Alicia Wikander is a famous Swedish actress who became famous thanks to the film "Girl from Denmark". What is interesting about her biography and personal life of the girl?
Actress Biography
Alicia was born on October 3, 1988 in Gothenburg. Her mother was a famous theater actress in the city, and her father was a psychotherapist. Moreover, the father had before this family and five children. But the parents did not live together for a long time and quickly parted. But dad never refused his daughter and often took her to his house for the weekend.
Mom alone brought up Alicia and immediately noticed her craving for the scene. She gave the girl to acting classes, and also helped to get to the Royal Ballet School of Sweden. It was within the walls of this institution that the character of Vikander was tempered, which then helped her to break into the leading roles in the cinema of her country. Alicia has been doing ballet for 9 years, but the desire to be an actress outweighed the rest.
At 13, she was invited to conduct teenage television programs. Also from this moment the girl begins to act in feature films and TV shows. A year later, the drama "My Embalmed Mother" is released, which immediately brings her wildly popular in her country. After that, Wikander appears in several TV shows and short films.
The real success of Alicia brings a role in the film "Cleanliness", which will be released in 2010. For her, the girl receives the title of Sweden's Best Actress of that year and the Golden Beetle award.
Two years later, Vikander starred in the film "Anna Karenina" along with Keira Knightley. So its popularity is gradually growing outside its own country. The success of this picture allows the girl to move to live and work in London.
For her next roles in the films “Royal Jewels” and “Royal Novel, ” Alicia receives the prize at the Berlin Film Festival. Vikander continues to act in both the UK and in his homeland in Sweden.
For a couple of years, Alicia starred in films such as "Fifth Power", "Hotel", "Young Blood" and so on. But the real popularity and recognition of her brings a supporting role in the film "Girl from Denmark." For her, Wikander receives an Oscar and an offer to work in Hollywood, which of course he agrees to.
So Alicia moves to America and gets the main roles in the films Tulip Fever, Jason Bourne and Light in the Ocean. In addition, she is trusted to play Lara Croft in the new film adaptation of this saga, which the girl copes with perfectly. At the moment, this is the last movie to be released with her participation.
