Malin Akerman
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Malin Maria Åkerman (ˈmɑːlɪn ˈoːkərˌman; born May 12, 1978) is a Swedish–Canadian actress and model. She was born in Stockholm
, Sweden and moved to Canada at the age of two. As a child, she appeared in several television commercials before going on to win a modelling contract at age sixteen. Åkerman's acting career began with her debut on the Canadian television series Earth: Final Conflict
in 1997, after which she made appearances on several other Canadian productions. In the early 2000s, she had many television and film parts, including The Utopian Society
(2003) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
(2004). Following a supporting role on the short-lived comedy series The Comeback
(2005), Åkerman gained her first starring roles in the feature films The Heartbreak Kid
(2007) and 27 Dresses
(2008).
Åkerman got her big break in 2009, when cast as Silk Spectre II in the superhero film Watchmen
, a role for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award
for Best Supporting Actress. The same year, she had supporting and starring roles in both The Proposal
and Couples Retreat
, two commercial hits that garnered mixed to negative reviews. In 2010, she became part of the main cast on the comedy series Childrens Hospital. Apart from acting and occasional modelling, Åkerman served as the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Petalstones, but eventually left to focus on her acting career. She has been married to the band's drummer, Roberto Zincone, since 2007. The couple resides in Los Angeles
, California.
, Ontario. Later in her teenage years, her mother divorced again. Åkerman attended many different schools, including Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
in St. Catharines, Ontario. She once attended a Catholic school, although being raised a Buddhist
. She has recalled some portions of her childhood as "painful", explaining that "I loved my father very much and I only got to see him during the school holidays. But I think it was an advantage that they split up when I was very young, so I could get used to it." She visited her father in Falsterbo
, Sweden during school breaks and talked to him regularly over the phone. She cites her parents as "supportive, positive influences" in her life.
As a child, Åkerman had no plans to become an actress. Her mother introduced her to modelling while she was still in primary school and she later landed several advertising campaign deals, but decided to stop at age twelve. However, four years later she returned to modelling after her discovery by Ford Models
in a shopping mall in St. Catharines. She was signed to the agency and later won a contract with skincare company Noxzema
. She soon moved into an apartment in Toronto while attending North Toronto Collegiate Institute
. At age eighteen, she decided to become a child psychologist. The decision was inspired by the "helplessness" she sometimes felt during her childhood. She did modelling to afford her education, including a few television commercials and catalogue work. She studied for a year at York University
in Toronto, and was simultaneously offered guest roles on television from people who had seen her commercials. She saw the acting gigs as opportunities to further pay for her education, but found herself enjoying it and decided to drop out of school to become an actress. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 2001 to pursue her acting career full time.
in 1997, in a cameo appearance as a robot. She originally landed a role on an MTV
pilot with Rachel McAdams
, but the project was never picked up by the network. In 2000, she guest starred on Relic Hunter
and had a smaller role in the Canadian film The Skulls. The following year, she made appearances on the Canada-based series Doc
and Twice in a Lifetime
. In 2001, she moved to Los Angeles, California in hopes of pursuing a broader acting career. At first, she worked as a waitress and stayed at a friend's house. In 2003, she received smaller role in the film The Utopian Society
. The film was edited by Francesco Sondelli, who was the guitarist for alternative rock band Ozono. Sondelli asked her to help the band out with song lyrics and later asked her to sing. Åkerman subsequently became the band's singer, and they changed their name to The Petalstones. The band's debut album, Stung, was released in August 2005. Åkerman eventually left to focus on her acting career, and admits that she "actually can't sing".
In 2004, she got a small role in the film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
, but considered moving back to Canada as most of her auditions failed. She was then cast in a supporting role as Juna on the short-lived HBO television series The Comeback
, with Lisa Kudrow
in the main role. Kudrow played a former sitcom star who tried to restart her career. Åkerman's appearance on the show garnered media attention and resulted in her being offered more roles. A year later, she guest starred on an episode of Love Monkey
and two episodes of Entourage
. Before the Entourage episodes aired, she landed a role in the 2007 comedy film The Brothers Solomon
. The film was a box office bomb
and received largely critical reviews.
Åkerman signed up for a role opposite Ben Stiller
in the comedy film The Heartbreak Kid
, directed by the Farrelly Brothers
, in 2006. She played in the lead female role as Lila, the newly wedded wife of Stiller's part. The film follows the couple's honeymoon in Mexico, where Stiller's part falls in love with another woman and realizes that the marriage was a mistake. The film is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name
, which was considered a "classic", and the directors had doubts about remaking it at first. Released in October 2007, the film received generally poor reviews as critics deemed it "neither as daring nor as funny" as the directors' earlier films. Åkerman's performance garnered more positive reviews; Desson Thomson of The Washington Post
called her a "fabulous comic partner" to Stiller, while Roger Moore of Times Herald-Record
felt that she outperformed him. The film grossed $14 million in its opening weekend in the United States, and went on to gross $127 million globally.
In 2007, Åkerman joined the cast of 27 Dresses
, a romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher
with Katherine Heigl
in the lead role. The film follows Heigl's character Jane, who has always been the bridesmaid and dreams of her own wedding. Åkerman played Jane's sister Tess. The film was shot during the summer of 2007, and released in January 2008 to weak critical reception as it was considered "clichéd and mostly forgettable". The film was more successful commercially, with a gross of $160 million. Åkerman played the title role in Bye Bye Sally, a short film directed by Paul Leyden
and based on Lisa Mannetti's short story Everybody Wins. The film premiered at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival
.
