Noomi Rapace
Noomi Rapace (Swedish: [ˈnǒːmɪ raˈpasː]; born Hilda Noomi Norén, 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium series (2009): The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. For her performance in the Millennium series, Rapace won two Nymphe d'Ors, a Guldbagge Award, and a Satellite Award as Best Actress amongst others, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award, an International Emmy Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and an European Film Award.
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- Full name
- Hilda Noomi Norén.
- Born
- 1979. · Hudiksvall.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Occupation
- actress.
- Education
- Skara School Scene and Södra Latin.
- Honours
- Dagens Nyheter Culture Prize, Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Satellite Awards, Amanda Award for Best Actress and Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award.
- Languages
- English, Swedish and Icelandic.
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Noomi Rapace (Swedish: [ˈnǒːmɪ raˈpasː]; born Hilda Noomi Norén, 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress. She achieved international fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium series (2009): The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. For her performance in the Millennium series, Rapace won two Nymphe d'Ors, a Guldbagge Award, and a Satellite Award as Best Actress amongst others, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award, an International Emmy Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and an European Film Award.
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Early life
Early life
Following the success of the Millennium series, Rapace has gone on to star in many international movies. She has starred as Veronica in Bloodbrothers (2005), 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), Elizabeth Shaw in Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), Isabelle in Passion (2012), Beatrice in Dead Man Down (2013), Nadia in The Drop (2014), Raisa Demidova in Child 44 (2015), Renee in Rupture (2016), Alice Racine in Unlocked (2017), the seven lead roles in What Happened to Monday (2017), Leilah in Bright (2017), Bianca Lind in Stockholm (2018), Sam Carlson in Close (2019), Lizzie in Angel of Mine (2019), Harriet Bauman in Jack Ryan (TV series, 2019), Maja in The Secrets We Keep (2020), Maria in Lamb (2021), Lisa in The Trip (2021), Bosilka in You Won't Be Alone (2022), Caroline Edh in Black Crab (2022), Elizabeth Thurman in Django (TV series, 2023), Falk in Assassin Club (2023), Jo Ericsson in Constellation (TV series, 2024), and Mother Teresa in Mother (2025).
Noomi Rapace studied at Skara School Scene and Södra Latin. The recorded working language is English, Swedish and Icelandic. Distinctions recorded are Dagens Nyheter Culture Prize, Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Satellite Awards.
Rapace was born in Hudiksvall, Sweden. Her mother, Kristina "Nina" Norén (born 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 her father may have been of partly Roma 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. "He was not around. The first time I saw him or I met him, I was fifteen and I saw him on stage," Rapace said about her father. At age five, she moved from her native Sweden to Flúðir in Iceland with her mother and stepfather, Hrafnkell Karlsson. Two years later, she made her film debut in a minor role in the Icelandic film In the Shadow of the Raven, along with Karlsson. She says, "I came from a poor farm, I'm not educated, no one opened doors for me, I don't come from money." Rapace speaks fluent Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, and English, in addition to her native Swedish.
Early work
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. She left home at age 15 and enrolled in a Stockholm theatre school. In 1996, Rapace (then Noomi Norén) made her television debut playing the part of Lucinda Gonzales in the long-running soap opera series Tre kronor. From 1998 to 1999, Rapace studied at the acting school Skara Skolscen. She has been engaged at Theater Plaza in 2000–01, Orion Theatre in 2001, Teater Galeasen in 2002, Stockholm City Theatre 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. 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 Best Actress trophy at Guldbagge Award (Sweden's top film award) and Satellite Award, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award and European Film Award in the same category. 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 films were subsequently recut as a six-part miniseries aired on Swedish television called Millennium, for which Rapace received a nomination for the International Emmy Award. The three film adaptations have earned over $200 million at the box office worldwide.
