Nadia Bjorlin
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Nadia Alexandra Bjorlin born August 2, 1980, is an American actress and singer.
but lived in Sweden until the age of 7. Her father was the Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin
(1933–1993).. Her mother, Fary, is a Persian
interior decorator from Iran
.
Nadia speaks English
, Swedish
, Persian
, and Azerbaijani
. 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.
, and she spells it with an "o" not an "ö").
Nadia Bjorlin's major exposure has been on the soap opera
Days of our Lives
, where she first appeared as the character Chloe Lane
in December 1999. At first, Chloe was portrayed as a nerdy and geeky kind of girl (cruelly nicknamed "Ghoul Girl" by her classmates) with her beauty poorly hidden behind big glasses and frumpy clothes. It wasn't long before her character got a new wardrobe, ditched her glasses and unveiled her amazing beauty, establishing her as a major character and audience favorite in Days
new younger generation. Nadia's incredible singing ability was showcased.
Nadia originally left Days in June 2003 to concentrate on her singing career. Bjorlin 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
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).
. They live in a house together in Los Angeles, CA. She is also good friends with former Days star, Farah Fath
.
Early life
Björlin was born in Newport, Rhode IslandNewport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
but lived in Sweden until the age of 7. Her father was the Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin
Ulf Björlin
Ulf Björlin was a Swedish composer and conductor.Björlin was born in Stockholm and went as a 19-year old to study music for the conductor Igor Markevitch in Salzburg, later continuing at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he had Nadia Boulanger as a teacher...
(1933–1993).. Her mother, Fary, is a Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
interior decorator from Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
Nadia speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
, Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, and Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani language
Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...
. When her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
, she attended the Palm Beach County School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts is a public high school located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Formerly named the Palm Beach County School of the Arts , the school was renamed in recognition of a 1997 donation of $1 million by Alexander W...
(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
Miss Florida Teen USA
The Miss Florida Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss Teen USA pageant.Florida ties with Illinois for most Miss Photogenic awards...
pageant.
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 BjorkBjörk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
, and she spells it with an "o" not an "ö").
Nadia Bjorlin's major exposure has been on the soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, where she first appeared as the character Chloe Lane
Chloe Lane
Chloe Lane is a fictional character on the American NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Tom Langan, she is portrayed by actress Nadia Bjorlin...
in December 1999. At first, Chloe was portrayed as a nerdy and geeky kind of girl (cruelly nicknamed "Ghoul Girl" by her classmates) with her beauty poorly hidden behind big glasses and frumpy clothes. It wasn't long before her character got a new wardrobe, ditched her glasses and unveiled her amazing beauty, establishing her as a major character and audience favorite in Days
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
new younger generation. Nadia's incredible singing ability was showcased.
Nadia originally left Days in June 2003 to concentrate on her singing career. Bjorlin 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
Sex, Love & Secrets
Sex, Love & Secrets is a television series on UPN. It aired in North America during September and October 2005. The show was created by Michael Gans and Richard Register...
. The show was canceled by the network, but Björlin continued to make guest appearances on television series such as Jake in Progress
Jake in Progress
Jake in Progress is an American comedy series broadcast on ABC from 2005 to 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more...
and Out of Practice
Out of Practice
Out of Practice is an American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on CBS from September 19, 2005 to March 29, 2006. With producers Joe Keenan and Christopher Lloyd at the helm, the show was about a family of five doctors who had little in common and usually did not get along...
.
Since leaving Days, Björlin has appeared in the independent feature film If I Had Known I Was a Genius
If I Had Known I Was a Genius
If I Had Known I Was a Genius is a film directed by Dominique Wirtschafter and written by Markus Redmond . The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.- Plot :...
, starring Markus Redmond, Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won...
, Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
, and Tara Reid
Tara Reid
Tara Donna Reid is an American actress. Reid has acted on television shows such as Saved By The Bell: The New Class, Days of our Lives, California Dreams, and Scrubs....
. The film was screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
2007 Sundance Film Festival
The 2007 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 18 until January 28, 2007 in Park City, Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City, Utah and Ogden, Utah. It was the 23-rd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival...
.
