Noomi Rapace (Swedish: [ˈnÇ'Ë mɪ raˈpasË ] (listen); née Norén;
born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress. She achieved
international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the
Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium series: The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornets' Nest. In 2011, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for
Best Actress for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,
and for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress for the
miniseries version of the trilogy. She has also starred as Anna in
Daisy Diamond (2007), Leena in Beyond (2010), Anna in The Monitor
(2011), Madame Simza Heron in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(2011), Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus (2012), Beatrice in Dead Man
Down (2013), Raisa Demidova in Child 44 (2015), and the seven lead
roles in What Happened to Monday (2017).Rapace was born in Hudiksvall,
Sweden. Her mother, Nina Norén (born Kristina Norén; 1954), is a
Swedish actress, and her father, Rogelio Durán (10 November 1953 â€"
4 November 2006), was a Spanish Flamenco singer from Badajoz.She has
said her father may have been of part Romani descent, and though she
is "not sure if it is true," she has "always been interested in the
culture." Rapace's sister, Særún Norén, is a photographer.
born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress. She achieved
international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the
Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium series: The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked
the Hornets' Nest. In 2011, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for
Best Actress for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,
and for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress for the
miniseries version of the trilogy. She has also starred as Anna in
Daisy Diamond (2007), Leena in Beyond (2010), Anna in The Monitor
(2011), Madame Simza Heron in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
(2011), Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus (2012), Beatrice in Dead Man
Down (2013), Raisa Demidova in Child 44 (2015), and the seven lead
roles in What Happened to Monday (2017).Rapace was born in Hudiksvall,
Sweden. Her mother, Nina Norén (born Kristina Norén; 1954), is a
Swedish actress, and her father, Rogelio Durán (10 November 1953 â€"
4 November 2006), was a Spanish Flamenco singer from Badajoz.She has
said her father may have been of part Romani descent, and though she
is "not sure if it is true," she has "always been interested in the
culture." Rapace's sister, Særún Norén, is a photographer.
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