International success
International success
Following the success of the Millennium series, Rapace started an international career. 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. Her international fame has earned her leading roles in mainstream 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. 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 The Rolling Stones video-clip for the single "Doom and Gloom", shot in the studios of the Cité du Cinéma by Luc Besson in Saint-Denis. Also in the same year, 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 Michaël R. Roskam's thriller The Drop, alongside Tom Hardy, Matthias Schoenaerts, and James Gandolfini. In 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 Hardy again (her co-star in The Drop), also starring Gary Oldman, Vincent Cassel, Jason Clarke, and Joel Kinnaman. She starred in the 2017 spy thriller Unlocked, with Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, Orlando Bloom, and Toni Collette, and the science fiction horror Rupture by Steven Shainberg. In 2017, she led the sci-fi/actioner What Happened to Monday opposite Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe. The same year, Rapace played an elf in the urban action fantasy Bright. In 2019, Rapace starred in the action thriller film Close, released on Netflix on 18 January 2019. That same year, Rapace starred in the psychological thriller Angel of Mine, and in the television series Jack Ryan. In 2020, Rapace starred in the thriller The Secrets We Keep alongside Kinnaman again (her co-star in Child 44). In 2021, the Icelandic folk horror Lamb premiered at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, where Rapace has the leading role of Maria. Rapace's performance in the film gained significant attention and she won the Best Actress award at the 2021 Sitges Film Festival, and was nominated for the Best Actress award at the 2021 North Texas Film Critics Association. Rapace also has leading roles in the following features The Trip (2021), You Won't Be Alone (2022), and Black Crab (2022). In May 2022, Rapace was a member of the jury of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. The following year, she appeared in the television series Django (2023), reuniting her with Schoenaerts (her co-star in The Drop). She played the lead role in the television series Constellation (2024) and also portrayed Mother Teresa in the film Mother (2025). In March 2026, she was cast in an undisclosed recurring role in the upcoming live-action adaptation series of the Assassin's Creed video game series.
Personal life
Personal life
Rapace married Swedish actor Ola Rapace (born Pär Ola Norell) in 2001. Upon marrying, the couple decided to jointly adopt a brand-new surname instead of one partner taking the other's surname; they did this because their surnames, Norén and Norell respectively, sounded so similar. They decided on Rapace, meaning "bird of prey" both in French and Italian, because it sounded "cool". They have a son, born in 2003. In September 2010, they filed for divorce, which took effect the year after. As of 2022, Rapace lives in London, England, which she describes as her "favourite city".

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- 5.Noomi Rapace: 'I Want to Fight Like the Guys'. The Daily Telegraph. 11 December 2011.
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- 7.Noomi Rapace "An Actor Despairs" Interview. YouTube - An Actor Depairs. 10 December 2021.
- 8.Lewis, Tim. Actor Noomi Rapace: 'I came from a poor farm, I'm not educated, no one opened doors for me'. The Guardian. 2024-03-03. 0261-3077.
- 9.Noomi Rapace knows how to handle herself in Sherlock Holmes. The Patriot Ledger. 10 December 2011.
- 10.Chang, Kee. The Archives: Noomi Rapace. Anthem Magazine. 6 June 2014.
- 11.Sverrisson, Ágúst Borgþór. Vildi ekki flytja frá Íslandi – Pressan spjallar við aðalleikkonuna úr Menn sem hata konur. www.pressan.is. 22 July 2009.
- 12.Gritten, David. Noomi Rapace interview: the world's most seductive sleuth. The Telegraph. 18 February 2010.
- 13.Noomi klar för ny storfilm i Hollywood. Expressen. 16 January 2011.
- 14.Kameliadamen - Orionteatern. orionteatern.se.
- 15.Noomi Rapace; as told to Larry Fitzmaurice. Noomi Rapace Learned English by Watching TV in a Hotel Room. Vice. 4 May 2017.
- 16.Dragon Tattoo takes best film at Sweden's Guldbagge awards. Screen Daily. 26 January 2010.
- 17.Baftas nominations 2011: full list. The Guardian. 18 January 2011.
- 18.European Film Academy: 2009. European Film Academy.
- 19.39th International Emmy® Awards Nominees Announced. International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 3 October 2011.
- 20.Millennium Movies at the Box Office. Box Office Mojo.
- 21.Aftab, Kaleem. Noomi Rapace: The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo actress still loves to play with fire. The Independent. 24 January 2014.
- 22.EW. 'Dragon Tattoo' star Noomi Rapace cast in 'Sherlock Holmes 2'.
- 23.The Telegraph. Noomi Rapace interview for Ridley Scott's Prometheus. 1 June 2012.
- 24.Ridley Scott's Prometheus – new trailer released. Radio Times. 17 February 2012.
- 25.Alien: Covenant Prologue: The Crossing. YouTube. 26 April 2017.
- 26.The Rolling Stones Première Video For New Song 'Doom And Gloom'.
