Quick Facts
Born:
1979-12-28
Birthplace:
Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs län, Sweden
Credits:
63 Total Roles
Noomi Rapace
Acting
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Biography
Noomi Rapace (Swedish: [ˈnǒːmɪ raˈpasː]; 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 (2009): The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. For her performance in the Millennium series, Rapace won, amongst others, two Nymphe d'Or, a Guldbagge Award, and a Satellite Award as Best Actress, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award, an International Emmy Award and a European Film Award. Following the success of the Millennium series, Rapace has gone on to star in American movies.
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), Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Beatrice in Dead Man Down (2013), Nadia in The Drop (2014), Raisa Demidova in Child 44 (2015), the seven lead roles in What Happened to Monday (2017), Leila in Bright (2017), Rupture (2016), Bianca Lind in Stockholm (2018), Sam Carlson in Close (2019), Lizzie in Angel of Mine (2019), Harriet Bauman in Jack Ryan (TV series, 2019), Maja in The Secrets We Keep (2020), Maria in Lamb (2021), Lisa in The Trip (2021), Bosilka in You Won't Be Alone (2022) and Caroline Edh in Black Crab (2022).
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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), Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Beatrice in Dead Man Down (2013), Nadia in The Drop (2014), Raisa Demidova in Child 44 (2015), the seven lead roles in What Happened to Monday (2017), Leila in Bright (2017), Rupture (2016), Bianca Lind in Stockholm (2018), Sam Carlson in Close (2019), Lizzie in Angel of Mine (2019), Harriet Bauman in Jack Ryan (TV series, 2019), Maja in The Secrets We Keep (2020), Maria in Lamb (2021), Lisa in The Trip (2021), Bosilka in You Won't Be Alone (2022) and Caroline Edh in Black Crab (2022).
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Known For
Prometheus
Elizabeth Shaw
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Madam Simza Heron
Alien: Covenant
Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (uncredited)
What Happened to Monday
The Settman Siblings
Bright
Leilah
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Lisbeth Salander
The Drop
Nadia
Child 44
Raisa Demidov
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mother MOVIE | Mother Teresa |
| 2025 | Teresa MOVIE | Mère Teresa |
| 2024 | Garbo: Where Did You Go? MOVIE | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2024 | Constellation TV | Johanna 'Jo' Ericsson |
| 2024 | Hearts of Stone MOVIE | Paula |
| 2023 | Assassin Club MOVIE | Falk / Agent Vos |
| 2023 | Django TV | Elizabeth Thurman |
| 2022 | You Won't Be Alone MOVIE | Bosilka |
| 2022 | Black Crab MOVIE | Caroline Edh |
| 2021 | Lamb MOVIE | María |