Alicia Vikander

Birthday: 3 October 1988, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Birth Name: Alicia Amanda Vikander

Height: 166 cm

Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress, dancer and producer. She was born and raised in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Maria Fahl-Vikander, an actress of stage and screen, and Svante Vi ...Show More

[on photographs of her private moments with her friends and boyfriend] It was a shock to meet up wit Show more [on photographs of her private moments with her friends and boyfriend] It was a shock to meet up with friends, then days later see a picture of you all, sitting outside a café, splashed across the media. You realize that someone was there, watching, while you were having a coffee with your friends. And you just feel violated. Hide

I'd love to continue to work in Europe and the US. What I'm looking for is the right film and if tha Show more I'd love to continue to work in Europe and the US. What I'm looking for is the right film and if that's a big studio film, or a tiny film being shot in a few days in Europe, that's not what I'm thinking about - it's about the project and who I'm going to do it with. Hide

[The New York Times - February 9, 2016] During production of The Danish Girl (2015), the filmmakers Show more [The New York Times - February 9, 2016] During production of The Danish Girl (2015), the filmmakers were obsessed with me not looking Scandinavian and I was like, 'I'm the only Scandinavian in the whole film.' They paled my skin, to make me lighter. People say that I'm tanned, but that's my natural color. Hide

Both my mom and my dad have always included me in intelligent conversations about people, about char Show more Both my mom and my dad have always included me in intelligent conversations about people, about characters, about how people work. My dad and my mom still read all scripts that I find interesting. Hide

I think I'm a big romantic, so being part of those stories, that's such a big part of anyone's life Show more I think I'm a big romantic, so being part of those stories, that's such a big part of anyone's life in general, that's such a humane thing. Hide

It's almost a kick that I'm looking for. I like to push myself, find new sides of myself and see how Show more It's almost a kick that I'm looking for. I like to push myself, find new sides of myself and see how different the characters are that I can create with my craft. Hide

[W Magazine - March 2015] Next year, the Oscars will be interesting. If all goes well, I'm going to Show more [W Magazine - March 2015] Next year, the Oscars will be interesting. If all goes well, I'm going to have three films in contention. I've had many years of working a lot without being in the public eye. And that's been good. But by this time next year, I think things are going to change. I expect to be busy. I'm ready to be a bit more known. Hide

[on being a brown-eyed, brown-haired, olive-skinned Swede] I always get that question - where are yo Show more [on being a brown-eyed, brown-haired, olive-skinned Swede] I always get that question - where are your parents really from? Do you know where your dad's from? [My parents] are both from very small villages, from up north and south of Sweden. I'm [also] a quarter Finnish, but that doesn't really make me much darker. Hide

Alicia Vikander's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (72)

The Graham Norton Show - Season 21

The Graham Norton Show - Season 29

Tomb Raider

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

Submergence

Firebrand (2024)

The Graham Norton Show - Season 26

The Graham Norton Show - Season 31

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed

The Graham Norton Show - Season 23

The Green Knight

Burnt (2015)

The Graham Norton Show - Season 25

The Fifth Estate - Season 51

The Glorias

The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 7

The 89th Annual Academy Awards

The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 11

The Graham Norton Show - Season 19

The Man From UNCLE

Rumours (2024)

20 20 - Season 46

Conan - Season 7

The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 12

Conan - Season 11

Alicia Vikander'S roles

Ava

Vera Brittain

Ines

Anne Marie

Gaby

Ingrid Bergman

Kitty Shcherbatsky

Gerda Wegener

Tasha

Alice