- 27.McClintock, Pamela. Colin Farrell-Noomi Rapace Crime Thriller Dead Man Down Sets 2013 Release. The Hollywood Reporter. 21 June 2012.
- 28.Flying Lotus Scores A Short Film Starring Swedish Actress Noomi Rapace. 30 September 2014.
- 29.Kasabian - eez-eh. YouTube. 29 April 2014.
- 30.Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace Thriller 'Child 44' Gets April 2015 Date. Deadline Hollywood. 18 February 2014.
- 31.Noomi Rapace Seals Rupture Deal. Empire Online. 16 April 2015.
- 32.Noomi Rapace To Star, Mikael Hafstrom Helm Spy Thriller 'Unlocked'. Deadline Hollywood. 7 April 2014.
- 33.'Seven Sisters' Trailer Shows off Noomi Rapace's Strong 'Orphan Black' Vibes. Collider. 2017-06-02.
- 34.Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close To Star In 'What Happened To Monday?'. Deadline Hollywood. 6 May 2015.
- 35.Hipes, Patrick. Noomi Rapace Thriller 'Close' Rounds Out Cast. Deadline Hollywood. 25 August 2017.
- 36.CraveOnline Media. Close Trailer: Noomi Rapace Must Protect an Heiress in a War Zone. ComingSoon.net. January 3, 2019.
- 37.Roxborough, Scott. Noomi Rapace Icelandic Horror 'Lamb' Wins Sitges Fantasy Festival. The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-10-17.
- 38.Neglia, Matt. The 2021 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Winners. Next Best Picture. 22 December 2021.
- 39.Roxborough, Scott. Cannes Names 2022 Competition Jury, Vincent Lindon Jury President. The Hollywood Reporter. 26 April 2022.
- 40.Cordero, Rosy. Noomi Rapace, Ramzy Bedia, Sean Harris & Corrado Invernizzi Cast In 'Assassin's Creed' TV Adaptation. Deadline Hollywood. March 16, 2026.
- 41.Ola Rapace. General-Anzeiger.
- 42.'Millennium'-stjärnan Noomi Rapace har ansökt om skilsmässa från maken Ola Rapace. Aftonbladet.se.
- 43.Diu, Nisha Lilia. Noomi Rapace: 'I Want to Fight Like the Guys'. The Daily Telegraph. 11 December 2011.
- 44.The Drop's Noomi Rapace: on her rough past and the pressure to be sexy. The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2014.
- 45.Kelly, Lorraine. Film Star Noomi Rapace On Rejecting Red Carpet Gender Stereotypes. Lorraine. 20 June 2019.
- 46.Hammond, Paula. Noomi Rapace: 'I crave connection'. Scan Magazine. 7 January 2022.
- 47.Debruge, Peter. 'You Won't Be Alone' Review: A Shape-Shifting Witch Learns What It Means to Be Human in Creative Art-Horror Offering. Variety. 22 January 2026.
- 48.Orciari, Veronica. Review: The End of It. Cineuropa. 23 May 2026.
- 49.Casemore, Jamie. Dutch-Canadian copro In Alaska rolls in B.C. Art-Horror Offering. Playback Online.
- 50.Spry, Jeff. Noomi Rapace and Jonathan Banks on making Apple TV+'s twisty space thriller, 'Constellation' (exclusive). Space.com. 28 February 2024.
- 51.The Art Of Crying named Best Danish Film. Screen Daily. 25 February 2008.
- 52.Karger, Dave. 'Social Network' wins L.A., Boston, New York Online critics awards. Entertainment Weekly. 12 December 2010.
- 53.Dore, Shalini. Satellite Awards orbit 'Social Network'. Variety. December 19, 2020.
- 54.Nomination list for Saturn Awards 2011 announced. filmibeat.com. February 25, 2011.
- 55.14th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala - Backstage. Zimbio. 24 October 2010.
- 56.Martin, Daniel. 'Inception' wins Best Film at Empire Awards. NME. 28 March 2011.
- 57.Noomi Rapace nominated for second Swedish Oscar. Reuters. 5 January 2011.
- 58.Jennings, Sheri. Chinese Take Away wins best film, audience prize in Rome. Screen Daily. 4 November 2011.
- 59.Rossing Jensen, Jorn. Turn Me On, Goddammitt! wins best film at Norway's Amanda awards. Screen Daily. 20 August 2012.
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