1. Malin Akerman gained wider recognition for her role as Silk Spectre II in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, for which she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
81 Facts About Malin Akerman
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Malin Akerman had supporting and starring roles in the box office hits The Proposal, Couples Retreat, and Rampage.
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Malin Akerman was part of the main cast on the Adult Swim comedy series Childrens Hospital from 2010 to 2016, and the Showtime drama series Billions from 2016 to 2019.
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Apart from acting and modelling, Malin Akerman had a brief music career in the early 2000s as the lead vocalist for alternative rock band the Petalstones, which released its debut studio album in 2005.
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Malin Akerman subsequently left the project to focus on her acting career.
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Malin Akerman has been married twice, first from 2007 to 2014 to Petalstones drummer Roberto Zincone, with whom she has a son, and, since 2018, to English actor Jack Donnelly.
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Malin Akerman hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmo alongside Petra Mede.
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Malin Akerman was born in Stockholm on 12 May 1978, the daughter of aerobics teacher and part-time model Pia and insurance broker Magnus Malin Akerman.
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Malin Akerman attended many different schools, including Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St Catharines, Ontario.
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Malin Akerman visited her father in Falsterbo during school breaks and talked to him regularly on the phone.
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Malin Akerman cites her parents as "supportive, positive influences" in her life.
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Malin Akerman's mother introduced her to modelling while she was still in primary school.
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Malin Akerman was signed to the agency and later won a contract with skincare company Noxzema.
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Malin Akerman soon moved to Toronto while attending North Toronto Collegiate Institute and later Dante Alighieri Academy.
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Malin Akerman supported her education by modelling for television commercials and catalogue layouts.
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Malin Akerman saw the acting roles as further opportunities to pay for her education but found herself enjoying acting, and later dropped out of school to become an actress.
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Malin Akerman moved to Los Angeles in 2001 to pursue acting full-time.
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Malin Akerman made her acting debut on the Canadian science fiction series Earth: Final Conflict in 1997 in a smaller role as a robot.
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Malin Akerman originally landed a role on an MTV pilot with Rachel McAdams but the project was never picked up by the network.
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Sondelli asked Malin Akerman to help the band with song lyrics and later asked her to sing.
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Malin Akerman subsequently became the band's singer, and they changed their name to the Petalstones.
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Malin Akerman described her singing as "sort of a self-made, self-taught, if-you-can't-hit-the-note-scream-it kind of thing".
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Malin Akerman was then cast in a main role as Juna on the HBO television series The Comeback, with Lisa Kudrow in the lead role.
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Malin Akerman signed up for a role alongside Ben Stiller in the comedy film The Heartbreak Kid, directed by the Farrelly Brothers, in 2006.
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Malin Akerman played Lila, the newly wedded wife of Stiller's character.
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Malin Akerman's performance garnered more positive reviews; Desson Thomson of The Washington Post called her a "fabulous comic partner" to Stiller, while Roger Moore of Times Herald-Record asserted that she had outperformed him.
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In 2007, Malin Akerman joined the cast of 27 Dresses, a romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher with Katherine Heigl in the lead role.
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Malin Akerman played the title role in Bye Bye Sally, a short film directed by Paul Leyden and based on Lisa Mannetti's short story Everybody Wins.
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In 2009, Malin Akerman starred as Silk Spectre II in the superhero film Watchmen, an adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel of the same name.
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Malin Akerman rehearsed with "months of hardcore training" and went on a very strict diet.
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Malin Akerman wore a brunette wig, high heels and an uncomfortable latex costume, which provided little protection when performing stunts, and she often bruised herself during filming.
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Malin Akerman stated that her character carries the emotion of the film as she is the only woman among several men.
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Malin Akerman received nominations for a Teen Choice Award and two Scream Awards.
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Malin Akerman appeared in the 2009 romantic comedy film The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in the lead roles.
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Malin Akerman played a supporting role as Gertrude, the ex-girlfriend of Reynolds' character.
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Also in 2009, Malin Akerman starred in the comedy film Couples Retreat, opposite Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn.
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Malin Akerman enjoyed playing a mother for the first time and tried to make her character as truthful as possible.
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Reception for the film was mainly negative, although Malin Akerman's performance was met with more positive reactions.
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In 2010, Malin Akerman co-starred as Annie in the Josh Radnor-directed comedy-drama film Happythankyoumoreplease As her character has alopecia, Malin Akerman shaved off her eyebrows and wore a bald cap to cover her hair.
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Malin Akerman was originally offered a different part, but felt that she wanted to play Annie as it was different from her previous roles.
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The series was originally a web series and Malin Akerman accepted the role after viewing several webisodes.
