Nadia Bjorlin
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| Born | Nadia Alexandra Björlin August 2, 1980 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Nadia Alexandra Bjorlin (born August 2, 1980), is an American actress and singer.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Björlin was born in Newport, Rhode Island but lived in Sweden until the age of 7. Her father was the Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin.[1] Her mother, Fary, is Persian.[2]
Björlin speaks English, Swedish, and Persian.[2] When her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, she attended the Palm Beach County School of the Arts (now Dreyfoos School of the Arts) along with her brothers Ulf and Jean Paul, where she excelled in music and theater. All three siblings work in show business.
Björlin placed third in the 1998 Miss Florida Teen USA pageant.
[edit] Career
Although her birth name is Nadia Alexandra Björlin, she uses the name Nadia Bjorlin (she pronounces her surname "bor-lin", not "byor-lin"; the way a "j" in Swedish is pronounced like a "y", as in Bjork, and she spells it with an "o" not an "ö").
Björlin is best known for her work on the soap opera Days of our Lives,[1] where she first appeared as the character Chloe Lane in December 1999. Chloe was initially portrayed as a nerdy girl (nicknamed "Ghoul Girl" by her classmates) wearing big glasses and frumpy clothes. She eventually received a new wardrobe and stopped wearing glasses and went on to become a major character and audience favorite. Björlin also sang on the show.
Björlin left Days in June 2003 to concentrate on her singing career but returned on a recurring basis in November 2004. In September 2005, Bjorlin left Days of our Lives again and joined the cast of the UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets. The show was canceled by the network, but Björlin continued to make guest appearances on television series such as Jake in Progress and Out of Practice.
Since leaving Days, Björlin has appeared in the independent feature film If I Had Known I Was a Genius, starring Markus Redmond, Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, and Tara Reid. The film was screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Bjorlin was also cast as the female lead of the Chicago Pictures' feature film, Redline. The film starred Eddie Griffin and Nathan Phillips, and was released in theaters on April 13, 2007.
Bjorlin returned to Days of our Lives as Chloe on November 29, 2007, and left the show again in September 2011 to pursue acting in movies.
In 2010, Bjorlin showed off her body during a small role in NCIS as a suburban housewife wearing a bikini during a door-to-door canvasing by one of the NCIS investigators.
Bjorlin stars as a lesbian, Lara, in the web series Venice.
Starting on September 25, 2011, Bjorlin has been one of the stars of the reality television series Dirty Soap[3] which gave viewers a behind-the-scenes view of Nadia's departure from Days, and afterward, including a bit of insight into the tenuous relationship between Nadia's live-in boyfriend and her mother who doesn't like him because she believes that he doesn't treat her well enough (e.g. flowers).
[edit] Personal life
Since 2007, Bjorlin has been in a relationship with Brandon Beemer. They live in a house together in Los Angeles, CA. She is also good friends with former Days star, Farah Fath.[4]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999-2011 | Days of our Lives | Chloe Lane | Role since: 1999–2005; November 29, 2007–September 28, 2011 |
| 2002 | The Marriage Undone | Tracie | |
| 2004 | Complete Savages | Woman No. 2 | |
| 2005 | Jake in Progress | Pretty Woman | |
| Sex, Love & Secrets | Meg | ||
| 2006 | Out of Practice | Alana | |
| 2007 | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Faith | |
| Redline | Natasha Martin | ||
| 2008 | Jack Rio | Sonia Hunter | |
| 2010 | NCIS | Swimsuit Girl | |
| Two and a Half Men | Jill | Springtime on a stick (season 8) | |
| 2011 | Venice: The Series | Lara | |
| Dirty Soap | Herself | ||
| 2012 | Divorce Invitation | Alex Roverson |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Nadia Björlin i Hollywoodthriller" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 11 April 2006. http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/nadia-bjorlin-i-hollywoodthriller-1.621810. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b Ghazai, Nima. "The Swede Sound of Music - NYLA Magazine". NYLA Magazine. Nadia Bjorlin official website. http://www.nadia-bjorlin.com/press/nyla.html.
- ^ "First Look at DIRTY SOAP". SoapOperaDiegst.com. 2011-08-27. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/first-look-dirty-soap. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ Dirty Soap premiere pilot (September 25, 2011).
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