Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace
Rapace at the 2018 Cesar Awards
Born Noomi Norén
(1979-12-28) 28 December 1979
Hudiksvall, Sweden
Residence London, United Kingdom
Nationality Swedish
Occupation Actress
Years active 1988–present
Spouse(s)
Ola Rapace
(m. 2001; div. 2011)
Children 1

Noomi Rapace (Swedish: [ˈnuːmɪ raˈpasː] ( listen);[1] née Norén; born 28 December 1979) is a Swedish actress.[2] She achieved fame with her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish film adaptations of the Millennium series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.[3] In 2011, she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

She is also known for playing 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), the lead role of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw in the Ridley Scott science-fiction film Prometheus (2012), Beatrice in Dead Man Down (2013), Nadia in The Drop (2014), Raisa Demidova in Child 44 (2015), the seven lead roles in What Happened to Monday (2017), and the Netflix film Bright (2017) as Leilah.

Early life

Rapace in Los Angeles, 2015

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.[4]

She has said her father may have been of part Romani descent, and though she is "not sure if it is true," she has "always been interested in the culture."[5][6] Rapace's sister, Særún Norén, is a photographer.[3]

Rapace has said she saw her father only occasionally before his death. At age 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 the Icelandic film In the Shadow of the Raven.[7]

Rapace speaks fluent Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian and English, in addition to her native Swedish.[7]

Career

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.[8] She left home at age 15 and enrolled in a Stockholm theatre school.[9]

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.[10]

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 Guldbagge Award (Sweden's top film award) and was nominated for a BAFTA Award and European Film Award. 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 were subsequently recut as a six-part miniseries aired on Swedish television called Millennium).

International success

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.[11]

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.[12] Prometheus was released in June 2012.[13] 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 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.[14]

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.[15]

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.[16] In the same year, Rapace appeared in the video for the single "eez-eh" by Kasabian.[17]

Rapace at the 2014 San Sebastian Film Festival

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.[18]

Rapace will be in the upcoming sci-fi thriller Brilliance in an unknown role.[19][20][21] The film was later renamed Bright. She also starred in the spy thriller Unlocked, with Michael Douglas, John Malkovich, Orlando Bloom, and Toni Collette;[22] will lead the sci-fi/actioner Seven Sisters (released on Netflix under title "What Happened to Monday")[23] opposite Glenn Close and Willem Dafoe[24] and the sci-fi/thriller Rupture by Steven Shainberg.[25]

On 12 May 2015, it was announced that she will play opera singer Maria Callas in a biopic directed by Niki Caro.[26] On 5 November 2015, it was announced that Rapace is in talks to portray Amy Winehouse in a new biopic about the late singer's life directed by Kirsten Sheridan.[27]

Personal life

Rapace married Swedish actor Ola Norell (born Pär Ola Norell) in 2001. Upon marriage, the couple decided to use the surname Rapace, meaning "bird of prey" both in French and Italian, because it sounded "cool."[28] They have a son, Lev. In September 2010, they filed for divorce, which took effect the next year.[29][30][31]

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
Capricciosa Elvira
2004 Älskar, älskar och älskar Nelly
2005 Lovisa och Carl Michael Anna Rella
Toleransens gränser Mom
Blodsbröder Veronica
2006 Enhälligt beslut Amira
Du & jag Maja
Sökarna: Återkomsten Enforcer
2007 Daisy Diamond Anna
2009 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Lisbeth Salander
The Girl Who Played with Fire Lisbeth Salander
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Lisbeth Salander
2010 Beyond Leena
2011 The Monitor Anna Also known as Babycall
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Madame Simza Heron
2012 Prometheus Dr. Elizabeth Shaw
2013 Passion Isabelle
Dead Man Down Beatrice
2014 A Portrait of Noomi Rapace Herself
The Drop Nadia
2015 Child 44 Raisa Demidova
2016 Rupture Renee
2017 Unlocked Alice Racine
Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing Dr. Elizabeth Shaw [32]
Alien: Covenant Dr. Elizabeth Shaw
Bright Leilah
What Happened to Monday Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday,
Sunday / Karen Settman
2018 Stockholm Bianca Lind
Close Sam
TBA The Price Claire In development

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996–1997 Tre kronor Lucinda Gonzales Main role; 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 Main role; 12 episodes
2019 Jack Ryan Harriet "Harry" Baumann

