Noomi Rapace

Swedish actress

Also known as: Noomi Norén

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Last Updated: Dec 24, 2024 • Article History

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Née:: Noomi Norén

Born:: December 28, 1979, Hudiksvall, Sweden (age 45)

Married To:: Ola Rapace (2001–2011)

Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In):: "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan" (2019); "Angel of Mine" (2019); "Close" (2019); "Stockholm" (2018); "Bright" (2017); "What Happened to Monday" (2017); "Unlocked" (2017); "Rupture" (2016); "Child 44" (2015); "The Drop" (2014); "Dead Man Down" (2013); "Passion" (2012); "Prometheus" (2012); "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (2011); "Babycall" (2011); "Svinalängorna" (2010); "Millennium" (2010); "Luftslottet som sprängdes" (2009); "Flickan som lekte med elden" (2009); "Män som hatar kvinnor" (2009); "Labyrint" (2007–2008); "Daisy Diamond" (2007); "Du & jag" (2006); "Blodsbröder" (2005); "Tusenbröder" (2003); "Capricciosa" (2003); "Stora teatern" (2002); "Pusselbitar" (2001); "Sanning eller konsekvens" (1997); "Tre kronor" (1997)

On the Web:: NPR - Noomi Rapace: Finding Lisbeth, And Letting Her Go (Dec. 17, 2024)

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Noomi Rapace (born December 28, 1979, Hudiksvall, Sweden) is a Swedish actress who was best known for portraying Lisbeth Salander in film adaptations of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy of crime novels. Norén was the daughter of a Swedish actress and a Spanish flamenco singer. As a young child she lived with her mother and stepfather in Iceland, where her first acting experience was a small nonspeaking part in the film Í skugga hrafnsins (1988; Shadow of the Raven). When she was 15, she returned on her own to Sweden and studied theatre. She worked regularly on the stage, in art-house ...(100 of 599 words)

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