's superhero
film Watchmen
, an adaption of Alan Moore
's graphic novel of the same name
. The film is set in an alternate reality in 1985 where a group of retired vigilantes investigate an apparent conspiracy against them. Snyder favoured Åkerman over other more well-known actresses, as he felt that they could not play such a serious part. Åkerman rehearsed with "months of hardcore training" and went on a very strict diet. She wore a brunette wig, high heels and an uncomfortable latex
costume, which provided little protection when performing stunts, and she often bruised herself during filming. Åkerman believes her character carries the emotion of the film, as she is the only woman among several men. Premiering in February 2009, the film received generally favourable reviews, and was a commercial success, grossing $185 million worldwide. Although Åkerman was nominated for a Saturn Award
for Best Supporting Actress and a Teen Choice Award for her performance in the film, critics were generally negative towards her acting.
Åkerman appeared in the 2009 romantic comedy film The Proposal
, starring Sandra Bullock
and Ryan Reynolds
in the lead roles. Åkerman played a supporting role as Gertrude, the ex-girlfriend of Reynolds' part. Although the film received mixed reviews, it went on to gross $317 million worldwide. Also in 2009, Åkerman starred in the comedy film Couples Retreat
, opposite Jon Favreau
and Vince Vaughn
. The film follows four couples as they travel to a tropical island resort for couples therapy. Åkerman played Ronnie, the wife of Vaughn's part. She enjoyed playing a mother for the first time and tried to make her character as truthful as possible, which included dying her hair brown to not look like a "blonde bombshell". The film premiered in theatres in October 2009 and grossed $34 million in its opening weekend in the United States, entering number one at the box office, and totalled $171 million worldwide. However, reception for the film was mainly negative, although Åkerman's performance was met with more positive reactions.
In 2010, Åkerman co-starred as Annie in the Josh Radnor
-directed comedy-drama film happythankyoumoreplease
. As her character has alopecia
, Åkerman shaved off her eyebrows and wore a bald cap to cover her hair. She was originally offered a different part, but felt that she wanted to play Annie as it was different from her previous roles. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
in January 2010 and received an audience award for Favorite U.S. Drama. Reviews from critics were polarized, but Åkerman received praise. In May 2010, she guest starred on the How I Met Your Mother
episode "The Wedding Bride
". In August 2010, she joined the cast of the currently ongoing Adult Swim
comedy series Childrens Hospital. She plays the part of Dr. Valerie Flame, a promiscuous doctor in the hospital who serves as the series' narrator. Åkerman played a supporting role in the romantic comedy film The Romantics
, with Katie Holmes
, Josh Duhamel
and Anna Paquin
. The film premiered on September 10, 2010 on limited release.
In 2010, she starred in the comedy film Elektra Luxx
, opposite Carla Gugino
and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
. The film is a sequel to 2009's Women in Trouble
. Åkerman played Trixie, an awkward drug store clerk who falls for Gordon-Levitt's part, who is obsessed with Gugino's character, a retired porn star. The film premiered on March 11, 2011 on limited release and received generally unfavourable reviews; critics dismissed its many subplots and called it a "bizarre sex comedy". Åkerman starred in the lead female role in the film The Bang Bang Club
, which follows a group of young photojournalists in South Africa during the final stages of the apartheid. Åkerman played Robin Comley, a newspaper photo editor. The film premiered during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
to mixed reviews from the press. In 2010, Åkerman signed up for a part in newcomer Aaron Harvey's Catch .44
, a drama-thriller film with Forest Whitaker
and Bruce Willis
in the male lead roles. The film is set to premiere on limited release on December 9, 2011.
, with Jennifer Aniston
and Paul Rudd
. The film focuses on an overworked couple who ends up at a nudist commune when they try to slow things down. Åkerman plays Eva, a woman at the commune. Åkerman will also star in the 2012 bank heist
action film Medallion
opposite Nicolas Cage
. She replaced Lindsay Lohan
as Linda Lovelace
in the upcoming film Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story, based on the life of the late porn star. In May 2011, it was confirmed that she had joined the cast of Rock of Ages as the journalist Constance Stack. The film, and the other projects Cottage Country, The Giant Mechanical Man
and The Numbers Station, are set to be released in 2012. Åkerman has also been cast alongside Gary Oldman
and Milo Ventimiglia
in Cliff Dorfman
's directorial debut, Criminal Empire for Dummies
. She is up for a role in Serpent Girl, based on Matthew Carnahan's book of the same name.
, she said, "Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally." She holds both Swedish and Canadian passports. Apart from speaking fluent English and Swedish, she also speaks French and Spanish. She describes herself as a feminist
as she believes in equal treatment for both sexes, but also considers that "We [women] are different", adding that she "embrace[s] those differences." She has revealed that she is dyslexic
and said that it takes her "a long time" to learn her lines, saying "I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there’s a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep." Because of this, she prefers to improvise her lines.
