
Noomi Rapace(/ˈnoʊmirəˈpɑːs/NOH-meerə-PAHSS;néeNorén; born December 28, 1979) is a Swedish actress.She is best known for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish/Danish film adaptations of the Millennium series :The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,The Girl Who Played with FireandThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.She is also known for playing Leena inBeyond(2010), Anna inBabycall(2011), Madame Simza inSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows(2011), and the lead role of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in the Ridley Scott science fiction filmPrometheus(2012).
Rapace's sister, Særún Norén, is a photographer.Rapace has said she saw her father only occasionally before his death. At the age of five, she moved from her native Sweden to Flúðir, Iceland with her mother and stepfather. Two years later, she made her film debut in a minor role inIn the Shadow of the Raven.
She left home at age 15 and enrolled in a Stockholm theatre school.
. From 1998 to 1999, Rapace studied at Skara Skolscen. She has been engaged at Theater Plaza 2000–01, Orionteatern 2001, Teater Galeasen 2002, Stockholms stadsteater in 2003 as well as at the Royal Dramatic Theatre . In 2007, she won acclaim for her award-winning portrayal of a troubled teen mother in the Danish filmDaisy Diamond, directed by Simon Staho . She won the two top film awards in Denmark (the Bodil and Robert prize) for Best Actress for her role in the film, which was also selected for the main competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival . The film was criticized for the abuse a baby actor was subjected to during production.
andThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest(all three were originally screened as two-part telemovies, then re-edited for theatrical release). On September 11, 2010,Entertainment Weeklyreported that Rapace had been cast in Guy Richie 'sSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, her first English-speaking role, as a French Gypsy ; the film was released in 2011.Her breakthrough in America is considered to be Ridley Scott 's project calledPrometheuswhere she played the leading role, a scientist named Elizabeth Shaw. She had met Scott for the first time following the release of the Millennium trilogy movies, at which point he expressed a willingness to work with her and encouraged her to improve her accent.Prometheus was released in June 2012.She will star alongside Rachel McAdams in Brian De Palma 's erotic thrillerPassion, which is the English-language remake of 2010's French psychological thrillerLove Crime. They both appeared inSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadowsbut did not share scenes together.
In November 2012 she appeared as the lead role in a Rolling Stones video for the single " Doom and Gloom " shot in the studios of the Cité du Cinéma by Luc Besson in Saint-Denis .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996–1997 | Tre kronor | Lucinda Gonzales | |
2001 | Pusselbitar | Marika Nilsson | |
2002 | Stora teatern | Fatima | |
2003 | Tusenbröder | Hemvårdare | |
2007–2008 | Labyrint | Nicky | 12 episodes |
Award | Year | Category | Work | Result |
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Bodil Awards | 2008 | Best Actress | Daisy Diamond | Won |
Robert Award | 2008 | Best Actress | Daisy Diamond | Won |
European Film Awards | 2009 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Nymphe d’Or | 2010 | Best Actress in a TV-Mini-Series | Millennium Trilogy (TV-Version) | Won |
Nymphe d’Or | 2010 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | 2010 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Guldbagge Awards | 2010 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
Houston Film Critics Society | 2010 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award | 2010 | Best Lead Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
New York Film Critics Online Award | 2010 | Breakthrough Performer | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
Satellite Awards | 2010 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | 2010 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Saturn Award | 2010 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
São Paulo International Film Festival | 2010 | Best Actress | Beyond | Won |
Hollywood Film Festival | 2010 | Spotlight Award | Won | |
London Film Critics Circle | 2011 | Actress of the Year | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Empire Awards | 2011 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
BAFTA Awards | 2011 | Best Leading Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | 2011 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2011 | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association | 2011 | Breakthrough Film Artist | The Girl Who Played with Fire,The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest&The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
Guldbagge Awards | 2011 | Best Actress | Beyond | Nominated |
International Emmy Awards | 2011 | Best Performance by an Actress | Millennium | Nominated |
Rome Film Festival | 2011 | Best Actress | Babycall | Won |
Teen Choice Awards | 2012 | Choice Movie Actress - Action | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Nominated |
2012 | Choice Movie Breakout | Prometheus | Nominated | |
Amanda Awards | 2012 | Best Actress | Babycall | Won |
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