery Men Dr. Anabel Leek 1999
Hamilton
Hamilton Tessie 1998
Polish Wedding
Polish Wedding Jadzia 1998
Night Falls on Manhattan
Night Falls on Manhattan Peggy Lindstrom 1997
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company (segment "Lasse Hallström") 1995
The Night and the Moment
The Night and the Moment La marchesa 1995
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen 1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding Mona Demarkov 1993
Havana
Havana Bobby Duran 1990
Hebriana
Hebriana Lena 1990
Enemies, a Love Story
Enemies, a Love Story Masha 1989
S/Y Joy
S/Y Joy Annika Larsson 1989
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Sabina 1988
Komedianter
Komedianter Ann 1987
Friends
Friends Sue 1987
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death Nadja Melander 1986
Flight North
Flight North Karin 1986
Glasmästarna
Glasmästarna The lady with the dog 1986
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander Rosa 1984
After the Rehearsal
After the Rehearsal Anna Egerman (older) 1984
Fanny and Alexander
Fanny and Alexander Rosa 1982
One-Week Bachelors
One-Week Bachelors Nina 1982
Pappa är död
Pappa är död Berit 1982
The Adventures of Picasso
The Adventures of Picasso Dolores 1978
Tabu
Tabu Flicka på båten 1977
Face to Face
Face to Face Shop Assistant 1976
Face to Face
Face to Face Shop Assistant (uncredited) 1976

Powered by

TMDB
× Person photo
❮ Back to Person Search