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. She has said that her father may have been of part Gypsie descent, and though she is "not sure if it is true," she has "always been interested in the culture." Rapace's sister, Særún Norén, is a photographer. 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 In the Shadow of the Raven.

Rapace speaks fluent Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, and English in addition to her native Swedish.

Career

At the age of seven, Rapace was given her first film role, which was a non-speaking part in the film Í skugga hrafnsins by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. This experience made her decide to be an actress. She left home at age 15 and enrolled in a Stockholm theatre school.

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.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

In 2009, she played the role of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish-produced film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, for which she won the Guldbagge Award (Sweden's top award) and was nominated for a BAFTA Award and European Film Award. She reprised this 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

On 11 September 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported that Rapace had been cast in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, her first English-speaking role, as a French Gypsy; the film was released in 2011.

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. Prometheus was released in June 2012.

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.

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.

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. In the same year, Rapace appeared in the video for the single "eez-eh" by Kasabian.

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.

Rapace will be in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Brilliance, although her role is not known yet. She will also star in the spy thriller Unlocked, with Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, Orlando Bloom, and Toni Collette; will lead the sci-fi/actioner Whatever Happened To Monday? opposite Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe and the sci-fi/thriller Rupture by Steven Shainberg.

On 12 May 2015, it was announced that she will play opera singer Maria Callas in a biopic directed by Niki Caro.

On 5 November 2015, it was announced that Rapace is in talks to potray Amy Winehouse in a new biopic about the late singer's life directed by Kirsten Sheridan.

Personal life

Rapace married Swedish actor Ola Norell in 2001. Together, they chose the surname Rapace after they were married; it means "bird of prey" in French and Italian. The couple has a son named Lev. In September 2010, the couple filed for divorce, taking effect during 2011.

In 2015, Rapace had a relationship with Swedish kickboxer Sanny Dahlbeck. They made their first public appearance as a couple at the BAFTAs on 8 February 2015. On 2 October 2015, it was reported that the couple had broken up.

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
2005	Toleransens gränser	Mom
2005	Blodsbröder	Veronica
2006	Enhälligt beslut	Amira
2006	Du & jag	Maja
2006	Sökarna: Återkomsten	Enforcer
2007	Daisy Diamond	Anna
2009	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Lisbeth Salander
2009	Girl Who Played with Fire, TheThe Girl Who Played with Fire
2009	Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, TheThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
2010	Beyond	Leena
2011	The Monitor	Anna	Also known as Babycall
2011	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Madame Simza Heron
2012	Prometheus	Elizabeth Shaw
2013	Passion	Isabelle
2013	Dead Man Down	Beatrice
2014	A Portrait of Noomi Rapace	Herself
2014	The Drop	Nadia
2015	Child 44	Raisa Demidova
2016	Unlocked		Post-production
2016	Brilliance		Post-production
2016	Rupture		Post-production
2016	Whatever Happened To Monday?		Filming
2016	The Price		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996-1997	Tre kronor	Lucinda Gonzales	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	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	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe 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	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Won
2010	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award	Best Actress	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
2010	Guldbagge Awards	Best Actress	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Won
2010	Houston Film Critics Society	Best Actress	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
2010	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award	Best Lead Actress	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
2010	New York Film Critics Online Award	Breakthrough Performer	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Won
2010	Satellite Awards	Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Won
2010	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association	Best Actress	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Nominated
2010	Saturn Award	Best Actress	Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, TheThe 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

[ Source: Wikipedia ]