Alicia Vikander

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 20082010 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 Wrights adaptation of Anna Karenina and Queen Caroline Mathilde in the Danish film A Royal Affair Vikander achieved global recognition for her roles as Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth 2014 a humanoid robot in Ex Machina 2014 for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl 2015 for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress In 2016 Vikander was listed by Forbes in its 30 Under 30 list She has since starred in the action film Jason Bourne 2016 the fantasy film The Green Knight 2021 and the miniseries Irma Vep 2022 Description above from the Wikipedia article Alicia Vikander licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia