Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander
Alicia Amanda Vikanderis a Swedish actress, producer and dancer. Born and raised in Gothenburg, she began acting as a child in minor stage productions at The Göteborg Opera and trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York. She began her professional acting career by appearing in Swedish short films and television series and first gained recognition in Northern Europe for her role as Josefin Björn-Tegebrandt in...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth3 October 1988
CityGothenburg, Sweden
CountrySweden
I think I'm a big romantic.
You can hear a hundred nice words about yourself, and you'll only remember the one bad one.
I endured quite a few injuries when I was younger and had my first surgery on my foot when I was 15. But I love dancing. 'Anna Karenina' was great for me as it meant I could combine the two and I actually went back and did some classes.
My agent in Sweden used to send off interview tapes but I decided to take it upon myself and come to London to visit casting directors which is when things first started taking off for me. I love Sweden but the industry out here is quite small so when I was given the chance to go internationally I took it.
I love to see how far you're able to go, both in skills but also emotionally how far I can push myself.
My Mother is an actress, so it's always been a part of my life.
I've had the chance to work with some really good filmmakers. It's put me in a situation where I've been surrounded by great actors, and for me it's been a lot about standing in the background and watching people work.
People can relate to reading a book for the first time and the world starts to create, even without you prepping for it.
I guess, like most foreigners, when you're away, you see your own culture being even more strange. But where I come from and my roots mean a lot. I miss my family and my friends. Something I've realized as I've been traveling is that it's more about the actual people than the actual place.
Everyone surrounding you has gone through similar things. The search for love or the desire to have a family or the loss of a child.