Scandinavian Actresses
by summerday96 | created - 17 Jun 2014 | updated - 15 Oct 2020 | PublicIncluding a few Scandinavian descandants & half-Swedes etc.
1. MyAnna Buring
Actress | Kill List
MyAnna Buring was born 22 September 1979, in Sundsvall, Sweden, as MyAnna Margaretha Buring Rantapää, but grew up in the Middle East. When she turned 16, she moved to Great Britain. She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, and graduated from the London Academy ...
2. Maud Adams
Actress | Octopussy
Stunning Swedish born ex-model who broke into film in 1970, and quickly appeared in several high profile films including playing the ex-wife of James Caan in the futuristic Rollerball (1975) and the ill-fated lover of super-assassin Francisco Scaramanga played by Christopher Lee in The Man with the...
3. Natassia Malthe
Actress | Elektra
Linn Natassia Malthe is a Norwegian model and actress.
Natassia is the middle of two sisters with an older brother she recently discovered she had. She was born in Oslo, Norway, and is of half Norwegian/Chinese descent. Her mother is from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. She is usually credited by her birth ...
4. Sofia Helin
Actress | Bron/Broen
Sofia Helin was born on April 25, 1972 in Hovsta, Örebro län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for The Bridge (2011), Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) and The Snowman (2017). She is married to Daniel Götschenhjelm. They have two children.
5. Hanna Alström
Actress | Kingsman: The Secret Service
Hanna Alström was born on March 5, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) and Sami Blood (2016). She was previously married to Gustaf Skarsgård.
6. Synnøve Macody Lund
Actress | Hodejegerne
Synnøve Macody Lund was born on May 24, 1976 in Stord, Norway. She is an actress and director, known for Jo Nesbø's Headhunters (2011), Ragnarok (2020) and Riviera (2017).
Synnøve is a stunning beauty, and a natural born actress. She is educated in literature, film and documentary filmmaking. She ...
7. Alicia Vikander
Actress | Ex Machina
Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress, dancer and producer. She was born and raised in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Maria Fahl, an actress of stage and screen, and Svante Vikander, a psychiatrist. Through her mother, she is one quarter Finnish, and had a maternal great aunt who moved...
8. Aníta Briem
Actress | Journey to the Center of the Earth
Anita Briem is an Icelandic actress. She is known for her role as Jane Seymour on The Tudors and her role as Hannah Ásgeirsson in Journey to the Center of the Earth. Briem was born in Reykjavík and is the daughter of drummer Gunnlaugur Briem of Mezzoforte and back-up vocalist Erna Þórarinsdóttir. ...
9. Nadia Bjorlin
Actress | Days of Our Lives
Nadia Bjorlin was born the fifth out of six children. Her parents were Ulf Björlin (a Swedish conductor and composer, known to be the world's most active opera composer during the 20th century) and Fary Bjorlin. Her siblings are Katja, Kaj, Kamilla, Ulf Jr and Jean Paul. (Each sibling have a ...
10. Jenny Lampa
Actress | Inbrottet
Jenny Lampa is a Swedish actress trained in the US and in London. Her work includes feature films, drama series and theatre productions. In 2015 she gained international acclaim for her performance in Marcus Ovnells feature "The Break-In". Jenny was nominated for best actress both at the Milano ...
11. Malin Akerman
Actress | Watchmen
Malin was born in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her mother, Pia (Sundström), is a model and aerobics instructor, and her father, Magnus Åkerman, is an insurance broker. They moved to Toronto when she was age 2. At age 5, she began appearing in TV commercials. Her parents divorced...
12. Anita Ekberg
Actress | La dolce vita
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg was born on September 29, 1931 in Malmo, Sweden. Growing up with seven brothers and sisters was not an adventure, but Anita's adventure began when she was elected Miss Sweden in 1950. She did not win the Miss Universe contest but she got a modeling contract in the ...
