Malin Akerman
Malin Akerman
Malin Maria Åkerman is a Swedish Canadian actress, model and singer. She became known for making appearances in several Canadian productions. In the early 2000s, she had many television and film parts, including The Utopian Societyand Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. Following a supporting role on the comedy series The Comeback, Åkerman gained her first starring roles in the feature films The Heartbreak Kidand 27 Dresses...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth12 May 1978
CityStockholm, Sweden
CountrySweden
I'm the type of person who doesn't want to sit alone in a restaurant or bar.
People are all vulnerable in so many different ways. We go into survival mode a lot of times.
I am extremely lucky that I have a husband who is so supportive. He's not in the slightest bit jealous or worried about the things I do in certain scenes.
That's when you're laughing the hardest because you're not really in character. You're just trying to learn the moves, but once they call action, you're in it and it's like you transport yourself to a different place.
A lot of big studio films, which are fun and great, tend to have a formula, and you've seen it before, and it's a new version of it.
As a girl I wanted the Cyndi Lauper hairstyle, with the shaved side of the head, or the Sharon Stone perm from 'Total Recall.'
I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows.
I still get excited by working with big names. You have that initial moment of, 'Oh my goodness, I'm going to work with Tom Cruise!'
I think Cate Blanchett is fabulous - she just shines in everything she does - and I'm a big Susan Sarandon fan.
Who doesnt love a funny girl who can look sexy at the same time?
My only requirement for life is that I don't get stuck in a rut.
We all in real life put on these masks - we don't swear when we're around certain people When we come home, when you're on your own I'm sure you're really different than when you're with your boss.
It's definitely been a conscious decision to seek out roles that are different, in any way, from anything that I've done, just to prove to myself that I can do it and to challenge myself. If I can, then great, it will open up those doors and just prove to other directors and peers that I am, in fact, available for things other than comedy.
Women have a way of contorting things sometimes. We all have our moods, ups and downs.