Åkerman was raised a Buddhist
, which inspired the lotus flower
tattoo on her upper back. She also has a tattooed 'Z' on her right wrist, honouring her husband, Italian musician Roberto Zincone. The two met in 2003 when Åkerman was the lead singer for The Petalstones, for which Zincone served as the drummer. After band practices, they usually socialized, using a dictionary as he could not speak English. They eventually started dating and married at Grand Hotel Moon Valley in Sorrento
, Italy on June 20, 2007. The couple resides in Los Angeles, California.
Åkerman is noted for frequently appearing in nude scenes
in her films, such as The Heartbreak Kid and Watchmen. She has stated that she feels comfortable as long as the scenes are not gratuitous. In an interview with Daily Mail
, she commented, "I spent a lot of time as a child in Sweden; it’s natural there. [...] I don't know many women who go to bed with their husband at night and have sex with a bra on, do you? So let's make it real in the movies." In 2008, she made her first appearance on AskMen
's "99 Most Desirable Women" list at number sixty. The same year, men's magazine Maxim
placed her at number fifty-nine in their annual "Hot 100" rankings. The following year, the magazine ranked her at number four.
Although admitting that sex appeal is one of the "best assets", Åkerman considers being beautiful both "a blessing and a curse", stating; "I tend to get a lot of scripts in which people want me to play the trophy wife, which is frustrating because I want the interesting, meaty roles."
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden and moved to Canada at the age of two. As a child, she appeared in several television commercials before going on to win a modelling contract at age sixteen. Åkerman's acting career began with her debut on the Canadian television series Earth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his death...
in 1997, after which she made appearances on several other Canadian productions. In the early 2000s, she had many television and film parts, including The Utopian Society
The Utopian Society
- Plot :The Utopian Society is about a group of college students who are put together by their professor to complete a final project: create a utopian society. Like most college students, they’ve waited until the night before it is due to start working on it...
(2003) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004 American stoner film and the first installment in the Harold & Kumar series...
(2004). Following a supporting role on the short-lived comedy series The Comeback
The Comeback (TV series)
The Comeback is a television series produced by HBO that stars actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles, California. It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, a former executive producer of Sex and the City...
(2005), Åkerman gained her first starring roles in the feature films The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)
The Heartbreak Kid is a 2007 romantic comedy film directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. Starring Ben Stiller and Malin Åkerman, The Heartbreak Kid is a remake of the italian film Luna di miele in tre and a version of the 1972 film of the same name. Also starring are Michelle Monaghan, Jerry...
(2007) and 27 Dresses
27 Dresses
27 Dresses is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. The film stars Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. The film was released January 10, 2008 in Australia and opened in the United States on January 18....
(2008).
Åkerman got her big break in 2009, when cast as Silk Spectre II in the superhero film Watchmen
Watchmen (film)
Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons...
, a role for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award
Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
for Best Supporting Actress. The same year, she had supporting and starring roles in both The Proposal
The Proposal (film)
The Proposal is a 2009 American romantic comedy film set in Sitka, Alaska. Directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Peter Chiarelli, the film features Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds as the leading roles, with Mary Steenburgen, Betty White, and Craig T. Nelson in supporting roles...
and Couples Retreat
Couples Retreat
Couples Retreat is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Peter Billingsley with contributions to the script by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Dana Fox, Curtis Hanson, and Greg Beeman. Vaughn and Favreau star with Faizon Love, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, Malin Åkerman and...
, two commercial hits that garnered mixed to negative reviews. In 2010, she became part of the main cast on the comedy series Childrens Hospital. Apart from acting and occasional modelling, Åkerman served as the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Petalstones, but eventually left to focus on her acting career. She has been married to the band's drummer, Roberto Zincone, since 2007. The couple resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California.
Early life
Åkerman was born in Stockholm, Sweden to aerobics teacher and part-time model Pia (née Sundström) and insurance broker Magnus Åkerman. When she was two, the family moved to Canada when her father was offered a job. Four years later, her parents divorced, with her father moving back to Sweden. Both of her parents remarried, giving Åkerman one half-brother and two half-sisters. After her mother remarried, they moved to Niagara-on-the-LakeNiagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a Canadian town located in Southern Ontario where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region of the southern part of the province of Ontario. It is located across the Niagara river from Youngstown, New York, USA...
, Ontario. Later in her teenage years, her mother divorced again. Åkerman attended many different schools, including Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (St. Catharines)
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School is a secondary school in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is one of 8 public high schools in St. Catharines, and is located in the Glenridge area of the city...
in St. Catharines, Ontario. She once attended a Catholic school, although being raised a Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
. She has recalled some portions of her childhood as "painful", explaining that "I loved my father very much and I only got to see him during the school holidays. But I think it was an advantage that they split up when I was very young, so I could get used to it." She visited her father in Falsterbo
Falsterbo
Falsterbo is a town located at the south-western tip of Sweden in Vellinge Municipality in Skåne County. Falsterbo is situated in the southern part of the Falsterbo peninsula. It is part of Skanör med Falsterbo, one of Sweden's historical cities.-History:...
, Sweden during school breaks and talked to him regularly over the phone. She cites her parents as "supportive, positive influences" in her life.
As a child, Åkerman had no plans to become an actress. Her mother introduced her to modelling while she was still in primary school and she later landed several advertising campaign deals, but decided to stop at age twelve. However, four years later she returned to modelling after her discovery by Ford Models
Ford Models
The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...
in a shopping mall in St. Catharines. She was signed to the agency and later won a contract with skincare company Noxzema
Noxzema
Noxzema is a skin cleanser marketed by Alberto-Culver. Alberto-Culver bought the rights to the brand in 2008 from Procter & Gamble and now owns and operates the line of skin-care products...
