Malin Åkerman
| Malin Åkerman | |
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 Åkerman in Cafe Magazine, 2008 |
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| Born | Malin Maria Åkerman May 12, 1978 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actress, model, singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Roberto Zincone (2007-present) |
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Malin Maria Åkerman (born May 12, 1978) is a Swedish-Canadian film actress and model.
She has appeared in such films as 27 Dresses, Watchmen, The Brothers Solomon, The Heartbreak Kid, Couples Retreat, and The Proposal.
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Early life
Åkerman was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a model mother and an insurance broker father.1 Her family moved to Canada when she was two years old.2 After her parents' divorce, her father returned to Sweden, and Åkerman stayed in Canada with her mother.3 She lived in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario for a short while, attending Parliament Oak Primary School, then Niagara District Secondary School until Grade 11, and then graduating at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario. Åkerman also attended North Toronto C.I. in mid-town Toronto. She also attended Dante Alighieri Academy for her OAC year before earning a place to attend York University, at the same time actress Rachel McAdams attended. Åkerman did not graduate.
Career
At the age of 17, Åkerman won the Ford Supermodel of Canada search. She appeared in several television commercials, including one for Noxzema skin care. After a career in modeling, she turned to acting and moved to California. She has had roles in several films, including The Utopian Society (2003) with Sam Doumit and Austin Nichols and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Åkerman has made several TV guest appearances and, in 2005, was cast as Juna in the HBO series The Comeback. She has also appeared on The Showbiz Show with David Spade as a correspondent and in the third season of HBO series Entourage.
In 2006 she played Tara in The Brothers Solomon. Åkerman starred in the 2007 Farrelly Brothers movie The Heartbreak Kid and in the 2008 film 27 Dresses. She played Silk Spectre in the 2009 film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel Watchmen. In 2009, Åkerman co-starred in Couples Retreat and The Proposal.4 She recently in 2010, walked in Naomi Campbell's Fashion For Relief runway show for The White Ribbon Alliance to raise funds for mothers in Haiti.
Åkerman sings for the band the Petalstones, known previously as Ozono.5
Malin starred in a fictional movie within How I Met Your Mother on the 17 May 2010 episode.6
Personal life
Åkerman married Italian musician Roberto Zincone, whom she met while performing with The Petalstones, on June 20, 2007.2
She considers herself both Swedish and Canadian and says she feels more Swedish in Canada and more Canadian in Sweden.7 She celebrates all the Swedish holidays,8 and speaks Swedish fluently, but admits that she is "thinking in English, and has to translate to Swedish."9
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | The Skulls | Coed in Caleb's Apartment | |
| 2001 | Shotgun Love Dolls | Rock Candy | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Circle | Tess | |
| 2003 | The Utopian Society | Tanci | |
| 2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Liane | |
| 2007 | The Invasion | Autumn (uncredited) | |
| The Brothers Solomon | Tara | ||
| The Heartbreak Kid | Lila | ||
| Heavy Petting | Daphne | ||
| 2008 | 27 Dresses | Tess | |
| 2009 | Bye Bye Sally | Sally Grimshaw | |
| Watchmen | Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| The Proposal | Gertrude "Gert" | ||
| Couples Retreat | Ronnie | ||
| 2010 | Elektra Luxx | Trixie | Post-Production |
| The Bang Bang Club | Anna | Post-Production | |
| happythankyoumoreplease | Annie | Post-Production | |
| The Romantics | Tripler | Post-Production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Earth: Final Conflict | Avatar | "Truth" |
| 2000 | Relic Hunter | Elena | "Affaire de Coeur" |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Ramona Dubois | "Knockout" |
| Doc | Maddy Dodge | "Face in the Mirror" | |
| Witchblade | Karen Bronte | "Conundrum" | |
| 2002 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Server Girl #11 | "Poison a la Carte" |
| 2005 | The Comeback | Juna Millken | 12 episodes. |
| 2006 | Love Monkey | Kira Dungen | "The One That Got Away" |
| Entourage | Tori | "Strange Days"; "Three's Company" | |
| 2010 | How I Met Your Mother | Movie Stella | "The Wedding Bride" |
| Childrens Hospital | Dr. Valerie Flame | 6 episodes. |
References
- ^ Hiscock, John (February 24, 2009). "The Spectre of stardom: Watchmen star gives butt-kicking performance as sexy superhero". TheStar.com. http://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/article/592013.
- ^ a b Åkerman, Malin. Interview with Jay Leno. The Tonight Show. October 10, 2007.
- ^ Lipworth, Elaine (February 28, 2009). "Watchmen actress Malin Akerman: 'I'm not going to be somebody's toy'". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1155603/Watchmen-actress-Malin-Akerman--8216-I-8217-m-going-somebody-8217-s-toy-8217.html.
- ^ Eng, Joyce (October 15, 2008). "Trio of Ladies Going on Couples Retreat". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Kristen-Bell-Kristin-26563.aspx.
- ^ "Allt om Malin Åkerman!". Posh24.se. 2010-04-08. http://www.posh24.se/Malin_Akerman?gclid=CJXskvaf9JsCFcITzAodm2tR-A. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Exclusive: 'How I Met Your Mother' throws an all-star wedding!". ew.com. 1 April 2010. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/01/how-i-met-your-mother-wedding/.
- ^ "Interview with our favourite sister (Swedish)". http://www.sisters.se/VAR-SOMMAR-2010/Intervju-Malin-Akerman/.
- ^ Nilsson, Marina T. (30 October 2009). "Malin Åkerman: ”Jag vet hur det är att vara pank i Hollywood”" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/livsstil/intervjuer/malin-akerman-jag-vet-hur-det-ar-att-vara-pank-i-hollywood-1.984087. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ Persson, Sofia (2009-10-30). "Mitt liv är långt från Anna Ankas" (in Swedish). Expressen. http://www.expressen.se/Nyheter/1.1761973/mitt-liv-ar-langt-fran-anna-ankas. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Malin Åkerman |
- Malin Åkerman at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website
- Malin Åkerman at Northernstars.ca
- Web Wombat Movies - Video Interview with Malin Åkerman (Watchmen, 2009)
- The Petalstones
- Juna - HBO, "The Comeback" site
- Malin Åkerman at Complex Magazine
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