Malin Akerman
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Malin Maria Åkerman, often anglicised to Malin Akerman, is a Swedish-American actress. She first appeared in smaller parts in both Canadian and American productions, including The Utopian Society (2003) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Following a main role on the HBO mockumentary series The Comeback (2005), Akerman co-starred in the commercially successful romantic comedies The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and 27 Dresses (2008). She gained wider recognition for her role as Silk Spectre II in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, for which she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Malin Maria Åkerman is a Swedish and American actor, singer, musician, and model. Born in Stockholm in 1978, she began her work period in 1997. She is educated at York University and resides in Toronto. Her field of work includes acting, and she plays the voice instrument. She speaks Swedish, English, French, and Spanish.
She has one sibling, Jennifer Åkerman, and one child. Her citizenship includes Sweden and the United States. She is also known as a model. Her name in her native language is Malin Maria Åkerman.
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Film & TV
Stockholm, Sweden
Malin Maria Akerman (born May 12, 1978) is a Swedish actress, producer and model. In the early 2000s, she had several small television and film parts in both Canadian and American productions, including The Utopian Society (2003) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Following a supporting role on the HBO mockumentary sitcom The Comeback (2005), she gained her first co-starring roles in…
Known for
- Perfectly Imperfect — Meg2026
- Let's Love — Andrea2026
- Neighborhood Watch — DeeDee McNally2025
- Singing in My Sleep — Mary2025
- The Hunting Wives — Margo Banks2025
- Flip a Cöin — Self - Narrator (voice)2024
- The Donor Party — Jaclyn2023
- The Christmas Classic — Elizabeth Bird2023
- The Final Race — Tove2023
- Us or Them — The Officiator2023
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maria
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Stockholm
- Sibling
- Jennifer Åkerman
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Field of work
- acting
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.malinakerman.net
- Image
- Malin Åkerman Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final Malmö.jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- Toronto
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- Malin Åkerman
- date of birth
- 1978-05-12
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
- birth name
- Malin Maria Åkerman
- social media followers
- 106231
- name in native language
- Malin Maria Åkerman
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Encyclopedic overview
Malin Maria Åkerman (born 12 May 1978), often anglicised to Malin Akerman, is a Swedish-American actress. She first appeared in smaller parts in both Canadian and American productions, including The Utopian Society (2003) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Following a main role on the HBO mockumentary series The Comeback (2005), Akerman co-starred in the commercially successful romantic comedies The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and 27 Dresses (2008). She gained wider recognition for her role as Silk Spectre II in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen, for which she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
She had supporting and starring roles in the box office hits The Proposal (2009), Couples Retreat (2009), and Rampage (2018). Her performance in the comedy horror film The Final Girls (2015) garnered a Fangoria Chainsaw Award nomination. Akerman's other works include the critically acclaimed dramas I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) and To the Stars (2019). On television, she earned critical praise for her lead role on the ABC sitcom Trophy Wife (2013–2014). She was part of the main cast on the Adult Swim comedy series Childrens Hospital from 2010 to 2016, the Showtime drama series Billions from 2016 to 2019, and the Netflix drama series The Hunting Wives from 2025 onward.
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