Lena Olin
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Lena Olin (2015, age 60).
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Lena Maria Jonna Olin 22 March 1955 , Sweden |
| Education | Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Lasse Hallström (m. 1994) |
| Partner(s) |
Örjan Ramberg (mid-1970s–late 1980s) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Britta Holmberg Stig Olin |
Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born 22 March 1955) is a Swedish actress. She has been nominated for several acting awards, including a Golden Globe for The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) and an Academy Award for Enemies, A Love Story (1989). Other well-known films in which she has appeared include Chocolat (2000), directed by her husband Lasse Hallström, Queen of the Damned (2002), Casanova (2005) and The Reader (2008). Olin was also a main cast member in the second season (and a recurring guest star in later seasons) of the television series Alias. Olin starred in the Swedish sitcom Welcome to Sweden.
Olin, the youngest of three children, was born in , Sweden, Europe. She is the daughter of actress Britta Holmberg and director Stig Olin. She studied acting at Sweden's National Academy of Dramatic Art.
In October 1974, at age 19, Olin was crowned Miss Scandinavia 1974 in Helsinki, Finland.
Olin worked both as a substitute teacher and as a hospital nurse before becoming an actress. Olin performed for over a decade with Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre-ensemble (1980–1994) in classic plays by William Shakespeare and August Strindberg, and appeared in smaller roles of several Swedish films directed by Bergman and in productions of Swedish Television's TV-Theatre Company.
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