Lena Maria Jonna Olin (born March 22, 1955) is a
Swedish actress.
Early life
Olin, the youngest of three children, was born in
Stockholm,
Sweden, the daughter of Britta Alice (
née Holmberg), an actress and singer, and
Stig Olin, a director, singer, composer, and an actor who appeared in several of
Ingmar Bergman's early films.
[Lena Olin Biography (1955-)] Her brother is the Swedish singer
Mats Olin. She was a top student and graduated with a 4.9 average in her graduation scores (with the highest in Sweden being 5.0). In October 1975, Olin was crowned
Miss Scandinavia in
Helsinki,
Finland. Before her acting career she worked both as a substitute teacher and as a hospital nurse, and studied Medicine at university.