13. Anna Åström
Actress | Midsommar
Swedish born actress Anna Åström started working as an actress as a twelve year old in a national Tv show. Her first leading part at the National Theatre in Stockholm "Kontrakt med Gud" was as a 19 years old and she has been busy since then in theatre, film and TV productions. Apart from reocurring...
14. Rebecca Ferguson
Actress | The Greatest Showman
Rebecca Ferguson was born Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström in Stockholm, Sweden, and grew up in its Vasastaden district. Her father is Swedish. Her mother, Rosemary Ferguson, is British, of Scottish and Northern Irish descent, and moved to Sweden at the age of 25. Rebecca attended an ...
15. Mini Anden
Actress | The Mechanic
Mini Anden was born on June 7, 1978 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is an actress and producer, known for The Mechanic (2011), My Best Friend's Girl (2008) and Tropic Thunder (2008). She has been married to Taber Schroeder since August 25, 2001. They have one child.
16. Sandra Andreis
Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Sandra Andreis is a Swedish-Italian actress and singer who has lived and worked in various countries such as Sweden, The Dominican Republic, Denmark, France, Austria and the US. She has been a long time resident of both New York and Los Angeles for over thirteen years and divides her time between ...
17. Kirsten Dunst
Actress | Spider-Man
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, who also holds German citizenship. She was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to parents Inez (née Rupprecht), who owned an art gallery, and Klaus Dunst, a medical services executive. She has a younger brother named Christian Dunst, ...
18. Emily Baldoni
Actress | Coherence
Emily Baldoni (born August 3, 1984) is a Swedish actress who lives in Los Angeles. Before her marriage, she was credited under the name Emily Foxler, a shortened, variant spelling of her birth name, Emily Malou Fuxler. She is best known for her leading role in the film Coherence (2013). She is ...
19. Ingrid Thulin
Actress | Smultronstället
Ingrid trained as a ballet dancer and attended Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theatre. She came to fame thanks to Bergman's "Wild Strawberries". She acted in 9 Ingmar Bergman's films. Her fame allowed her to act in Luchino Visconti's "The Damned" in 1969. Ingrid Thulin lived in Rome since the 1960's. ...
20. Silje Reinåmo
Actress | Run Faster
Actress, singer and musical performer. Silje was born in the North of Norway and was educated at Bårdar Institute of Dance in Oslo, and at the prestigious Guildford School of Acting in Surrey, England, where she graduated in 2007.
She has performed in several productions for television, film, musical...
21. Annika Hallin
Actress | Flickan som lekte med elden
Annika Hallin was born on February 16, 1968. She is an actress, known for The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009). She was previously married to Lars Norén.
22. Jenny Hutton
Actress | Pleasure
Jenny Hutton is a Swedish/British award winning actress. She studied acting in both Stockholm and Paris and worked on several films and TV shows in Sweden before she continued her career in the U.S. in 2014. Among her roles in films which have competed at festivals including Cannes and Sundance, is...
23. Kathrine Fagerland
Actress | Varg Veum - Bitre blomster
Kathrine Fagerland was born on March 30, 1976 in Bergen, Norway. She is an actress, known for Varg Veum - Bitre blomster (2007), Varg Veum: Woman in the Fridge (2008) and Varg Veum (2007).
24. Noomi Rapace
Actress | Män som hatar kvinnor
Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs län, Sweden to Swedish actress Nina Norén and Spanish Flamenco singer Rogelio de Badajoz (Rogelio Durán). Her parents did not stay together, and when she was five she moved to Iceland with her mother and stepfather, where she lived for...
25. Izabella Scorupco
Actress | GoldenEye
Born in the northern Polish town of Bialystok, Izabella Scorupco moved to Sweden with her mother as a young child. She studied drama and music and, at 17, was discovered by a Swedish film director who cast her in the movie Ingen kan älska som vi (1988), which made her a local teen idol. She ...
26. Malin Crépin
Actress | Lulu
Malin Crépin was born on August 22, 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress, known for Lulu (2014), Oslo, August 31st (2011) and Nobel's Last Will (2012). She is married to Markus Sundström. They have two children.
