Noomi Rapace
Noomi Rapace | |
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 Rapace at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Noomi Norén 28 December 1979 Hudiksvall, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Noomi Rapace (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnuːmɪ raˈpasː] ;[1] née Norén; born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress.[2] She achieved fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.[3] In 2011, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
She is also known for playing 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), the lead role of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in the Ridley Scott science-fiction film Prometheus (2012), Beatrice in Dead Man Down (2013), Nadia in The Drop (2014), Raisa Demidova in Child 44 (2015) and the 7 lead roles in What Happened to Monday (2017).
Early life
Rapace was born in Hudiksvall, Sweden. Her mother, Nina Norén (born Kristina Norén; 1954), is a Swedish actress, and her father, Rogelio Durán (10 November 1953 – 4 November 2006), was a Spanish Flamenco singer from Badajoz.[4] She has said that her father may have been of part Romani descent, and though she is "not sure if it is true," she has "always been interested in the culture."[5][6] Rapace's sister, Særún Norén, is a photographer.[3] Rapace has said she saw her father only occasionally before his death. At the age of five, she moved from her native Sweden to Flúðir in Iceland with her mother and stepfather. Two years later, she made her film debut in a minor role in the Icelandic film In the Shadow of the Raven. Rapace speaks fluent Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, and English in addition to her native Swedish.[7]
Career
Early work
At the age of seven, Rapace was given her first film role, a non-speaking part in the Icelandic film In the Shadow of the Raven by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. This experience prompted her to be an actress.[8] She left home at age 15 and enrolled in a Stockholm theatre school.[9]
In 1996, she made her television debut playing the part of Lucinda Gonzales in the long-running soap series Tre kronor. From 1998 to 1999, Rapace studied at the acting school Skara Skolscen. She has been engaged at Theater Plaza 2000–01, Orionteatern 2001, Teater Galeasen 2002, Stockholms stadsteater in 2003, as well as at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, all in Stockholm.
In 2007, she won acclaim for her award-winning portrayal of a troubled teen mother in the Danish film Daisy Diamond, directed by Simon Staho. She won the two top film awards in Denmark (the Bodil and Robert prize) for Best Actress for her role in the film, which was also selected for the main competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. The film received some criticism for the supposed abuse occurring to a baby actor during production.[10]
In 2009, she played the role of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish-produced film adaptation of Stieg Larsson's best-selling novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, for which she won the Guldbagge Award (Sweden's top film award) and was nominated for a BAFTA Award and European Film Award. She later appeared in the same role in the sequels The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (all three were subsequently recut as a six-part miniseries aired on Swedish television called Millennium).
Hollywood
Her first English-speaking role was the character of Madame Simza Heron in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, released in 2011.[11]
Her international fame has earned her leading roles in American cinema. She was cast in Ridley Scott's blockbuster hit Prometheus, where she played the leading role, a scientist named Elizabeth Shaw. She had met Scott for the first time following the release of the Millennium trilogy movies, at which point he expressed a willingness to work with her and encouraged her to improve her accent.[12] Prometheus was released in June 2012.[13] She did not appear in the final cut of the film's sequel Alien: Covenant (2017), but did act in a short related prologue.