. She soon moved into an apartment in Toronto while attending North Toronto Collegiate Institute
North Toronto Collegiate Institute
North Toronto Collegiate Institute is a non-semestered public high school of over 1,000 students located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Toronto District School Board....
. At age eighteen, she decided to become a child psychologist. The decision was inspired by the "helplessness" she sometimes felt during her childhood. She did modelling to afford her education, including a few television commercials and catalogue work. She studied for a year at York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in Toronto, and was simultaneously offered guest roles on television from people who had seen her commercials. She saw the acting gigs as opportunities to further pay for her education, but found herself enjoying it and decided to drop out of school to become an actress. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 2001 to pursue her acting career full time.
1997–2008
Åkerman made her acting debut on the Canadian science fiction series Earth: Final ConflictEarth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his death...
in 1997, in a cameo appearance as a robot. She originally landed a role on an MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
pilot with Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams
Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre program at York University, Toronto in 2001, she worked steadily as an actress until finding fame in 2004 with starring roles in teen comedy Mean Girls and romantic drama The Notebook...
, but the project was never picked up by the network. In 2000, she guest starred on Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third...
and had a smaller role in the Canadian film The Skulls. The following year, she made appearances on the Canada-based series Doc
Doc (TV series)
Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX...
and Twice in a Lifetime
Twice in a Lifetime (TV series)
Twice in a Lifetime is a Canadian mystery/drama series that originally aired from 1999 to 2001. Created by Steve Sohmer, the series aired on CTV in Canada and PAX in the United States.-Synopsis:...
. In 2001, she moved to Los Angeles, California in hopes of pursuing a broader acting career. At first, she worked as a waitress and stayed at a friend's house. In 2003, she received smaller role in the film The Utopian Society
The Utopian Society
- Plot :The Utopian Society is about a group of college students who are put together by their professor to complete a final project: create a utopian society. Like most college students, they’ve waited until the night before it is due to start working on it...
. The film was edited by Francesco Sondelli, who was the guitarist for alternative rock band Ozono. Sondelli asked her to help the band out with song lyrics and later asked her to sing. Åkerman subsequently became the band's singer, and they changed their name to The Petalstones. The band's debut album, Stung, was released in August 2005. Åkerman eventually left to focus on her acting career, and admits that she "actually can't sing".
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004 American stoner film and the first installment in the Harold & Kumar series...
, but considered moving back to Canada as most of her auditions failed. She was then cast in a supporting role as Juna on the short-lived HBO television series The Comeback
The Comeback (TV series)
The Comeback is a television series produced by HBO that stars actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles, California. It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, a former executive producer of Sex and the City...
, with Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow is an American actress, best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the television sitcom Friends, for which she received many accolades including an Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards...
in the main role. Kudrow played a former sitcom star who tried to restart her career. Åkerman's appearance on the show garnered media attention and resulted in her being offered more roles. A year later, she guest starred on an episode of Love Monkey
Love Monkey
Love Monkey is a television series created by Michael Rauch and based on a book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It starred Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something, single, record executive who navigated the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City.Its first episode aired on...
and two episodes of Entourage
Entourage (TV series)
Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
. Before the Entourage episodes aired, she landed a role in the 2007 comedy film The Brothers Solomon
The Brothers Solomon
The Brothers Solomon is a comedy film released on September 7, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte.-Plot:John and Dean are two sheltered happy-go-lucky brothers who want nothing more than to please their ailing father . Deciding a grandson will do the trick, the clueless boys set out to...
. The film was a box office bomb
Box office bomb
The phrase box office bomb refers to a film for which the production and marketing costs greatly exceeded the revenue regained by the movie studio. This should not be confused with Hollywood accounting when official figures show large losses, yet the movie is a financial success.A film's financial...
and received largely critical reviews.
Åkerman signed up for a role opposite Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara....
in the comedy film The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid (2007 film)
The Heartbreak Kid is a 2007 romantic comedy film directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. Starring Ben Stiller and Malin Åkerman, The Heartbreak Kid is a remake of the italian film Luna di miele in tre and a version of the 1972 film of the same name. Also starring are Michelle Monaghan, Jerry...
, directed by the Farrelly Brothers
Farrelly brothers
Peter John Farrelly and Robert Leo "Bobby" Farrelly, Jr. , professionally known as the Farrelly Brothers are screenwriters and directors of ten comedy films, including There's Something About Mary; Dumb and Dumber; Kingpin; Hall Pass; Me, Myself & Irene; Shallow Hal; Stuck on You; Osmosis Jones;...
, in 2006. She played in the lead female role as Lila, the newly wedded wife of Stiller's part. The film follows the couple's honeymoon in Mexico, where Stiller's part falls in love with another woman and realizes that the marriage was a mistake. The film is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name
The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)
The Heartbreak Kid is a 1972 dark romantic comedy film directed by Elaine May, written by Neil Simon, and starring Charles Grodin, Jeannie Berlin, and Cybill Shepherd...
