Alicia Vikander

Acting · Born 1988-10-03 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Biography

Alicia Amanda Vikander (born 3 October 1988) is a Swedish actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and three British Academy Film Awards. Born and raised in Gothenburg, Vikander began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the Gothenburg opera house and trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. She began her acting career in Swedish short films and television series and first gained recognition for her role in the drama series Andra Avenyn (2008–2010). She made her feature film debut in Pure (2010), for which she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress. She gained wider recognition in 2012 for playing Kitty in Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina and Queen Caroline…

Filmography

• A Royal Affair as Caroline Mathilde
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Gaby Teller
• Ex Machina as Ava
• The Light Between Oceans as Isabel Sherbourne
• Testament of Youth as Vera Brittain
• The Danish Girl as Gerda
• The Wizard of the Kremlin as Ksenia
• Blue Bayou as Kathy LeBlanc
• Seventh Son as Alice Deane
• The Crown Jewels as Fragancia Fernandez

TV

• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Mira (voice)
• Second Avenue as Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt
• Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
• En decemberdröm as Tony
• The Graham Norton Show as Self
• Leute heute as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
• Entertainment Tonight as Self
• Irma Vep as Mira Harberg