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My Take
Malin Akerman strikes me as a performer whose range comes from a genuinely unusual life: born in Stockholm, raised abroad, and working across modeling, music, and acting before settling into film. I think that mobility shows in her work — she moves between comedy and darker material without strain, and she has a knack for raising the energy of any scene she enters. She may not carry a shelf of trophies, but I would rather watch a reliably magnetic actor than a decorated dull one. Her mix of Scandinavian cool and easy humor is, to my eye, her real signature.
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).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Malin Akerman
- Name (Japanese)
- マリン・アッカーマン
- Reading
- まりん・あっかーまん
- Born
- May 12, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / musician / model / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- York University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Singer — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.