, which was considered a "classic", and the directors had doubts about remaking it at first. Released in October 2007, the film received generally poor reviews as critics deemed it "neither as daring nor as funny" as the directors' earlier films. Åkerman's performance garnered more positive reviews; Desson Thomson of The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
called her a "fabulous comic partner" to Stiller, while Roger Moore of Times Herald-Record
Times Herald-Record
The Times Herald-Record, often referred to as The Record or Middletown Record in its coverage area, is a daily newspaper published in Middletown, New York, covering the northwest suburbs of New York City. It covers Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties in New York; Pike County in Pennsylvania; and...
felt that she outperformed him. The film grossed $14 million in its opening weekend in the United States, and went on to gross $127 million globally.
In 2007, Åkerman joined the cast of 27 Dresses
27 Dresses
27 Dresses is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. The film stars Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. The film was released January 10, 2008 in Australia and opened in the United States on January 18....
, a romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher
Anne Fletcher
Anne Fletcher is an American film director and choreographer.Fletcher took dance lessons as a child. At the age of 15, she appeared on the show Salute to the Superstars; later she moved to California, where she was trained by Joe Tremaine. She worked as a choreographer and worked in this capacity...
with Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Marie Heigl is an American actress and producer. She is possibly best known for her role as Dr. Izzie Stevens on ABC's Grey's Anatomy from 2005 to 2010, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series in 2007...
in the lead role. The film follows Heigl's character Jane, who has always been the bridesmaid and dreams of her own wedding. Åkerman played Jane's sister Tess. The film was shot during the summer of 2007, and released in January 2008 to weak critical reception as it was considered "clichéd and mostly forgettable". The film was more successful commercially, with a gross of $160 million. Åkerman played the title role in Bye Bye Sally, a short film directed by Paul Leyden
Paul Leyden
Paul Augustine Leyden is an Australian actor. He currently best known as playing the role of Simon Frasier on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns. He also played as Simon in the 2009 mini series "Maneater"....
and based on Lisa Mannetti's short story Everybody Wins. The film premiered at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
The Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....
.
2009–2011
In 2009, Åkerman starred as Silk Spectre II in Zack SnyderZack Snyder
Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. After making his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead, he gained wide recognition with the 2007 box office hit 300, adapted from writer-artist Frank Miller's Dark Horse Comics...
's superhero
Superhero film
A superhero film, superhero movie, or superhero motion picture is: action, fantasy and science fiction film; that is focused on the actions of one or more superheroes, individuals who usually possess superhuman abilities relative to a normal person and are dedicated to protecting the public...
film Watchmen
Watchmen (film)
Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons...
, an adaption of Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
's graphic novel of the same name
Watchmen
Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colourist John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics during 1986 and 1987, and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form...
. The film is set in an alternate reality in 1985 where a group of retired vigilantes investigate an apparent conspiracy against them. Snyder favoured Åkerman over other more well-known actresses, as he felt that they could not play such a serious part. Åkerman rehearsed with "months of hardcore training" and went on a very strict diet. She wore a brunette wig, high heels and an uncomfortable latex
Latex clothing
Latex rubber is used in many types of clothing. Rubber has traditionally been used in protective clothing, including gas masks and Wellington boots. Rubber is now generally being replaced in these application by plastics...
costume, which provided little protection when performing stunts, and she often bruised herself during filming. Åkerman believes her character carries the emotion of the film, as she is the only woman among several men. Premiering in February 2009, the film received generally favourable reviews, and was a commercial success, grossing $185 million worldwide. Although Åkerman was nominated for a Saturn Award
Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
for Best Supporting Actress and a Teen Choice Award for her performance in the film, critics were generally negative towards her acting.
Åkerman appeared in the 2009 romantic comedy film The Proposal
The Proposal (film)
The Proposal is a 2009 American romantic comedy film set in Sitka, Alaska. Directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Peter Chiarelli, the film features Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds as the leading roles, with Mary Steenburgen, Betty White, and Craig T. Nelson in supporting roles...
, starring Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Annette Bullock is an Academy Award winning American actress and producer who rose to fame in the 1990s after roles in successful films such as Demolition Man, Speed, The Net, A Time to Kill, and While You Were Sleeping. She continued with films such as Miss Congeniality, The Lake House,...
and Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Rodney Reynolds is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his roles in such films as National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Waiting..., The Amityville Horror, Just Friends, Definitely, Maybe, The Proposal, Buried, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and Green Lantern.One of his best known...
in the lead roles. Åkerman played a supporting role as Gertrude, the ex-girlfriend of Reynolds' part. Although the film received mixed reviews, it went on to gross $317 million worldwide. Also in 2009, Åkerman starred in the comedy film Couples Retreat
Couples Retreat
Couples Retreat is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Peter Billingsley with contributions to the script by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Dana Fox, Curtis Hanson, and Greg Beeman. Vaughn and Favreau star with Faizon Love, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, Malin Åkerman and...
, opposite Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau is an American actor, screenwriter, film director and comedian. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Rudy, Swingers , Very Bad Things, and The Break-Up. His notable directorial efforts include Elf, Iron Man and its sequel, and Cowboys & Aliens...
and Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn is an American film actor, screenwriter, producer and comedian. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 movie Swingers...
. The film follows four couples as they travel to a tropical island resort for couples therapy. Åkerman played Ronnie, the wife of Vaughn's part. She enjoyed playing a mother for the first time and tried to make her character as truthful as possible, which included dying her hair brown to not look like a "blonde bombshell". The film premiered in theatres in October 2009 and grossed $34 million in its opening weekend in the United States, entering number one at the box office, and totalled $171 million worldwide. However, reception for the film was mainly negative, although Åkerman's performance was met with more positive reactions.
