Alicia Vikander

Swedish actress

Born: October 3, 1988

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Who is Alicia Vikander?

Alicia Amanda Vikander (; Swedish: [aˈlǐːsɪa vɪˈkǎnːdɛr] ; born 3 October 1988) is a Swedish actress. Born and raised in Gothenburg, Vikander began acting as a child in minor stage productions at the Gothenburg opera house and trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. She gained wider recognition in 2012 for playing Kitty in Joe Wright's period drama Anna Karenina and Queen Caroline Mathilde in the Danish film A Royal Affair.

Vikander (right) and director Lisa Langseth at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival

Historical significance

Her accolades include an Academy Award and an Actor Award, in addition to nominations for three BAFTAs and two Golden Globe Awards. She began her acting career in Swedish short films and television series and first gained recognition for her role in the drama series Andra Avenyn (2008–2010). She made her feature film debut in Pure (2010), for which she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress. Vikander achieved global recognition for her roles as Vera Brittain in Testament of Youth (2014), as Ava, a humanoid robot in Ex Machina (2014), for which she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and as Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl (2015), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Vikander at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con

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