27. Mia Jexen
Actress | Fortitude
Mia Jexen was born on March 9, 1984 in Hellerup, Denmark. She is an actress, known for Fortitude (2015), 2900 Happiness (2007) and Den som dræber (2011).
28. Tehilla Blad
Actress | Flickan som lekte med elden
Tehilla Blad is a Swedish actress, dancer and mime actress. In June 2022 she graduated from Stockholm University of the Arts after three years of mime acting. Tehilla is a multi talented hard working artist and she has combined her mime education and dance education (She graduated from The Royal ...
29. Britt Ekland
Actress | The Man with the Golden Gun
Britt Ekland was born in Sweden and grew up to be the poster girl for beautiful, big-eyed Scandinavian blondes. She attended a drama school and then joined a traveling theater group. With her looks as her passport, Britt entered films and became a star in Italy. When Peter Sellers met her in a ...
30. Trine Dyrholm
Actress | Dronningen
Trine Dyrholm was born on April 15, 1972 in Odense, Denmark. She is an actress and director, known for Queen of Hearts (2019), Love Is All You Need (2012) and In a Better World (2010).
31. Greta Garbo
Actress | Ninotchka
Greta Garbo was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson on September 18, 1905, in Stockholm, Sweden, to Anna Lovisa (Johansdotter), who worked at a jam factory, and Karl Alfred Gustafsson, a laborer. She was fourteen when her father died, which left the family destitute. Greta was forced to leave school and ...
32. Caroline Lagerfelt
Actress | Sweet Magnolias
Though known to millions as Celia "CeCe" Rhodes on Gossip Girl (2007) and for her extensive film and TV credits, Caroline Lagerfelt has established a distinguished career in international theatre and Broadway. The recipient of Outer Critics Circle and Obie Awards, as well as a Drama Desk nomination...
33. Sara Askelöf
Producer | Maskineriet
Sara Askelöf in an Executive producer known for, among other drama series, Ronja the Robber's Daughter, Thunder in my heart (Swedish Emmy award winner), Threesome, Honour and Börje - The journey of a legend. She has also executive produced non scripted shows like Secret Admirer (Swedish Emmy award ...
34. Pernilla August
Actress | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Pernilla August started acting as a child, performing in plays at Vår teater and at school. In 1979 she was accepted at the Statens scenskola to study acting professionally. Director Ingmar Bergman took note of her early and cast her as a nanny in his Fanny and Alexander (1982).
In 1982 she got ...
35. Kristanna Loken
Actress | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Kristanna Sommer Loken was born in Ghent, New York, to Rande (Porath) and Merlin "Chris" Loken. She is of half Norwegian and half German descent. She began her modeling career at the early age of 15. Encouraged by her mother, who was a model prior to her daughter's birth, Kristanna's modeling ...
36. Victoria Silvstedt
Actress | Out Cold
Just shy of six feet tall with crystal blue eyes and flaxen blonde hair, this ambitious glamazon from a quiet town in the north of Sweden has dreams of acting after a few more years of modeling. Victoria has graced the pages of Playboy magazine as Miss December 1996, and has just been named the ...
37. Ann-Margret
Actress | Carnal Knowledge
Actress and singer Ann-Margret is one of the most famous sex symbols and actresses of the 1960s and beyond. She continued her career through the following decades and into the 21st century.
Ann-Margret was born Ann-Margret Olsson in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland County, Sweden, to Anna Regina (Aronsson) and ...
38. Sofie Gråbøl
Actress | Forbrydelsen
Sofie Gråbøl was born on July 30, 1968 in Denmark. She is an actress, known for Forbrydelsen (2007), Flickering Lights (2000) and Nikolaj og Julie (2002). She was previously married to Jacob Thuesen.
