Lena Olin

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 Bergmans films Fanny and Alexander 1982 and After the Rehearsal 1984 She made her international breakthrough with a role of a freespirited 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 comedydrama 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 comedydrama 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 Artists Wife 2019 On television Olin starred as KGB agent Irina Derevko on the spy thriller Alias 20022006 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 20142015 the drama series Riviera 20172020 and the drama series Hunters 20202023 Description above from the Wikipedia article Lena Olin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia