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Alicia Vikander

     Alicia Vikander was born on 3 October 1988 in  Gothenburg, Sweden. Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress and dancer. Vikander began her career by appearing in Swedish short films and television shows, most notably in the popular TV drama Andra Avenyn (2008-2011). She made her feature film debut in the film Pure (2010), for which she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress. Alicia Vikander gained international attention when she appeared in the 2012 adaptation of Anna Karenina, co-starred in the Academy Award-nominated Danish film A Royal Affair (2012) and in the

Julian Assange biopic The Fifth Estate (2013). In 2015, she gained public recognition for her starring roles in the films Testament of Youth, Ex Machina and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

     Vikander got critical acclaim for her feature film debut, playing the leading role of Katarina, in the Swedish film Pure (2010). The film centers around the troubled secretary Katarina who desperately tries to escape her life. With her role as Katarina in Pure, Vikander won the Rising Star Award in 2010 at the Stockholm Film Festival, the Shooting Star Award at the Berlin International Film Festival and the prestigious Guldbagge Award for Best Actress. In 2011, she had the leading role of Fragancia Fernandez, who is arrested for attempted murder, opposite Bill Skarsgård in The Crown Jewels.

     In 2012, Vikander gained international attention for playing the key role of Kitty in the English language film adaptation of Anna Karenina opposite Keira Knightley and Domhnall Gleeson. The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival and received positive reviews. That year, she also added Danish to her repertoire while co-starring as Queen Caroline Mathilde in the Nikolaj Arcel feature film A Royal Affair with Mads Mikkelsen. It had its world premiere at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival and was received with critical acclaim. The film was subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards.

     Vikander was named as one of the 10 Actors to Watch: Breakthrough Performances of 2012 at the 20th Hamptons International Film Festival, was nominated for BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2013, and was the recipient of the Editor's Choice Award at the 2013 Elle Style Awards.

     In 2013, she starred as German Pirate Party member Anke Domscheit-Berg in The Fifth Estate opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Dan Stevens. The film opened the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2013. The film garnered mixed critical reactions, however some critics praised the performances in the film. She also had the leading role of Erika in the Swedish film Hotell, for which she awarded the Marrakech International Film Festival Award for Best Actress by jury president, director Martin Scorsese.

     In 2014, she appeared in the Australian crime thriller Son of a Gun (2014), with Ewan McGregor and Brenton Thwaites. The film was released in Australia on 16 October 2014 and received mixed reviews, however, Vikander was praised for her performance.

Alicia Vikander Details and Body Measurements

Birth Name:        Alicia Amanda Vikander
Date of Birth:      October 03, 1988
Height:                5.5" (1.66 M)
Weight:               125 lbs (57 Kgs)
Figure:                34/24/35
Bra Size:             34A
Eyes Color:        Brown
Hair:                   Brown

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