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The information section contains all of the details of Malin Akerman's life.
Full Name: Malin Maria Akerman
Occupation: Actress, Singer, Model
Date of Birth: May 12, 1978
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Age: 30
Hair / Eyes: Blonde / Blue |
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Biography
Malin Akerman was born in Stockholm, Sweden. A career opportunity for her father moved the family to Toronto, Canada when Malin was only two years old. Bright and captivating, Malin began modeling and doing television commercials at age five. The divorce of her parents a year later would initiate an early independence coupled with sensitivity for the arts.
At seventeen, Malin won the "Ford Supermodel of Canada" search. Interest from international agents led Malin to spend her summers in Europe modeling until she finished high school. She pursued a successful modeling career for several years but eventually decided to stay in Toronto and focus on acting. She quickly landed a role on a Steven Spielberg television series. Several guest roles followed, and in 2001 Malin was flown to Los Angeles to test for the lead of a Disney feature. She ultimately did land the part but the experience brought her to Los Angeles with her best friend.
Despite her success in modeling, Malin Akerman made the transition into acting with a guest role on the trippy sci-fi series Earth Final Conflict in 1997. Other parts soon followed on television shows such as Relic Hunter, Twice in a Lifetime, Doc, A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Entourage, and The Comeback, where she played the recurring role of Juna Millken opposite Lisa Kudrow.
Malin Akerman also branched out into film, appearing in The Skulls (2000), The Utopian Society (2003) and the popular stoner comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004).
In 2006, FHM recognized this blonde beauty by ranking her at No. 80 on its list of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World.
Malin Akerman gained even more exposure from her work in the films Heavy Petting (2006), The Visiting (2007), The Brothers Solomon (2007), and The Heartbreak Kid (2007), a hilarious romantic comedy featuring Ben Stiller and Michelle Monaghan. “It’s sort of a remake of The Heartbreak Kid [1972],” she explains. “I’m playing the fiancee, the one that (Ben Stiller) marries and turns into a wacko, so I got the really fun role.”
In 2008, Malin Akerman graced the big screen in 27 Dresses alongside Katherine Heigl, and was voted as the No. 60 Most Desirable Women on AskMen.com's annual list.
Further expanding her film career, Malin Akerman was cast in the 2009 film Watchmen, a Zack Snyder comic-book adaptation.
She also has developed an interest in music and is currently the lead singer of her band Ozono.
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Last Updated: February 14, 2009
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Quotes
"I have been a goof my whole life. I wasn't really the popular girl in school and didn't have any boyfriends in high school because I was a nerd. I was a geek."
"Everyone is kind of projecting and thinking it's going to be great and thinking "It'll be like the Cameron Diaz thing." which would be wonderful if it happens."
"Women have a way of contorting things sometimes. We all have our moods, ups and downs."
"Those are my favorite kind of parts to do, just being a goofball and seeing how far you can go with something until you're just way out of line."
"I don’t really have an issue with showing certain parts of my body. I’d rather not, but it’s not a big deal. Growing up in Sweden, it’s natural over there."
Trivia
Malin ranked No.60 in AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2008 Edition. She was ranked No.59 in Maxim's Hot 100 List of 2008.
Malin has several favorite films and names I Am Sam to be one of them.
She attended Parliament Oak Primary School and and the Niagara District High School in Ontario, Canada. She took up psychology at York University in Toronto, Canada.
On June 20, 2007, Malin was married to an Italian musician Robert Zincone.
Malin is 5 feet 8 1/2 inches tall.
She says that she has no problem with nudity, as long as it is done in a gracious way.
After a guest role in a Steven Spielberg television show, she realized that acting was her true passion.
In 2006, she was listed #80 on FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" list.
She is an actress, model and singer.
At the age of 17 she won the Ford Supermodel of Canada search. After a career in modeling, she turned to acting and now resides in California, U.S.A.
Her band The Petalstones were formerly known as Ozono, but they changed their name. The band was featured in HBO's The Comeback starring Lisa Kudrow.
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