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Noomi Rapace Biography

Birth Name:
Hilda Noomi Norén
Birth Place:
Hudiksvall, Sweden
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Moved to Iceland with her mother and stepfather when she was 5
  • Made her acting debut in an Icelandic film when she was 7
  • She and her husband chose their surname, Rapace, together; it means 'bird of prey' in French
  • Her mother, Nina Norén, played her character's mother in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
  • Got several body piercings to play Lisbeth Salander, but refused to get any tattoos
  • Made her English-speaking acting debut in Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (2011)

Awards

  • 2011BAFTA Film Awards-Best Leading Actress: nominated
  • 2011Critics' Choice Movie Awards-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2010London Film Critics Association-Best Actress: nominated

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