In 2010, Åkerman co-starred as Annie in the Josh Radnor
Josh Radnor
Joshua Michael "Josh" Radnor is an American actor, director, and writer, best known for portraying the main character Ted Mosby on the popular, Emmy Award-winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, for which he has received worldwide fame and recognitions.He made his writing and directorial debut...
-directed comedy-drama film happythankyoumoreplease
Happythankyoumoreplease
happythankyoumoreplease is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Josh Radnor in his directorial debut. The film stars Radnor, Malin Åkerman, Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan, Michael Algieri, Pablo Schreiber, and Tony Hale, and it tells the story of a group of young New Yorkers, struggling to...
. As her character has alopecia
Alopecia universalis
Alopecia universalis or alopecia areata universalis is a medical condition involving rapid loss of all hair, including eyebrows and eyelashes. It is the most severe form of alopecia areata, with an incidence of .001%...
, Åkerman shaved off her eyebrows and wore a bald cap to cover her hair. She was originally offered a different part, but felt that she wanted to play Annie as it was different from her previous roles. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in January 2010 and received an audience award for Favorite U.S. Drama. Reviews from critics were polarized, but Åkerman received praise. In May 2010, she guest starred on the How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
episode "The Wedding Bride
The Wedding Bride
"The Wedding Bride" is the 23rd episode of the fifth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and is the 111th episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, 2010...
". In August 2010, she joined the cast of the currently ongoing Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
comedy series Childrens Hospital. She plays the part of Dr. Valerie Flame, a promiscuous doctor in the hospital who serves as the series' narrator. Åkerman played a supporting role in the romantic comedy film The Romantics
The Romantics (film)
The Romantics is a 2010 romantic comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Galt Niederhoffer, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film.-Plot:...
, with Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes
Katherine Noelle "Katie" Holmes is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003. Her movie roles have included the blockbuster Batman Begins along with art house films such as The Ice Storm and thrillers...
, Josh Duhamel
Josh Duhamel
Joshua David "Josh" Duhamel is an American actor and former fashion model. He first achieved acting success in 1999 as Leo du Pres on ABC's All My Children and later as the chief of security, Danny McCoy, on NBC's Las Vegas...
and Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin
Anna Helene Paquin is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress. Paquin's first critically successful film was The Piano, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1994 at the age of 11 – the second youngest winner in history...
. The film premiered on September 10, 2010 on limited release.
In 2010, she starred in the comedy film Elektra Luxx
Elektra Luxx
Elektra Luxx is a 2010 comedy film directed and written by Sebastian Gutierrez featuring Carla Gugino. The film is a sequel to the ensemble comedy, Women in Trouble. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival 2010, and was released to the rest of the country on March 11, 2011...
, opposite Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino is an American actress known for her roles of Sally Jupiter in Watchmen, Dr. Vera Gorski in Sucker Punch, Lucille in Sin City, Amanda Daniels in seasons 3, 5 and 7 of Entourage, Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids film trilogy, and as the lead characters of the television series Karen Sisco...
and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt is an American actor whose career as both a child and adult has included television series and theatrical films....
. The film is a sequel to 2009's Women in Trouble
Women in Trouble
Women in Trouble is a 2009 American comedy film, written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez, and starring a cast consisting of Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Marley Shelton, Connie Britton and Emmanuelle Chriqui.-Plot:...
. Åkerman played Trixie, an awkward drug store clerk who falls for Gordon-Levitt's part, who is obsessed with Gugino's character, a retired porn star. The film premiered on March 11, 2011 on limited release and received generally unfavourable reviews; critics dismissed its many subplots and called it a "bizarre sex comedy". Åkerman starred in the lead female role in the film The Bang Bang Club
The Bang Bang Club (film)
The Bang-Bang Club is a 2010 Canadian-South African film written and directed by Steven Silver and stars Taylor Kitsch as Kevin Carter, Ryan Phillippe as Greg Marinovich, Frank Rautenbach as Ken Oosterbroek and Neels Van Jaarsveld as João Silva...
, which follows a group of young photojournalists in South Africa during the final stages of the apartheid. Åkerman played Robin Comley, a newspaper photo editor. The film premiered during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
2010 Toronto International Film Festival
The 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival, was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 19, 2010. The opening night gala presented Score: A Hockey Musical, a Canadian comedy-drama musical film. Last Night closed the festival on September 19.2010 TIFF included...
to mixed reviews from the press. In 2010, Åkerman signed up for a part in newcomer Aaron Harvey's Catch .44
Catch .44
Catch .44 is an upcoming action drama starring Bruce Willis, Forest Whitaker, Malin Akerman and Nikki Reed. The film is written and directed by Aaron Harvey.- Cast :* Bruce Willis as Mel* Malin Åkerman as Tes* Deborah Ann Woll as Dawn...
, a drama-thriller film with Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television...
and Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles...
in the male lead roles. The film is set to premiere on limited release on December 9, 2011.
Upcoming projects
Åkerman has a supporting role in the upcoming 2012 comedy film WanderlustWanderlust (2011 film)
Wanderlust is a 2012 comedy film directed by David Wain, starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, as a married couple who try to escape modern society by leaving their cushy lives in New York.-Plot:...
