Malin Maria Ã…kerman[a] (born May ) is a Swedish actress, model, and
singer. Born in Stockholm, she was raised in Ontario, Canada, where
her family had relocated to in the s. In the early s, Ã…kerman had
several smaller television and film parts in both Canadian and
American productions, including The Utopian Society () and Harold &
Kumar Go to White Castle (). Following a supporting role on the HBO
comedy series The Comeback (), she gained her first co-starring roles
in the romantic comedy films The Heartbreak Kid () and Dresses ().
Ã…kerman played the female lead in Watchmen () as Silk Spectre II, a
role for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best
Supporting Actress.Ã…kerman had supporting and starring roles in the
commercially successful romantic comedies The Proposal and Couples
Retreat. In , she became part of the main cast on the Adult Swim
comedy series Childrens Hospital, which ended in . She co-starred in
four feature films in , including the comedy Wanderlust and the
musical film Rock of Ages. She had her first lead television role with
the short-lived ABC comedy series Trophy Wife (â€"). In recent years,
Ã…kerman co-starred in the critically acclaimed I'll See You in My
Dreams () and the commercial hit Rampage (). Since , Ã…kerman has had
a main role on the Showtime drama series Billions as Lara
Axelrod.Apart from acting and occasional modelling, Ã…kerman had a
brief music career as the lead vocalist for alternative rock band The
Petalstones in the early s, but eventually left to focus on her acting
career. She has been married twice, from to to the Petalstones'
drummer, Roberto Zincone, with whom she has a son, and since to
British actor Jack Donnelly.
singer. Born in Stockholm, she was raised in Ontario, Canada, where
her family had relocated to in the s. In the early s, Ã…kerman had
several smaller television and film parts in both Canadian and
American productions, including The Utopian Society () and Harold &
Kumar Go to White Castle (). Following a supporting role on the HBO
comedy series The Comeback (), she gained her first co-starring roles
in the romantic comedy films The Heartbreak Kid () and Dresses ().
Ã…kerman played the female lead in Watchmen () as Silk Spectre II, a
role for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best
Supporting Actress.Ã…kerman had supporting and starring roles in the
commercially successful romantic comedies The Proposal and Couples
Retreat. In , she became part of the main cast on the Adult Swim
comedy series Childrens Hospital, which ended in . She co-starred in
four feature films in , including the comedy Wanderlust and the
musical film Rock of Ages. She had her first lead television role with
the short-lived ABC comedy series Trophy Wife (â€"). In recent years,
Ã…kerman co-starred in the critically acclaimed I'll See You in My
Dreams () and the commercial hit Rampage (). Since , Ã…kerman has had
a main role on the Showtime drama series Billions as Lara
Axelrod.Apart from acting and occasional modelling, Ã…kerman had a
brief music career as the lead vocalist for alternative rock band The
Petalstones in the early s, but eventually left to focus on her acting
career. She has been married twice, from to to the Petalstones'
drummer, Roberto Zincone, with whom she has a son, and since to
British actor Jack Donnelly.
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