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Malin Akerman

Malin Maria Akerman (born May 12, 1978) is a Swedish actress, producer and model.

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The Proposal

2009 · 1h 48m · Comedy · Drama

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Malin Maria Akerman (born May 12, 1978) is a Swedish actress, producer and model. In the early 2000s, she had several small television and film parts in both Canadian and American productions, including The Utopian Society (2003) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Following a supporting role on the HBO mockumentary sitcom The Comeback (2005), she gained her first co-starring roles in the romantic comedy films The Heartbreak Kid (2007) uncredited in The Invasion (2007) 27 Dresses (2008). She played the female lead in Watchmen (2009) as Silk Spectre II, a role for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2009, she had supporting and starring roles in the romantic comedies The Proposal and Couples Retreat. From 2010 to 2016, she starred on the Adult Swim comedy series Childrens Hospital. In 2012, she co-starred in the comedy Wanderlust and the musical film Rock of Ages. …

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She had her first lead television role with the short-lived ABC comedy series Trophy Wife (2013–2014). She later co-starred in the film I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) and the action film Rampage (2018). Since 2016, she has had a main role on the Showtime drama series Billions as Lara Axelrod.

Apart from acting and modelling, she had a brief music career as the lead vocalist for alternative rock band The Petalstones in the early 2000s, but eventually left to focus on her acting career.

She has been married twice, first from 2007 to 2014 to Petalstones drummer Roberto Zincone, with whom she has a son, and, since 2018, to English actor Jack Donnelly.

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2009
The Proposal1h 48m · Comedy · Drama
Gertrude

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2026
Let's Love
Andrea
2025
Singing in My Sleep
Mary
2025
Neighborhood Watch
DeeDee McNally
2023
The Final Race
Tove
2023
The Christmas Classic
Elizabeth Bird
2023
Us or Them
The Officiator
2023
The Donor Party
Producer · Jaclyn
2022
Slayers
Producer · Beverly Rektor
2022
The Aviary
Producer · Jillian
2022
A Week in Paradise
Maggie
2021
In This Together: A Bell Let's Talk Day Special
Actor
2020
Chick Fight
Producer · Anna
2020
Friendsgiving
Producer · Molly
2020
The Sleepover
Margot
2019
A Piece of My Heart
Isabella
2019
To the Stars
Grace Richmond
2018
Rampage
Claire Wyden
2016
The Ticket
Sam
2016
Misconduct
Emily Hynes
2015
The Final Girls
Nancy / Amanda Cartwright
2015
Unity
Narrator (voice)
2015
I'll See You in My Dreams
Katherine Petersen
2013
CBGB
Debbie Harry
2013
The Numbers Station
Katherine
2013
Cottage Country
Cammie Ryan
2012
Hotel Noir
Swedish Mary
2012
Stolen
Riley Jeffers
2012
Rock of Ages
Constance Sack
2012
The Giant Mechanical Man
Jill
2012
Say It Ain't Solo
Self
2012
Wanderlust
Eva
2011
Catch.44
Tes
2011
Kaylien
Mom
2011
The Bang Bang Club
Robin Comley
2011
Elektra Luxx
Trixie
2011
Happythankyoumoreplease
Annie
2010
The Romantics
Tripler
2009
Couples Retreat
Ronnie
2009
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
Actor
2009
Bye Bye Sally
Sally Grimshaw
2009
Watchmen
Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II
2008
Starz Inside: Fashion in Film
Self
2008
27 Dresses
Tess Nichols
2007
The Farrelly Bros.: In the French Tradition
Self
2007
Heavy Petting
Daphne
2007
The Heartbreak Kid
Lila
2007
The Brothers Solomon
Tara
2007
The Invasion
Autumn
2006
The Utopian Society
Tanci
2004
Camp Hollywood
Herself
2004
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Liane
2002
The Fraternity
Tess
2000
The Skulls
Coed in Caleb's Apartment
Monty and the Movies
Self (archive footage)
Perfectly Imperfect
Producer · Meg
Spymasters
Actor
Suburban Psycho
Actor
The Hook
Mia Lewis

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Malin Akerman

Malin Maria Akerman (born May 12, 1978) is a Swedish actress, producer and model.

Born May 12, 1978 Stockholm, Sweden1 movie on MoviHero

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The Proposal

2009 · 1h 48m · Comedy · Drama

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About Malin Akerman

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Apart from acting and modelling, she had a brief music career as the lead vocalist for alternative rock band The Petalstones in the early 2000s, but eventually left to focus on her acting career.

She has been married twice, first from 2007 to 2014 to Petalstones drummer Roberto Zincone, with whom she has a son, and, since 2018, to English actor Jack Donnelly.