Lena Olin in the Reader | 2008
Lena Olin in the Reader | 2008
Starring: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and David Kross
Directed by: Stephen Daldry
About this actor
Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born 22 March 1955) is a Swedish actress. Olin, the youngest of three children, was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the daughter of Britta Holmberg, an actress and singer, and Stig Olin, a director, singer, composer, and an actor who appeared in several of Ingmar Bergman's late films. Her brother is the Swedish singer Mats Olin. She graduated with a 4.9 (out of 5 points)average. In October 1974, Olin was crowned Miss Scandinavia 1975 in Helsinki, Finland. She also studied medicine at university. After studying acting at Sweden's National Academy of Dramatic Art (Scenskolan aka NAMA today) 1976-79, Olin performed for over a decade with Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble (1980–1994) in classic plays by Shakespeare and Strindberg, and appeared in smaller roles of several Swedish films directed by Bergman and in productions of Swedish Television's TV-Theatre Company. Olin worked both as a substitute teacher and as a hospital nurse before becoming an actress. Ingmar...
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