NOOMI RAPACE BIOGRAPHY

Noomi Rapace born Noomi Norén; 28 December 1979 in Hudiksvall is a Swedish actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish/Danish film adaptions of the "Millennium Trilogy": The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. She will play the roles of Sim and Shaw in the upcoming films Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Prometheus, respectively.

Rapace's parents were Nina Norén, a Swedish actress, and Rogelio Durán, a Spanish cantador (Flamenco singer) from Badajoz of Gypsy descent. Rapace has said that she saw her father only occasionally before his death in 2007. At the age of five, she moved from Sweden to Flúðir, Iceland with her mother and stepfather.

At the age of seven, Rapace was given a non-speaking part in the film Í skugga hrafnsins by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson. This experience made her decide to be an actress. She left home at age 15 and enrolled in a Stockholm theatre school.[4] In 1996, she made her TV début playing the part of Lucinda Gonzales in the TV series Tre kronor. From 1998 to 1999, Rapace studied at Skara Skolscen. She has been engaged at Theater Plaza 2000–2001, Orionteatern 2001, Teater Galeasen 2002, Stockholms stadsteater in 2003 as well as at the Royal Dramatic Theatre.

She drew acclaim for her award-winning portrayal of a troubled teen mother in the 2007 Danish film Daisy Diamond. In 2009 she played the role of Lisbeth Salander in the film adaptation of the best-selling novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. She reprised her role in the sequels The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest. On 11 September 2010, Entertainment Weekly reported that Rapace has been cast in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, her first English-speaking role, possibly as a French gypsy.

Rapace married Swedish actor Ola Rapace in 2001. The couple have a son, Lev (b. 2003). In September 2010, the couple reportedly filed for divorce.Rapace's sister, Særún Norén, is a photographer.