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Malin Akerman played Trixie, an awkward drug store clerk who falls for Gordon-Levitt's character, who in turn is obsessed with Gugino's character, a retired porn star.
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Malin Akerman was offered the role during a screening of Women in Trouble.
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In 2010, Malin Akerman signed up for a part in newcomer Aaron Harvey's Catch.
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Malin Akerman had a supporting role in the 2012 comedy film Wanderlust, with Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd.
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Malin Akerman appeared in the comedy film The Giant Mechanical Man, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2012 to average reviews.
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Malin Akerman had a supporting role in the 2012 rock musical film Rock of Ages, based on the stage production of the same name.
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Malin Akerman played Constance Sack, a journalist who interviews Tom Cruise's character Stacee Jaxx.
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Malin Akerman hired a vocal coach as her role required her to sing; she and Cruise recorded a duet of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is".
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Malin Akerman played opposite Nicolas Cage in the 2012 bank heist action film Stolen.
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In 2013, Malin Akerman portrayed Debbie Harry in Randall Miller's film CBGB.
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Malin Akerman was a contestant on the comedy series Burning Love, which parodied the reality series The Bachelor.
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From 2013 to 2014, Malin Akerman held the lead role on the ABC sitcom Trophy Wife.
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Malin Akerman played Kate Harrison, the third wife of Bradley Whitford's character.
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Malin Akerman received critical acclaim for her performance; Gabriel Mizrahi of The Huffington Post deemed her portrayal "terrific", and Matt Webb Mitovich of TVLine opined that she "no less than shines here, coming off as fun-loving but not flaky, warm and not overheated".
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Malin Akerman portrayed Dusty Halford, the lawyer of the eponymous basketball team.
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Malin Akerman co-starred in Brett Haley's comedy-drama film I'll See You in My Dreams with Blythe Danner.
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Malin Akerman was nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance.
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Malin Akerman acted in two feature films in 2016, Misconduct and The Ticket, both of which received limited release.
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From 2016 to 2019, Malin Akerman was a main cast member on the Showtime drama series Billions, playing the role of Lara Axelrod, the wife of billionaire hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod, portrayed by Damian Lewis.
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Malin Akerman enjoyed playing the character due to her "no-nonsense" attitude.
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Malin Akerman stepped into a recurring role for the third season to accommodate for roles in other projects, which was written into the storyline with her character becoming Bobby's ex-wife.
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Malin Akerman was cast in Brad Peyton's science fiction monster film Rampage, based on the video game series of the same name, as Claire Wyden, the CEO of a company responsible for the infection and mutation of several animals.
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Malin Akerman liked playing a villain for the first time as it was a "good challenge".
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In 2019, Malin Akerman made a guest appearance on the Comedy Central educational comedy series Drunk History where she played accused murderer Beulah Annan.
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Malin Akerman played the role of Grace Richmond, the mother of Liana Liberato's character, in Martha Stephens' coming-of-age drama To the Stars.
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Malin Akerman signed on for an NBC drama pilot titled Prism in February 2019.
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Malin Akerman played her first Swedish-speaking film role in the jukebox musical film A Piece of My Heart, directed by Edward af Sillen and based on music by Swedish singer Tomas Ledin.
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Malin Akerman starred in The Sleepover, directed by Trish Sie for Netflix.
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Malin Akerman was cast in the comedy film Friendsgiving, directed by Nicol Paone in her directorial debut.
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Malin Akerman appeared in an episode of the AMC anthology series Soulmates, which premiered on 5 October 2020.
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Malin Akerman starred in the comedy film Chick Fight about an all-female underground fight club.
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In 2020, Malin Akerman played the lead role of Ally in the CBS comedy pilot The Three of Us which was created by Frank Pines.
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In 2023, Malin Akerman competed in season nine of The Masked Singer as "Squirrel".
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Also in 2023, Malin Akerman starred in The Donor Party, Us or Them.
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Malin Akerman played her second Swedish-speaking film role in Ett sista race, released in Swedish cinemas in December 2023.
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Malin Akerman met Italian musician Roberto Zincone in 2003, when she was the lead singer for the Petalstones, for which he was the drummer.
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In October 2017, Malin Akerman announced her engagement to English actor Jack Donnelly.
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Malin Akerman has a tattooed "Z" on her right wrist, which she got to honor Zincone when they were married.
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In 2012 Malin Akerman travelled to Tanzania with Opportunity International and has since begun support of their international development work, becoming a Young Ambassador for Opportunity in June 2012, and hosting a fundraiser for Opportunity in October 2012.
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Malin Akerman served food with fellow actress January Jones at the Los Angeles Mission's annual Thanksgiving event in 2021.