, with Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Joanna Aniston is an American actress, film director, and producer, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Aniston has also enjoyed a successful film career,...
and Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor and screenwriter. He has primarily appeared in comedies, and is known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Dinner for Schmucks, The Object of My...
. The film focuses on an overworked couple who ends up at a nudist commune when they try to slow things down. Åkerman plays Eva, a woman at the commune. Åkerman will also star in the 2012 bank heist
Bank Heist
Bank Heist is a maze video game developed by 20th Century Fox for the Atari 2600.Each level in Bank Heist is a maze-like city . The objective of the game is to rob as many banks as possible while avoiding the police. The player controls a car called the Getaway Car. The car has a limited amount of...
action film Medallion
Medallion (film)
Medallion is an upcoming film starring Nicolas Cage, Malin Åkerman, Josh Lucas, and Danny Huston. "A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi." Filming began March 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Cast:*Nicolas Cage as Will...
opposite Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
. She replaced Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
as Linda Lovelace
Linda Lovelace
Linda Susan Boreman , better known by her stage name Linda Lovelace, was an American pornographic actress who was famous for her performance of deep throat fellatio in the enormously successful 1972 hardcore porn film Deep Throat...
in the upcoming film Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story, based on the life of the late porn star. In May 2011, it was confirmed that she had joined the cast of Rock of Ages as the journalist Constance Stack. The film, and the other projects Cottage Country, The Giant Mechanical Man
The Giant Mechanical Man
-Plot:The film tells the story of a street performer , and a zoo worker that falls for him.-Cast:*Jenna Fischer as Janice*Chris Messina as Tim*Topher Grace as Doug, a pompous motivational speaker...
and The Numbers Station, are set to be released in 2012. Åkerman has also been cast alongside Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, voice actor, filmmaker and musician.A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime , Sid and Nancy and Prick Up Your Ears , with his performance in the latter bringing him his first BAFTA Award...
and Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American television actor best known for his role of Peter Petrelli on the TV series Heroes...
in Cliff Dorfman
Cliff Dorfman
Cliff Dorfman is an American screenwriter, film director and actor best known for his work on HBO's Entourage and the 2011 feature film Warrior. Dorfman's entertainment industry career began in the 1990s with recurring roles on 7th Heaven and Beverly Hills 90210...
's directorial debut, Criminal Empire for Dummies
Criminal Empire for Dummies
Criminal Empire for Dummies is an upcoming thriller film starring Gary Oldman, Malin Åkerman, Michael Clarke Duncan and Milo Ventimiglia. It is written and directed by Cliff Dorfman.-Plot:...
. She is up for a role in Serpent Girl, based on Matthew Carnahan's book of the same name.
Personal life
As Åkerman was born in Sweden and grew up in Canada, she has "conflicting feelings" for the two countries. In an interview with Toronto StarToronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
, she said, "Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally." She holds both Swedish and Canadian passports. Apart from speaking fluent English and Swedish, she also speaks French and Spanish. She describes herself as a feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
as she believes in equal treatment for both sexes, but also considers that "We [women] are different", adding that she "embrace[s] those differences." She has revealed that she is dyslexic
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
and said that it takes her "a long time" to learn her lines, saying "I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there’s a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep." Because of this, she prefers to improvise her lines.
Åkerman was raised a Buddhist
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
, which inspired the lotus flower
Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera, known by a number of names including Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus, Bean of India, or simply Lotus, is a plant in the monogeneric family Nelumbonaceae...
tattoo on her upper back. She also has a tattooed 'Z' on her right wrist, honouring her husband, Italian musician Roberto Zincone. The two met in 2003 when Åkerman was the lead singer for The Petalstones, for which Zincone served as the drummer. After band practices, they usually socialized, using a dictionary as he could not speak English. They eventually started dating and married at Grand Hotel Moon Valley in Sorrento
Sorrento
Sorrento is the name of many cities and towns:*Sorrento, Italy*Sorrento, Florida, United States*Sorrento, Louisiana, United States*Sorrento, Maine, United States*Sorrento, Victoria, a township on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia...
, Italy on June 20, 2007. The couple resides in Los Angeles, California.
Åkerman is noted for frequently appearing in nude scenes
Nudity in film
Nudity in film is any presentation in motion pictures of people while naked or wearing less clothing than contemporary norms consider modest. Many actors and actresses have appeared nude, or exposing parts of their bodies or dressed in ways considered provocative by contemporary standards at some...
in her films, such as The Heartbreak Kid and Watchmen. She has stated that she feels comfortable as long as the scenes are not gratuitous. In an interview with Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
, she commented, "I spent a lot of time as a child in Sweden; it’s natural there. [...] I don't know many women who go to bed with their husband at night and have sex with a bra on, do you? So let's make it real in the movies." In 2008, she made her first appearance on AskMen
AskMen.com
AskMen.com is a free online men’s web portal, with international versions in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia.-History:...
's "99 Most Desirable Women" list at number sixty. The same year, men's magazine Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
placed her at number fifty-nine in their annual "Hot 100" rankings. The following year, the magazine ranked her at number four.
Although admitting that sex appeal is one of the "best assets", Åkerman considers being beautiful both "a blessing and a curse", stating; "I tend to get a lot of scripts in which people want me to play the trophy wife, which is frustrating because I want the interesting, meaty roles."