In November 2012, she appeared in a Rolling Stones video for the single "Doom and Gloom" shot in the studios of the Cité du Cinéma by Luc Besson in Saint-Denis.[14]
In 2013, she starred alongside Rachel McAdams in Brian De Palma's erotic thriller Passion, which is the English-language remake of 2010's French psychological thriller Love Crime. They both appeared in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, but did not share scenes. Rapace also appeared in Niels Arden Oplev's crime thriller Dead Man Down, alongside Isabelle Huppert and Colin Farrell.[15]
In 2014, she appeared as Nadia in Michael Roskam's thriller The Drop, alongside Tom Hardy, Matthias Schoenaerts, and James Gandolfini. On September 2014, she was the subject of the short film A Portrait of Noomi Rapace, directed by artist and designer Aitor Throup and scored by Flying Lotus.[16] In the same year, Rapace appeared in the video for the single "eez-eh" by Kasabian.[17]
In 2015, she starred as Raisa Demidova in Daniel Espinosa's Child 44, opposite Tom Hardy (her co-star in The Drop) also starring Gary Oldman, Vincent Cassel, Jason Clarke, and Joel Kinnaman.[18]
Rapace will be in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Brilliance, although her role is not known yet.[19] She will also star in the spy thriller Unlocked, with Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, Orlando Bloom, and Toni Collette;[20] will lead the sci-fi/actioner Seven Sisters (released on Netflix under title "What Happened to Monday")[21] opposite Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe[22] and the sci-fi/thriller Rupture by Steven Shainberg.[23]
On 12 May 2015, it was announced that she will play opera singer Maria Callas in a biopic directed by Niki Caro.[24] On 5 November 2015, it was announced that Rapace is in talks to portray Amy Winehouse in a new biopic about the late singer's life directed by Kirsten Sheridan.[25]
Personal life
Rapace married Swedish actor Ola Norell in 2001. Together, they chose the surname "Rapace" after they were married, which means "bird of prey" in French.[26] They have a son who was born in 2003. In September 2010, the couple filed for divorce, taking effect in 2011.[27][28][29]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | In the Shadow of the Raven | ||
| 1997 | Sanning eller konsekvens | Nadja | |
| 2001 | Röd jul | Kvinna på krog | |
| 2003 | En utflykt till månens baksida | Andrea | |
| 2003 | Capricciosa | Elvira | |
| 2004 | Älskar, älskar och älskar | Nelly | |
| 2005 | Lovisa och Carl Michael | Anna Rella | |
| Toleransens gränser | Mom | ||
| Blodsbröder | Veronica | ||
| 2006 | Enhälligt beslut | Amira | |
| Du & jag | Maja | ||
| Sökarna: Återkomsten | Enforcer | ||
| 2007 | Daisy Diamond | Anna | |
| 2009 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Lisbeth Salander | |
| The Girl Who Played with Fire | Lisbeth Salander | ||
| The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest | Lisbeth Salander | ||
| 2010 | Beyond | Leena | |
| 2011 | The Monitor | Anna | Also known as Babycall |
| Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Madame Simza Heron | ||
| 2012 | Prometheus | Dr. Elizabeth Shaw | |
| 2013 | Passion | Isabelle | |
| Dead Man Down | Beatrice | ||
| 2014 | A Portrait of Noomi Rapace | Herself | |
| The Drop | Nadia | ||
| 2015 | Child 44 | Raisa Demidova | |
| 2016 | Rupture | Renee | |
| 2017 | Unlocked | Alice Racine | |
| Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing | Dr. Elizabeth Shaw | [30] | |
| Alien: Covenant | Dr. Elizabeth Shaw | ||
| Bright | Leilah | Post-production | |
| What Happened to Monday? | Monday, etc. / Karen Settman | ||
| The Price | Claire | Filming | |
| 2018 | Stockholm | Filming | |
| 2018 | Close | Filming | |
| TBA | Brilliance | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–1997 | Tre kronor | Lucinda Gonzales | Main role; 12 episodes |
| 2001 | Pusselbitar | Marika Nilsson | TV miniseries |
| 2002 | Stora teatern | Fatima | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | Tusenbröder | Hemvårdare | Episode: "Tusenbröder II – Del 5" |
| 2007–2008 | Labyrint | Nicky | Main role; 12 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Doom and Gloom" | The Rolling Stones | |
| 2014 | "eez-eh" | Kasabian |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bodil Awards | Best Actress | Daisy Diamond | Won |
| 2008 | Robert Award | Best Actress | Daisy Diamond | Won |
| 2009 | European Film Awards | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2010 | Nymphe d’Or | Best Actress in a TV-Mini-Series | Millennium Trilogy (TV version) | Won |
| 2010 | Nymphe d’Or | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
| 2010 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2010 | Guldbagge Awards | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
| 2010 | Houston Film Critics Society | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2010 | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award | Best Lead Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2010 | New York Film Critics Online Award | Breakthrough Performer | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
| 2010 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
| 2010 | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2010 | Saturn Award | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2010 | São Paulo International Film Festival | Best Actress | Beyond | Won |
| 2010 | Hollywood Film Festival | Spotlight Award | Won | |
| 2011 | London Film Critics' Circle | Actress of the Year | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2011 | Empire Awards | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Won |
| 2011 | BAFTA Awards | Best Leading Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2011 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2011 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actress | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Nominated |
| 2011 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Breakthrough Film Artist | The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo |
Nominated |
| 2011 | Guldbagge Awards | Best Actress | Beyond | Nominated |
| 2011 | International Emmy Awards | Best Performance by an Actress | Millennium | Nominated |
| 2011 | Rome Film Festival | Best Actress | The Monitor | Won |
| 2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie Actress – Action | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Nominated |
| 2012 | Choice Movie Breakout | Prometheus | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Amanda Awards | Best Actress | The Monitor | Won |
References
- ^ Noomi Rapace Pronunciation in Swedish audio link (Retrieved 10 June 2012)
- ^ Karen Olsson, Noomi Rapace Arrives in Hollywood, by Way of Outer Space, The New York Times Magazine, 27 May 2012, p. 26.
