Swedes in Hollywood

Legendary actress. Counted as one of the greatest actresses of allt time.

Legendary actress. Also counted as one of the greatest actresses of all time. 3 time Oscar winner.

Legendary director. Counted as one of the greatest directors of all time.

Note: Ingmar Bergman never made a movie inside of Hollywood. All of his movies were produced and filmed in Scandinavia. Though his movies got much international attention and became big hits in Hollywood, winning several respected awards including Oscars for Best foreign language film (he never won an Oscar for best director or writer though he was nominated 9 times).

Famous sex-symbol, best known for the lead in La Dolce Vita (1960).

Actor who begun his career as a silent film actor. Is best for the male lead in The Bitter the of General Yen (1933) opposite Barbara Stanwyck.

Note: Was born in Denmark to Swedish parents and grew up in Sweden.

Two times Oscar nominated legendary actress. She was good friends with Elvis Presley and was discovered by George Burns.

Actress best known for being a bond girl twice, first in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) as Andrea Anders and then again in Octopussy (1983) as Octopussy.

Golden Globe-winning actress who in 1970 became another Hollywood tragedies when she committed suicide at the age of 35.

Actress who starred for example in War and Peace (1956) opposite Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda. Was married for 8 years with Sammy Davies Jr.

Actress best known for playing the Bond girl Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).

Silent Film actor who starred with Greta Garbo in The Gösta Bergling Saga (1924) and Flesh of the Devil (1926) and with Lillian Gish in The Scarlett Letter (1926) and The Wind (1928).

Silent film actor best known for playing the character Charlie Chan in around 16 films. He also starred opposite Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express (1932).

Silent film director who discovered and brought Greta Garbo to Hollywood and who came up with her stage name Garbo. He also directed her in The Gösta Bergling Saga (1924) and The Temptress (1926) among others.

Silent film director known amongst others for The Phantom Chariot (1921), The Scarlett Letter (1926) and The Wind (1928). He also acted as the lead in Ingmar Bergman's Wild Strawberries (1957).

One of the greatest now living and working swedish actors who has appeared in several Hollywood blockbusters the latest 15 years. Father of another three of the living swedish acting elite; Alexander Skarsgård, Gustaf Skarsgård and Bill Skarsgård.

Actor and director, best known for playing Anakin Skywalker's mother in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (1999) and Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones (2002). Also known for starring in Ingmar Bergman's Oscar winning movie Fanny and Alexander (1982) as Maj the maid.

Noted director who's works amongst others include Chocolat (2000) (starring Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche and Judi Dench), Gilbert Grape (starring Johnny Depp, Leonardo Di Caprio and Juliette Lewis) (1993) and The Cider House Rules (starring Michael Caine, Tobey Maguire and Charlize Theron) (1999). He is married to swedish actress Lena Olin.

Actress known amongst others for Chocolat (2000) (starring opposite Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche), The Ninth Gate (1999) (starring opposite Johnny Depp), The Reader (2008) (starring opposite Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes) and Casanova (2005) (starring opposite Heath Ledger and Sienna Miller) . Married to Swedish director Lasse Hallström.

Actor known amongst others for Chocolat (2000) (starring opposite Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoch), Fargo (1996) (starring opposite Frances McDormand), Armageddon (1998) and The Big Lebowski (1998) (starring opposite Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore).

Actress best known for playing opposite Liv Ullman in Ingmar Bergman's Persona (1966). She played in several other Bergman movies, for example Wild Strawberries (1957) and The Seventh Seal (1957).

Oscar nominated legendary actor with a career spanning over 60 years, still working today. Has starred in several Ingmar Bergman movies (most significantly The Seventh Seal (1957) and Hollywood blockbusters (for example Ridley Scott's Robin Hood from 2010 and Minority Point from 2002 starring opposite Tom Cruise).

Actor best known for playing the ruthless boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985) opposite Sylvester Stallone.

Actress best known for playing the Bond girl Natalya Simonova in Golden Eye (1995).

Quickly rising actor who became known when he appeared in the awarded TV-series True Blood as the vampire Eric Northman. Son of Stellan Skarsgård.

Caught the heart of the entire world with her performance as Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009). Is now working her way up to become one of Hollywood's living and working elites.

Half Swedish, half Canadian actress who has appeared in several popular movies the latest years, most significantly Watchmen (2009) and The Heartbreak Kid (2007).

Actress best known for playing Rebecca in Iron Man 2 (2010) opposite Hugh Jackman amongst others.

Half Swedish, Half American actor who reached fame for his performance as JW in Snabba Cash (2010). Now he's making it big in Hollywood with roles in the TV-series The Killing and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011).

One of Sweden's latest shooting stars and attributes for Hollywood. Recieved international attention for her performances as Queen Caroline Mathilde of Denmark in the Danish film A Royal Affair (2012) starring opposite Mads Mikkelsen. Then she landed on the role as Kitty in Anna Karenina (2012) starring opposite Keira Knightley and Jude Law, and she is quickly rising. Soon to me seen in the upcoming movie The Seventh Son opposite Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges.

Has for many years been on top amongst the elite of actors in Swedish film, though it wasn't until recently that he recieved Hollywood attention through his leading part in the Oscar winning Danish movie In A Better World (2010). He is now to be seen as Beorn in The Hobbit-triology by Peter Jackson.

Same story as Persbrandt, has been amongst the elite of actors in Swedish film but just recently recieved Hollywood attention for his performance as Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) alongside Noomi Rapace. Recently starred in the latest Mission Impossible movie - Ghost Protocol (2011) opposite Tom Cruise and is casted in several upcoming Hollywood movies.

Has also been working activially in Sweden for many years but has now got Hollywood attention. Could be seen as the villain Patrice in the latest Bond movie, Skyfall (2012).

Note: Ex-husband of Noomi Rapace.

Son of Stellan Skarsgård and the most recent Skarsgård kid to arrive in Hollywood. Starred in Anna Karenina (2012) opposite Keira Knightley, Jude Law and fellow Swede Alicia Vikander. Casted as one of the leading parts in upcoming TV series Hemlock Grove.

Though he is the most active and noted actor of the Skarsgård kids inside of Scandinavia he has not done many English speaking films, he starred in The Way Back (2010) as Voss. He is probably going to recieve much more Hollywood attention soon as he is cast in the upcoming TV series The Vikings.

Swedish born actor who has almost only done English speaking films. Notable films includes Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) (starring opposite Uma Thurman), Inglourious Basterds (2009) (starring opposite Brad Pitt) and Heartbreak Ridge (1986) (starring opposite Clint Eastwood).

International director from the south of Sweden. His works include 1409 (2007) with Samuel L Jackson and John Cusack, Derailed (2005) starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston and Evil (2003) with Andreas Wilson.

Director who recieved Hollywood attention from his movie Let the Right One In (2008). His movie Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and John Hurt was nominated for 3 Oscars in 2012 and won two BAFTA's.