Noomi Rapace is a Swedish screen personality and a well-known actress who has won several high profile awards and nominations. She started acting at the age of seven, not knowing what acting really was, but her passion for the art grew and she then had to enroll in an acting school to improve in the field. Learn more about this talented actress; his biography, marital life as well as other notable facts.

Noomi Rapace Biography

Swedish actress Noomi Rapace, born December 28, 1979, originally from Hudiksvall, Gävleborgs Län. She grew up with her only sister and brother, Særún Norén, and was raised by their parents whose marriage ended when she was five years old. His mother, Nina Norén, was also a Swedish actress at the time, while his father, Rogelio Durán, was a Spanish-born singer-songwriter.

Noami Rapace was educated at Stockholm Theater School and Skara Skolscen as a theater school.

Career timeline

Before she rose to fame, the Swedish actress started her acting career from scratch at the age of seven. Her first film role was a minor – non-speaking role – in the film In the Shadow of the Raven. After her role in the film, Noomi Rapace developed a huge passion for acting, which led her to enroll in an acting school.

In 1966, she made her first appearance in a television series in Tre Kronor in which she played Lucinda Gonzale, after she withdrew from the spotlight to study at other acting schools which lasted over a decade. She however returned in 2007 to play the role of a young mother in the Danish film Marguerite Diamond and her stunning performance in this film won her two highly ranked awards in Denmark: the Bodil and Robert Award for Best Actress in the film.

Two years later, she made a guest appearance in a film which was an adaptation of the popular novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, in which she played Lisbeth Salander won her another prestigious award. She won the Guldbagge Award, one of Sweden’s most prestigious film awards, and was also shortlisted for the BAFTA Award and European Film Award nomination. Noomi Rapace also made an appearance in The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Knocked Down the Hornet’s Nest, playing the same role as Lisbeth Salander.

Her first English film was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows where she played the role of Madame Simza Heron. The film, produced in 2011, propelled Noomi Rapace into the arena of international fame and recognition and saw her appear in such high-profile films as Passion as Isabelle, Dead Man Down as Beatrice, Gout as Nadia , and Child 44 as Raisa Demidova. She also featured in the movie Rupture as Renee and recently as the close Sam Carlson which was bought by Netflix and launched in 2018.

Ex-Husband – Ola Rapace

Coming to her love life, the Noomi Rapace was once married in 2001 to her former lover, Ola Rapace, a Swedish actor who was born with the full name of Pär Ola Norell. It was after their marriage that the duo decided to respond to the name of Rapace, which means bird of prey in France and Italy.

They chose the name because they thought it was a very beautiful name to wear. Noomi and Ola had a son together, Lev, who was born two years after their marriage, but unfortunately after a few years of marriage, the union started to have problems and in 2011 they decided to go their separate ways.

After four years of lost marriage, Noomi Rapacebegan a new romantic relationship with Sanny Dahlbeck, a boxer, but the relationship did not last very long, it ended after a year. However, she is currently staying in London, UK and seems to be enjoying her unique lifestyle.

Size, other body facts to know

Noomi Rapace is known to be on the short side with a height of 5 feet 4 inches. Her figure is slim and she weighs about 53 kg. His hair and eyes are dark brown.

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