- ^ a b Peter Howell (26 March 2010). "Rising star became the girl with the dragon tattoo". Toronto: thestar.com. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Wilson, Andrew (20 August 2010). "Millennium fever: Stieg Larsson and the mystery of the lost manuscript". Thisislondon.co.uk. ES London Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Bob Thompson, "Sherlock Holmes star Noomi Rapace on moving past the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", National Post, 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Noomi Rapace: 'I Want to Fight Like the Guys'". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Noomi Rapace knows how to handle herself in 'Sherlock Holmes' – News – The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA – Quincy, MA". Patriotledger.com. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Sverrisson, Ágúst Borgþór (22 July 2009). "Vildi ekki flytja frá Íslandi – Pressan spjallar við aðalleikkonuna úr Menn sem hata konur" (in Icelandic). www.pressan.is. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Gritten, David (18 February 2010). "Noomi Rapace interview: the world's most seductive sleuth". Telegraph.co.uk. London: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Barnmisshandel kan aldrig rättfärdigas, Aftonbladet
- ^ Karen Valby. "'Dragon Tattoo' star Noomi Rapace cast in 'Sherlock Holmes 2'". EW. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Sheryl Garratt (1 June 2012). "Noomi Rapace interview for Ridley Scott's Prometheus". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Ridley Scott's Prometheus – new trailer released". Radio Times. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "The Rolling Stones Première Video For New Song 'Doom And Gloom'".
- ^ McClintock, Pamela (21 June 2012), Colin Farrell-Noomi Rapace Crime Thriller 'Dead Man Down' Sets 2013 Release, HollywoodReporter.com, retrieved 14 August 2012
- ^ "Flying Lotus Scores A Short Film Starring Swedish Actress Noomi Rapace". Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Kasabian - eez-eh". YouTube. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace Thriller 'Child 44' Gets April 2015 Date". Deadline.com. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Prometheus Star Noomi Rapace is Joining Will Smith for Brilliance". First Showing.
- ^ "Noomi Rapace To Star, Mikael Hafstrom Helm Spy Thriller 'Unlocked'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "'Seven Sisters' Trailer Shows off Noomi Rapace's Strong 'Orphan Black' Vibes". Collider. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close To Star In 'What Happened To Monday?'". deadline.com. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Noomi Rapace Seals Rupture Deal". Empire Online. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Cannes: Noomi Rapace Starring in Maria Callas Biopic". Variety. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Noomi Rapace Starring in Amy Winehouse Biopic". Variety. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Ola Rapace". General-Anzeiger (in German). Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 23 June 2011 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "'Millennium'-stjärnan Noomi Rapace har ansökt om skilsmässa från maken Ola Rapace". Aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Diu, Nisha Lilia (11 December 2011). "Noomi Rapace: 'I Want to Fight Like the Guys'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ "The Drop's Noomi Rapace: on her rough past and the pressure to be sexy". The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Alien: Covenant | Prologue: The Crossing | 20th Century FOX
External links
- Noomi Rapace at IMDb
- Noomi Rapace at the TCM Movie Database
- Noomi Rapace at the Swedish Film Database
- Noomi Rapace at AllMovie
- Noomi Rapace at Rotten Tomatoes
- Noomi Rapace at TV Guide
- Template:Mojo name
- Noomi Rapace at The-Numbers.com
- Pronunciation (audio link by Swedish speakers)
- Noomi Rapace on Charlie Rose
- IONCINEMA.com interview with Rapace for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in March 2010
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Swedish film actresses
- Swedish child actresses
- Swedish television actresses
- Swedish people of Spanish descent
- Best Actress Empire Award winners
- Best Actress Guldbagge Award winners
- Swedish expatriates in England
- Swedish expatriates in Iceland
- 20th-century Swedish actresses
- 21st-century Swedish actresses