39. Helena Af Sandeberg
Actress | Iskariot
Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, Helena af Sandeberg is one of the most proliferate, versatile and acclaimed actresses of her generation. After studying drama at the Sodra Latin High School of Performing Arts, she went on to study at Lee Strasbergs Actors Studio in New York. Upon returning to ...
40. Caroline Winberg
Actress | Wonder Woman
Caroline Winberg is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model and as an international fashion model. She appeared in seven Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2005 through 2011. Winberg has appeared on the catwalk and in campaigns for several notable Ready to Wear and Haute ...
41. Helena Mattsson
Actress | Surrogates
Helena Mattsson was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, with her two sisters. In her early teens she was discovered by one of the biggest modeling agencies in Sweden. After graduating from her Performing Arts High School in Stockholm, Helena traveled to London and New York to continue to study ...
42. Sidse Babett Knudsen
Actress | Borgen
Sidse Babett Knudsen is a Danish actress who works in theatre, television, and film. Knudsen made her screen debut in the 1997 improvisational comedy Let's Get Lost, for which she received both the Robert and Bodil awards for Best Actress.
Following the critical success of her debut, Knudsen has ...
43. Maria Bonnevie
Actress | I Am Dina
Maria Bonnevie was born on September 26, 1973 in Västerås, Västmanlands län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for I Am Dina (2002), Another Round (2020) and The 13th Warrior (1999).
44. Sara Hjort Ditlevsen
Actress | Undskyld jeg forstyrrer
Sara Hjort Ditlevsen is a Danish actress, writer and director. She grew up in Birkerød, Denmark, and partly in the US with her parents and siblings. Sara graduated from the Danish National School of Acting in 2016. She was part of a children's theatre in her hometown from the age of ten and began ...
45. Ingrid Bergman
Actress | Casablanca
Ingrid Bergman was one of the greatest actresses from Hollywood's lamented Golden Era. Her natural and unpretentious beauty and her immense acting talent made her one of the most celebrated figures in the history of American cinema. Bergman is also one of the most Oscar-awarded actresses, tied with ...
46. Frida Hallgren
Actress | Så som i himmelen
Frida Hallgren was born on December 16, 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress and director, known for As It Is in Heaven (2004), 30:e november (1995) and The Searchers (1993).
47. Lena Endre
Actress | Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Lena Endre was born on July 8, 1955 in Härnösand, Västernorrlands län, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The Master (2012) and The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009). She was previously married to Richard Hobert, Thomas Hanzon, Vjeko Benzon and Malte ...
48. Eva Röse
Actress | Maria Wern
After making the children's TV show 'Disneyklubben' she began to study acting at Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm. She graduated with a performance in Lars Norén's play 'Munich-Aten'. She has done a lot of roles for both radio and television. She is currently under contract with The Royal Dramatic ...
49. Sonja Richter
Actress | The Homesman
Sonja Richter was born on January 4, 1974 in Esbjerg, Denmark. She is an actress, known for The Homesman (2014), Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (2013) and Cecilie (2007).
50. Harriet Andersson
Actress | Viskningar och rop
Discovered at age 20 by celebrated director Ingmar Bergman, she became part of Bergman's regular stable of performers; in fact, he wrote Summer with Monika (1953) especially for her breakthrough. Extraordinary and versatile as an actress, her roles have ranged from the naive young wife in Sawdust ...
51. Liv Ullmann
Actress | Viskningar och rop
Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-1950s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar ...
52. Julie R. Ølgaard
Actress | Hodejegerne
Julie R. Ølgaard is an actress and director, known for Headhunters (2011), Dig og mig (2008) and After the Wedding (2006). She has been married to Gustav Muus since August 2015. They have two children.
53. Jannike Kruse
Actress | Dianas bryllup
Jannike Kruse was born on June 16, 1975 in Norway. She is an actress and music artist, known for Dianas bryllup (2020), A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010) and Psychobitch (2019).
54. Alexandra Alegren
Actress | Gåsmamman
Alexandra Alegren is known for Gåsmamman (2015), HITGIRL (2017) and Euphoria (2017).
