Noomi Rapace
- Actress
- Producer
Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was born in Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs län, Sweden to Swedish actressNina Norénand Spanish Flamenco singerRogelio de Badajoz(Rogelio Durán). Her parents did not stay together, and when she was five she moved to Iceland with her mother and stepfather, where she lived for three years. When she was eight she was cast in a small role in the Icelandic film 'Í skugga hrafnsins', and this sparked her love of acting. At 15 she left home and joined the Stockholm Theatre School.
Rapace won the recurring role of Lucinda Gonzales in the Swedish TV seriesTre kronor (1994),and also became a respected stage performer. She won critical acclaim for playing the leading role in 2007'sDaisy Diamond (2007).In 2009, Rapace came to the attention of international audiences for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander inMän som hatar kvinnor (2009).Her performance was widely praised, and she won the Best Actress prize at Sweden's prestigious Guldbagge Awards. She went on to reprise the role in the sequels,Flickan som lekte med elden (2009)andLuftslottet som sprängdes (2009).
Rapace made her English-language film debut inGuy Ritchie'sSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)alongsideRobert Downey Jr.She was also cast as Elizabeth Shaw inRidley Scott'sPrometheus (2012).
Rapace won the recurring role of Lucinda Gonzales in the Swedish TV seriesTre kronor (1994),and also became a respected stage performer. She won critical acclaim for playing the leading role in 2007'sDaisy Diamond (2007).In 2009, Rapace came to the attention of international audiences for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander inMän som hatar kvinnor (2009).Her performance was widely praised, and she won the Best Actress prize at Sweden's prestigious Guldbagge Awards. She went on to reprise the role in the sequels,Flickan som lekte med elden (2009)andLuftslottet som sprängdes (2009).
Rapace made her English-language film debut inGuy Ritchie'sSherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)alongsideRobert Downey Jr.She was also cast as Elizabeth Shaw inRidley Scott'sPrometheus (2012).
