Lena Olin

She currently lives in New York with her husband and two children.
. Olin received immense critical acclaim for her part in Alias, and was rumored to have been offered a salary upwards of $100,000 per episode to remain part of the cast. She left the show after her first season, however, reportedly to spend more time with her family. In the 2004 presidential election, Richards endorsed Governor Howard Dean for the Democratic nomination, campaigning on Dean's behalf. From 2002 to 2003, Olin appeared opposite Jennifer Garner in the American television series Alias. For her role in the series as Irina Derevko/Laura Bristow, she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2003. She talks frequently about this experience, advocating a healthier lifestyle for women at risk of the disease. In 1994, she married Lasse Hallström, a film director with whom she worked in 2000 in Chocolat, giving one of the best perfomances of her career. She changed her diet and lifestyle, which has stabilized her bone density.

Her first spouse was Örjan Ramberg, from whom she divorced. She was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 1996, having lost 3/4 inch in height and broken her hand and ankle. Olin married twice. She was a popular governor, but was unexpectedly defeated in 1994 by George W. Bush. She appears in many different plays, from classic to contemporary. Bush], he can't help it...He was born with a silver foot in his mouth." In 1990, she ran for Governor of Texas, and won election on November 6, 1990. Olin is today a prominent member of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, where she began her career as young actress. Richards delivered the keynote address to the 1988 Democratic National Convention, a move which put her in the national spotlight with the line "Poor George [H.W.

In 1989, she earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress Enemies: A Love Story, in which she portrayed the survivor of a Nazi camp. In 1986, she was re-elected without opposition. In 1988, she played in her first American film opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, and became a well-known and respected actress. She then was elected State Treasurer in 1982, becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in more than fifty years. The year before she had appeared in the Swedish film Fanny and Alexander, also directed by Bergman. In 1976, Richards was elected to Travis County, Texas Commissioner Court, where she served for six years. Olin's international debut in an English-spoken film, again directed by Bergman, was in 1984 in After the Rehearsal. During this time, she had two daughters and two sons.

Later she acted at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, directed by Bergman. After graduation, she taught social studies and history at Fulmore Junior High School in Austin, Texas. It was he who casted her for the first time, after she had not passed her first audition because of her shyness. She received a bachelor's degree from Baylor University, and a teaching certificate from the University of Texas. After studying acting at the drama school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, Olin performed on stage classic plays of Shakespeare and Ibsen and appeared in smaller roles of several Swedish films directed by Bergman. Richards was born Dorothy Ann Willis in Lakeview, Texas. She grew up in Waco, Texas, and graduated from Waco High School in 1950, marrying her high school sweetheart, David Richards. Her father was also an actor and had appeared in several of Ingmar Bergman's films. Bush, current President of the United States.

She was born in Stockholm. She served as Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995, when she was defeated by George W. Lena Olin (born March 22, 1956) is a Swedish-born actress. She rose to nationwide fame as the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic National Convention leading up to the 1988 presidential election. Face to Face (1976). Ann Willis Richards (born September 1, 1933) is an American politician from Texas. The Adventures of Picasso (1978).

Love (1980). One Week Bachelors (1982). Fanny and Alexander (1983). After the Rehearsal (1984).

Flight North (1986). A Matter of Life and Death (1986). The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). Friends (1988).

S/Y Joy (1989). Enemies: A Love Story (1989). Havana (1990). Romeo Is Bleeding (1993).

Jones (1993). Mr. The Night and the Moment (1995). Night Falls on Manhattan (1997).