55. Josephine Bornebusch
Actress | Älska mig
Josephine Bornebusch was born on September 12, 1981 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She is a director and writer, known for Love Me (2019), Orca (2020) and Harmonica (2022). She has been married to Erik Zetterberg since December 4, 2010. They have one child.
56. Emilie Ullerup
Actress | JPod
Emilie Ullerup-Petersen was born in Denmark, where her father Ove Ullerup-Petersen, a Jurist and Diplomat and a decorated Ambassador of Denmark in Vietnam, held the title of Lord Chamberlain for the Danish Royal Family.
It was always been her ambition to become an actress. When she graduated from ...
57. Julia Dufvenius
Actress | Heder
Julia Dufvenius was born on October 8, 1975. She is an actress and writer, known for Heder (2019), Arn: The Knight Templar (2007) and Lust (2022).
58. Inger Stevens
Actress | Hang 'Em High
This enigmatic Stockholm-born beauty had everything going for her, including a rapidly rising film and TV career. Yet on April 30, 1970, at only 35, Inger Stevens would become another tragic Hollywood statistic -- added proof that fame and fortune do not always lead to happiness. Over time, a ...
59. Bibi Andersson
Actress | Persona
Her artistic dreams came early in life and were further supported by her older sister Gerd Andersson who became a ballet dancer at the Royal Opera and made her acting debut in 1951. Bibi, on the other side, had to make do with bit parts and commercials. She debuted in Dum-Bom (1953), playing ...
60. Laura Christensen
Actress | Dig og mig
Laura Christensen was born on January 26, 1984 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is an actress and writer, known for Dig og mig (2008), Kandidaten (2008) and Midsommer (2003). She has been married to Thomas Levin since August 25, 2007. They have two children.
61. Malin Levanon
Actress | Detektiven från Beledweyne
Malin Levanon has created an array of strong roles, crossing genres with grace in a number of award winning films and tv-series. Most recent seen as Tilda Rehnström in the tv-series Detective #24 and Liz in the Netflix series Clark, which premiered in 190 countries. In 2015 she amazed critics and ...
62. Lena Olin
Actress | The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Swedish-born Lena Olin already had a successful career as an actress before she came to Hollywood. She acted at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm and was directed by Ingmar Bergman. She was born in Stockholm, to actors Britta Holmberg and Stig Olin, who appeared in six of Bergman's films. Lena also ...
63. Nathalie Söderqvist
Actress | The Look-See
Nathalie Söderqvist was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She is an actress and writer, known for The Look-See (2017), Miss Julie (2013) and The Sandhamn Murders (2010).
64. Birgitte Hjort Sørensen
Actress | Kraftidioten
Birgitte Hjort Sorensen is a Danish actress. She has been nominated for three Robert Awards and one Bodil Award. Born in Hillerød and raised in Birkerød, Sørensen aspired to an acting career after watching the West End production of the musical Chicago while at school. She graduated from the Danish...
65. Stephanie Leon
Actress | Bagland
Stephanie Leon was born on October 15, 1985 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is an actress, known for Bagland (2003), Hush Little Baby (2009) and Råzone (2006).
66. Tanja Lorentzon
Actress | Flickan som lekte med elden
Tanja Lorentzon was born on September 25, 1971. She is an actress, known for The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009), The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009) and Maria Wern (2008).
67. Alexandra Hummingson
Alexandra Hummingson is known for The Nightly Show (2017), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) and My Grandmother: Elizabeth Kudla (2018).
68. Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
Actress | Hercules
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal started studying music and singing in high school and after graduating she continued her music education at the University of Trondheim (NTNU), studying jazz singing and improvisation for two years. She moved to Oslo and was accepted at Oslo National Academy of Dramatic Arts (...
69. Birgitta Pettersson
Actress | Jungfrukällan
Birgitta Pettersson was born on January 7, 1939 in Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden. She is an actress, known for The Virgin Spring (1960), The Magician (1958) and When Darkness Falls (1960).
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