Bjorlin was also cast as the female lead of the Chicago Pictures' feature film, Redline. The film starred Eddie Griffin
Eddie Griffin
Edward James "Eddie" Griffin, Jr. is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his sitcom, Malcolm & Eddie along with co-star, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and his role in the 2002 comedy film Undercover Brother as the film’s title character.-Early life:Griffin was born in Kansas City,...
and Nathan Phillips
Nathan Phillips (actor)
Nathan Scott Phillips is an Australian actor who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is perhaps best known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in Wolf Creek and for his American film debut, Snakes on a Plane, opposite Samuel L...
, and was released in theaters on April 13, 2007.
Bjorlin returned to Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
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
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
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
Dirty Soap
Dirty Soap is an American reality television series that debuted on E! on September 25, 2011. The hour-long series focuses on the personal and professional lives of daytime soap opera stars and their off-screen time. The series is being produced by Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and Amber...
which gave viewers a behind-the-scenes view of Nadia's departure from Days
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
, 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).
Personal Life
Since 2007, Bjorlin has been in a relationship with Brandon BeemerBrandon Beemer
Brandon Richard Beemer is an American soap opera actor and model. He is best known for his role as Shawn-Douglas Brady on the American soap Days of Our Lives , and currently plays Owen Knight on The Bold and the Beautiful .Beemer is currently part of the cast in the docu-reality show Dirty Soap, a...
. They live in a house together in Los Angeles, CA. She is also good friends with former Days star, Farah Fath
Farah Fath
Farah LeeAllen Fath is an American actress. She has portrayed Gigi Morasco on the ABC Daytime soap opera One Life to Live since Fall 2007 and then took over the role of what is believed to be Gigi's sister Stacy Morasco in October 2011, and is most notable for playing Mimi Lockhart Brady from 1999...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 1999 in film The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep... -2011 |
Days of our Lives Days of our Lives Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around... |
Chloe Lane Chloe Lane Chloe Lane is a fictional character on the American NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. Created by head writer Tom Langan, she is portrayed by actress Nadia Bjorlin... |
Role since: 1999–2005; November 29, 2007–September 28, 2011 |
| 2002 2002 in film The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of... |
The Marriage Undone | Tracie | |
| 2004 2004 in film The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol... |
Complete Savages Complete Savages Complete Savages is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 2004 to June 2005. It was part of ABC's final TGIF comedy line-up. The show was created by Mike Scully and Julie Thacker and executive produced by Mel Gibson... |
Woman No. 2 | |
| 2005 2005 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005... |
Jake in Progress Jake in Progress Jake in Progress is an American comedy series broadcast on ABC from 2005 to 2006. Created by Austin Winsberg, the show was originally conceived as a real-time comedy; the first season was to show the first date of Jake and a woman. This was dropped during development, and the show became more... |
Pretty Woman | |
| Sex, Love & Secrets Sex, Love & Secrets Sex, Love & Secrets is a television series on UPN. It aired in North America during September and October 2005. The show was created by Michael Gans and Richard Register... |
Meg | ||
| 2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006... |
Out of Practice Out of Practice Out of Practice is an American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on CBS from September 19, 2005 to March 29, 2006. With producers Joe Keenan and Christopher Lloyd at the helm, the show was about a family of five doctors who had little in common and usually did not get along... |
Alana | |
| 2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007... |
If I Had Known I Was a Genius If I Had Known I Was a Genius If I Had Known I Was a Genius is a film directed by Dominique Wirtschafter and written by Markus Redmond . The film premiered January 23, 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.- Plot :... |
Faith | |
| Redline | Natasha Martin | ||
| 2008 2008 in film This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008... |
Jack Rio Jack Rio (film) Jack Rio is a film directed by Gregori J. Martin. The film is based on a short film written and directed by the films lead actor Matt Borlenghi.-Plot synopsis:... |
Sonia Hunter | |
| 2010 | NCIS NCIS (TV series) NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S... |
Swimsuit Girl | |
| Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2003. Starring Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones, the show was originally about a hedonistic jingle writer, Charlie Harper; his uptight brother, Alan; and Alan's growing son, Jake... |
Jill | ||
| 2011 | Venice: The Series Venice: The Series Venice: The Series is a web series co-produced by and starring American actress Crystal Chappell, and is inspired in part by the Otalia storyline on the daytime drama Guiding Light.... |
Lara | |
| Dirty Soap Dirty Soap Dirty Soap is an American reality television series that debuted on E! on September 25, 2011. The hour-long series focuses on the personal and professional lives of daytime soap opera stars and their off-screen time. The series is being produced by Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and Amber... |
Herself | ||
| 2012 | Divorce Invitation | Alex Roverson |