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Alicia Vikander, in full Alicia Amanda Vikander, (born October 3, 1988, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden), Swedish actress who was known ... AliciaVikander TableofContents AliciaVikander Introduction FastFacts Facts&RelatedContent Media Images More MoreArticlesOnThisTopic Contributors ArticleHistory Home Entertainment&PopCulture Actors AliciaVikander Swedishactress Actions Cite verifiedCite Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadetofollowcitationstylerules,theremaybesomediscrepancies. Pleaserefertotheappropriatestylemanualorothersourcesifyouhaveanyquestions. SelectCitationStyle MLA APA ChicagoManualofStyle CopyCitation Share Share Sharetosocialmedia Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alicia-Vikander GiveFeedback ExternalWebsites Feedback Corrections?Updates?Omissions?Letusknowifyouhavesuggestionstoimprovethisarticle(requireslogin). 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ExternalWebsites AllMovie-BiographyofAliciaVikander Alternatetitles:AliciaAmandaVikander By KarenSparks • LastUpdated: Jun15,2022 • EditHistory TableofContents AliciaVikander Seeallmedia Born: October3,1988(age33) Gothenburg Sweden ...(Showmore) AwardsAndHonors: AcademyAward(2016) AcademyAward(2016):ActressinaSupportingRole ...(Showmore) Seeallrelatedcontent→ AliciaVikander,infullAliciaAmandaVikander,(bornOctober3,1988,Gothenburg,VästraGötaland,Sweden),Swedishactresswhowasknownforherversatility.SheearnedanAcademyAwardforherperformanceinTheDanishGirl(2015).VikanderwasthedaughterofstageactressMariaFahlVikanderandSvanteVikander,apsychiatrist.InitiallyshestudieddanceattheRoyalSwedishBalletSchool,butinjuriesthatrequiredfootandbacksurgeriespromptedhertoturntoacting.ShelaunchedhercareerinSwedishshortfilmsandontelevision,mostmemorablyintheTVdramaSecondAvenue(originaltitleAndraAvenyn),inwhichsheappeared(2007–08)asJossanTegebrandtBjörn.HerfeaturefilmdebutinTilldetsomärvackert(2009;Pure)resultedinaGuldbaggeAwardforbestactress. 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Vikander’sinternationalappealgrewafterherappearanceasKittyinAnnaKarenina(2012),whichwasherfirstEnglish-languagemovie;theOscar-nominatedDanishfilmEnkongeligaffære(2012;ARoyalAffair);andTheFifthEstate(2013),abiopicaboutAustralianWikiLeaksfounderJulianAssange.In2014shegaveconvincingperformancesinTestamentofYouth,SonofaGun,andSeventhSon,inwhichsheportrayedawitch.In2015Vikanderappearedinseveralfilms,thoughsheearnedparticularacclaimforhersensitiveportrayalofthelovingwifeofanartistwhoundergoesmale-to-femalegender-reassignmentsurgeryinTheDanishGirl.Thedramawaslooselybasedonthetrue-lifestoryofDanishartistsEinarandGerdaWegenerandEinar’sultimatetransformationintoLiliElbe.Forherwork,VikanderreceivedanOscarforbestsupportingactress.Inaddition,shealsoearnedpraisein2015forherpowerhouseturnastheandroidAvainExMachina,expertlyimbuingherAIcharacterwithasenseofhumanity.AliciaVikanderinTheDanishGirlActressAliciaVikanderasartistGerdaWegenerinTheDanishGirl(2015).©2015FocusFeaturesIn2016VikanderhadstarringrolesinthemodernactionthrillerJasonBourneandTheLightBetweenOceans,inwhichsheportrayedananguishedwifeforcedtofacethefactthattheinfantwhomsheandherhusband(playedbyMichaelFassbender,whomVikandermarriedin2017)hadrescuedfromanadriftrowboatyearsearlierhasalivingmotherwhobelievesthatherdaughterperished.Vikander’sfilmsfrom2017includedTulipFever,inwhichsheportrayedayoungwifein17th-centuryAmsterdamwhobecomesromanticallyentangledwithanartistwhoispaintingaportraitofherandherhusband;Euphoria,adramaabouttwoestrangedsisterswhogoonaholidaytogether;andSubmergence,WimWenders’sromanceaboutabio-mathematicianandanundercoverMI6agent(playedbyJamesMcAvoy).ShelaterstarredasLaraCroftinthe2018filmadaptationoftherebootedvideogamefranchiseTombRaider.In2019VikanderlenthervoicetotheTVseriesTheDarkCrystal:AgeofResistance,a10-episodeprequeltothe1982puppetfantasyTheDarkCrystal,andshestarredinthethrillerEarthquakeBird,playingatranslatorwhosefriendgoesmissinginJapan.VikanderwasamongtheactorsportrayingthetitlecharacterinTheGlorias(2020),JulieTaymor’sfilmaboutfeministiconGloriaSteinem.Hercreditsfrom2021includedTheGreenKnight,anadventure-dramabasedonthe14th-centurypoemSirGawainandtheGreenKnight,andBlueBayou,inwhichshewascastastheAmericanwifeofaKoreanAmericanimmigrantwhoisfacingdeportation.In2022VikanderstarredintheTVminiseriesIrmaVep,anadaptationofthe1996movie;inthedramedy,sheplayedanAmericanactresswhoagreestoappearinaTVremakeofaclassicFrenchfilm.KarenSparksTheEditorsofEncyclopaediaBritannica