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Coed in Caleb's Apartment | ||
| 2002 | Tess | ||
| 2003 | Tanci | ||
| Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004 American stoner film and the first installment in the Harold & Kumar series... |
2004 | Liane | |
| 2007 | Autumn | Uncredited | |
| 2007 | Tara | ||
| 2007 | Lila | ||
| Heavy Petting Heavy Petting (film) Heavy Petting is a 2007 comedy film written and directed by Marcel Sarmiento. The film follows a young man as he falls in love with a girl but has to battle with her dog for her affections, only to discover that he himself is falling in love with the dog.... |
2007 | Daphne | |
| 27 Dresses 27 Dresses 27 Dresses is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. The film stars Katherine Heigl and James Marsden. The film was released January 10, 2008 in Australia and opened in the United States on January 18.... |
2008 | Tess Nichols | |
| Bye Bye Sally | 2009 | Sally Grimshaw | Short film |
| Watchmen Watchmen (film) Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons... |
2009 | Laurie Juspeczyk / Silk Spectre II | Saturn Award Saturn Award The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within... nomination |
| 2009 | Gertrude | ||
| Couples Retreat Couples Retreat Couples Retreat is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Peter Billingsley with contributions to the script by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Dana Fox, Curtis Hanson, and Greg Beeman. Vaughn and Favreau star with Faizon Love, Jason Bateman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, Malin Åkerman and... |
2009 | Ronnie | |
| happythankyoumoreplease Happythankyoumoreplease happythankyoumoreplease is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Josh Radnor in his directorial debut. The film stars Radnor, Malin Åkerman, Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan, Michael Algieri, Pablo Schreiber, and Tony Hale, and it tells the story of a group of young New Yorkers, struggling to... |
2010 | Annie | |
| 2010 | Tripler | ||
| Elektra Luxx Elektra Luxx Elektra Luxx is a 2010 comedy film directed and written by Sebastian Gutierrez featuring Carla Gugino. The film is a sequel to the ensemble comedy, Women in Trouble. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival 2010, and was released to the rest of the country on March 11, 2011... |
2010 | Trixie | |
| 2010 | Robin Comley | ||
| Catch .44 Catch .44 Catch .44 is an upcoming action drama starring Bruce Willis, Forest Whitaker, Malin Akerman and Nikki Reed. The film is written and directed by Aaron Harvey.- Cast :* Bruce Willis as Mel* Malin Åkerman as Tes* Deborah Ann Woll as Dawn... |
2011 | Tes | |
| Wanderlust Wanderlust (2011 film) Wanderlust is a 2012 comedy film directed by David Wain, starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, as a married couple who try to escape modern society by leaving their cushy lives in New York.-Plot:... |
2012 | Eva | completed |
| The Giant Mechanical Man The Giant Mechanical Man -Plot:The film tells the story of a street performer , and a zoo worker that falls for him.-Cast:*Jenna Fischer as Janice*Chris Messina as Tim*Topher Grace as Doug, a pompous motivational speaker... |
2012 | Jill | completed |
| Cottage Country | 2012 | Cammie Ryan | filming |
| Medallion Medallion (film) Medallion is an upcoming film starring Nicolas Cage, Malin Åkerman, Josh Lucas, and Danny Huston. "A former thief frantically searches for his missing daughter, who has been kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a taxi." Filming began March 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Cast:*Nicolas Cage as Will... |
2012 | Riley Simms | post-production |
| Rock of Ages | 2012 | Constance Sack | post-production |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth: Final Conflict Earth: Final Conflict Earth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his death... |
1997 | Avatar | Episode: "Truth" |
| Relic Hunter Relic Hunter Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third... |
2000 | Elena | Episode: "Affaire de Coeur" |
| Twice in a Lifetime Twice in a Lifetime (TV series) Twice in a Lifetime is a Canadian mystery/drama series that originally aired from 1999 to 2001. Created by Steve Sohmer, the series aired on CTV in Canada and PAX in the United States.-Synopsis:... |
2001 | Ramona Dubois | Episode: "Knockout" |
| Doc Doc (TV series) Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX... |
2001 | Maddy Dodge | Episode: "Face in the Mirror" |
| Witchblade Witchblade Witchblade is an American comic book series published by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, from 1995 until present. The series was created by Top Cow editors Marc Silvestri and David Wohl, writers Brian Haberlin and Christina Z, and artist Michael Turner.The series follows Sara... |
2001 | Karen Bronte | Episode: "Conundrum" |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery A Nero Wolfe Mystery A Nero Wolfe Mystery is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's classic series of detective stories that aired for two seasons on the A&E Network. Set in New York City in the early 1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as Nero Wolfe and Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin... |
2002 | Server Girl #11 | Episode: "Poison a la Carte" |
| 2005 | Juna Millken | Main cast | |
| Love Monkey Love Monkey Love Monkey is a television series created by Michael Rauch and based on a book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It starred Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something, single, record executive who navigated the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City.Its first episode aired on... |
2006 | Kira Dungen | Episode: "The One That Got Away" |
| Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons... |
2006 | Tori | Episodes: "Strange Days" and "Three's Company" |
| How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting... |
2010 | Movie Stella | Episode: "The Wedding Bride The Wedding Bride "The Wedding Bride" is the 23rd episode of the fifth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother and is the 111th episode overall. It originally aired on May 17, 2010... " |
| Childrens Hospital | 2010–present | Dr. Valerie Flame | Main cast |