Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born 22 March 1955) is a Swedish actress. She has received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Mentored by filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, she made her screen debut with a small role in his film Face to Face (1976). After graduating from the drama school, Olin joined the Royal Dramatic Theatre, followed by roles in Bergman's films Fanny and Alexander (1982) and After the Rehearsal (1984). She made her international breakthrough with a role of a free-spirited artist in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), which earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture.
Olin garnered further critical acclaim for her portrayals of a Jewish survivor in the comedy-drama Enemies, A Love Story (1989), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and an abused wife in the comedy-drama Chocolat (2000), for which she received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her other film roles include The Adventures of Picasso (1978), Havana (1990), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), Mr. Jones (1993), The Ninth Gate (1999), Queen of the Damned (2002), Casanova (2005), The Reader (2008), Remember Me (2010), Maya Dardel (2017), and The Artist's Wife (2019).
On television, Olin starred as KGB agent Irina Derevko on the spy thriller Alias (2002–2006), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Her other television roles include the sitcom Welcome to Sweden (2014–2015), the drama series Riviera (2017–2020), and the drama series Hunters (2020–2023).
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Known For
The Darkness
DI Hulda Hermannsdóttir · (6 episodes)
2024
Spaceman
Zdena
2024
Upgraded
Catherine
2024
One Life
Grete Winton
2023
Second Act
Eva
2023
Hilma
Hilma af Klint
2022
The Jonsson Gang
Anita
2021
Nine Perfect Strangers
Helena von Falkenberg · (8 episodes)
2021
Carina Bergfeldt
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2021
The Artist's Wife
Claire Smythson
2020
Adam
Yevgeina
2020
Intensive Care
Margaret
2020
Hunters
The Colonel · (18 episodes)
2020
Bergman Revisited
2019
Hasse & Tage - En kärlekshistoria
Self
2019
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
2018
Bergman's Reliquarium
2018
MINDHUNTER
Annaliese Stilman · (1 episode)
2017
Riviera
Irina Atman Clios · (21 episodes)
2017
Maya Dardel
Maya
2017
Tillsammans med Strömstedts
Herself · (1 episode)
2017
Vinyl
Mrs. Fineman · (3 episodes)
2016
Welcome to Sweden
Viveka · (20 episodes)
2014
Trespassing Bergman
Self
2013
The Devil You Know
Kathryn Vale
2013
Night Train to Lisbon
Older Estefania
2013
The Hypnotist
Simone Bark
2012
Hellenius Hörna
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2010
Remember Me
Diane Hirsch
2010
Skavlan
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
The Reader
Rose Mather
2008
Awake
Lilith Beresford
2007
Casanova
Andrea
2005
Bang Bang Orangutang
Nina
2005
Hollywood Homicide
Ruby
2003
The United States of Leland
Marybeth Fitzgerald
2003
Darkness
Maria
2002
Queen of the Damned
Maharet
2002
Ignition
Faith Mattis
2002
Alias
Irina Derevko · (27 episodes)
2001
Chocolat
Josephine Muscat
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ingrid Block · (1 episode)
1999
The Ninth Gate
Liana Telfer
1999
Mystery Men
Dr. Anabel Leek
1999
Hamilton
Tessie
1998
Polish Wedding
Jadzia
1998
Night Falls on Manhattan
Peggy Lindstrom
1997
Lumière & Company
(segment "Lasse Hallström")
1995
The Night and the Moment
La marchesa
1995
Mr. Jones
Dr. Elizabeth 'Libbie' Bowen
1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
Mona Demarkov
1993
Havana
Bobby Duran
1990
Hebriana
Lena
1990
Enemies, a Love Story
Masha
1989
S/Y Joy
Annika Larsson
1989
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Sabina
1988
Komedianter
Ann
1987
Friends
Sue
1987
A Matter of Life and Death
Nadja Melander
1986
Flight North
Karin
1986
Glasmästarna
The lady with the dog
1986
Fanny and Alexander
Rosa · (1 episode)
1984
After the Rehearsal
Anna Egerman (older)
1984
Fanny and Alexander
Rosa
1982
One-Week Bachelors
Nina
1982
Pappa är död
Berit
1982
The Adventures of Picasso
Dolores
1978
Tabu
Flicka på båten
1977
Face to Face
Shop Assistant · (1 episode)
1976
Face to Face
Shop Assistant (uncredited)
1976