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 Ref.
2008 Bodil Awards Best Actress Daisy Diamond Won
Robert Award Best Actress Daisy Diamond Won
2009 European Film Awards Best Actress The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated
2010 Nymphe d’Or Best Actress in a TV-Mini-Series Millennium Trilogy (TV version) Won
Best Actress The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Best Actress The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated
Guldbagge Award Best Actress Won
Houston Film Critics Society Best Actress Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Best Lead Actress Nominated
New York Film Critics Online Award Breakthrough Performer Won
Satellite Awards Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Best Actress Nominated
Saturn Award Best Actress The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated
São Paulo International Film Festival Best Actress Beyond Won
Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award Won
2011 London Film Critics' Circle Actress of the Year The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Nominated
Empire Awards Best Actress Won
BAFTA Awards Best Leading Actress Nominated
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Best Actress Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Nominated
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
Guldbagge Awards Best Actress Beyond Nominated
International Emmy Awards Best Performance by an Actress Millennium Nominated
Rome Film Festival Best Actress The Monitor Won
2012 Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie Actress – Action Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Nominated
Choice Movie Breakout Prometheus Nominated
Amanda Awards Best Actress The Monitor Won

References

  1. ↑ Noomi Rapace Pronunciation in Swedish audio link (Retrieved 10 June 2012)
  2. ↑ Karen Olsson, Noomi Rapace Arrives in Hollywood, by Way of Outer Space Archived 24 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine., The New York Times Magazine, 27 May 2012, p. 26.
  3. 1 2 Peter Howell (26 March 2010). "Rising star became the girl with the dragon tattoo". Toronto: thestar.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Andrew (20 August 2010). "Millennium fever: Stieg Larsson and the mystery of the lost manuscript". Thisislondon.co.uk. ES London Limited. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Bob Thompson, "Sherlock Holmes star Noomi Rapace on moving past the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Archived 21 December 2011 at Archive-It, National Post, 12 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Noomi Rapace: 'I Want to Fight Like the Guys'". The Daily Telegraph. London. 11 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Noomi Rapace knows how to handle herself in 'Sherlock Holmes' – News – The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA". Patriotledger.com. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Sverrisson, Ágúst Borgþór (22 July 2009). "Vildi ekki flytja frá Íslandi – Pressan spjallar við aðalleikkonuna úr Menn sem hata konur" (in Icelandic). www.pressan.is. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  9. ↑ Gritten, David (18 February 2010). "Noomi Rapace interview: the world's most seductive sleuth". Telegraph.co.uk. London: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  10. ↑ Barnmisshandel kan aldrig rättfärdigas Archived 30 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine., Aftonbladet
  11. ↑ Karen Valby. "'Dragon Tattoo' star Noomi Rapace cast in 'Sherlock Holmes 2'". EW. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Sheryl Garratt (1 June 2012). "Noomi Rapace interview for Ridley Scott's Prometheus". London: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Ridley Scott's Prometheus – new trailer released". Radio Times. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "The Rolling Stones Première Video For New Song 'Doom And Gloom'".
  15. ↑ McClintock, Pamela (21 June 2012), "Colin Farrell-Noomi Rapace Crime Thriller Dead Man Down Sets 2013 Release", The Hollywood Reporter, archived from the original on 25 June 2012, retrieved 14 August 2012
  16. ↑ "Flying Lotus Scores A Short Film Starring Swedish Actress Noomi Rapace". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  17. ↑ "Kasabian - eez-eh". YouTube. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace Thriller 'Child 44' Gets April 2015 Date". Deadline Hollywood. 18 February 2014. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  19. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (12 May 2014). "Noomi Rapace To Join Will Smith In Legendary's Brilliance Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  20. ↑ Kit, Borys (12 May 2014). "Noomi Rapace to Star Opposite Will Smith in Brilliance". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  21. ↑ Kroll, Justin (12 May 2014). "Noomi Rapace to Co-Star With Will Smith in Legendary's Brilliance". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Noomi Rapace To Star, Mikael Hafstrom Helm Spy Thriller 'Unlocked'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  23. ↑ "'Seven Sisters' Trailer Shows off Noomi Rapace's Strong 'Orphan Black' Vibes". Collider. 2 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  24. ↑ "Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close To Star In 'What Happened To Monday?'". Deadline Hollywood. 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  25. ↑ "Noomi Rapace Seals Rupture Deal". Empire Online. 16 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  26. ↑ "Cannes: Noomi Rapace Starring in Maria Callas Biopic". Variety. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  27. ↑ "Noomi Rapace Starring in Amy Winehouse Biopic". Variety. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "Ola Rapace". General-Anzeiger (in German). Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  29. ↑ "'Millennium'-stjärnan Noomi Rapace har ansökt om skilsmässa från maken Ola Rapace". Aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  30. ↑ Diu, Nisha Lilia (11 December 2011). "Noomi Rapace: 'I Want to Fight Like the Guys'". The Daily Telegraph. London, UK. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  31. ↑ "The Drop's Noomi Rapace: on her rough past and the pressure to be sexy". The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  32. ↑ Alien: Covenant | Prologue: The Crossing | 20th Century FOX Archived 17 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine.
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