Malin Akerman

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Malin Åkerman

Åkerman in Café Magazine, 2008
Born Malin Maria Åkerman
May 12, 1978 (1978-05-12) (age 31)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Actress & Model
Years active 1997–present
Spouse(s) Roberto Zincone (June 20, 2007)
Åkerman at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Malin Maria Åkerman (born May 12, 1978) is a Swedish-Canadian actress and model.

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[edit] Early life

Åkerman was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a model mother and an insurance broker father.[1] Her family moved to Toronto, Canada when she was two years old.[2] After her parents' divorce, her father returned to Sweden, and Åkerman stayed in Canada with her mother.[3] She lived in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario for a short while, attending Parliament Oak Primary School, and then Niagara District Secondary School until Grade 11, and then graduating at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School. She also attended Dante Alighieri Academy in Toronto for her OAC year before moving on to attend York University for a year.

[edit] Career

At the age of seventeen, Åkerman won the Ford Supermodel of Canada search. She appeared in several television commercials, including one for Noxzema skin care. After a career in modeling she turned to acting and moved to California. She has had roles in several films including The Utopian Society (2003) with Sam Doumit and Austin Nichols and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) as Freakshow's attractive wife. Akerman has made several TV guest appearances and in 2005 got the role as Juna in the HBO series The Comeback. She has also appeared on The Showbiz Show with David Spade as a correspondent and in the third season of HBO series Entourage in the role of "Tori".

Åkerman starred in the 2007 Farrelly Brothers movie The Heartbreak Kid and in the 2008 film 27 Dresses. She played Silk Spectre II in the 2009 film adaptation of Watchmen. By mid-October, 2008, Åkerman has signed on to co-star in Couples Retreat, a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort. Vince Vaughn will play her husband. She starred in The Proposal (2009) as Gertrude[4]

Åkerman sings for the band the Petalstones (formerly known as Ozono).

[edit] Personal life

Åkerman married Italian musician Roberto Zincone on 20 June 2007.[2]

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Skulls Coed in Caleb's Apartment
2001 The Circle Tess U.S./Canada title "Fraternity"
2003 The Utopian Society Tanci
2004 Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Liane
2006 Entourage Tori 2 Episodes
2007 The Invasion Autumn Uncredited
The Brothers Solomon Tara
The Heartbreak Kid Lila
Heavy Petting Daphne
2008 27 Dresses Tess Nichols
2009 Bye Bye Sally Sally Grimshaw
Watchmen Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre II
The Proposal Gertrude
Couples Retreat Unknown Post-Production
2010 The Bang Bang Club Unknown Post-Production

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Hiscock, John (February 24, 2009). "The Spectre of stardom: Watchmen star gives butt-kicking performance as sexy superhero". TheStar.com. http://www.thestar.com/Entertainment/article/592013. 
  2. ^ a b Åkerman, Malin. Interview with Jay Leno. The Tonight Show. October 10, 2007.
  3. ^ Lipworth, Elaine (February 28, 2009). "Watchmen actress Malin Akerman: 'I'm not going to be somebody's toy'". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1155603/Watchmen-actress-Malin-Akerman--8216-I-8217-m-going-somebody-8217-s-toy-8217.html. 
  4. ^ Eng, Joyce (October 15, 2008). "Trio of Ladies Going on Couples Retreat". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Kristen-Bell-Kristin-26563.aspx. 

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