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Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander
Noomi Rapace is the Swedish actress playing the part of Lisbeth Salander in the Millennium movies. Initially questioned whether she could handle the strong and unusual role of Lisbeth, she has risen throughout the movies. Today, her critically acclaimed part as Lisbeth has awarded her with multiple prizes from different Swedish juries.
Noomi Rapace, née Noomi Norén, was born in Järna, outside Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Rogelio Durán, a Spanish Flamenco singer, and her mother is Nina Norén, a Swedish actress. When she was five years old, she moved with her mother and stepfather to Flúðir, Iceland, where they stayed for three years. She gained her first acting experience when she played a non-speaking role in "Í skugga hrafnsins" by Hrafn Gunnlaugsson when she was eight years old.
Seventeen years old, she debuted on TV with the part of Lucinda Gonzales in the series "Tre Kronor". 1998 to 1999, Noomi Rapace studied at Skara Skolscen. The following years, she worked at a couple of smaller theaters in Sweden until she was engaged at Swedens two finest theaters, Stockholms stadsteater and The Royal Dramatic Theatre in 2003. Until this date, she has participated in many Swedish plays and movies.
In 2010, Noomi Rapace was awarded for her leading actress role in the Swedish "Män som hatar kvinnor" (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) with a guldbagge (a Swedish Oscar) as well as Dagens Nyheters kulturpris.
Noomi Rapache is married to actor Ola Rapace, and together they have a son, Lev.
Quotes (translated)
"I'm interested in the darker aspects of mankind, that which is not easy or well balanced. The cracks." (DN 2007-11-23)
"We need more extreme movies in Sweden, personal projects not necessarily aimed towards a big audience. I think such goals (big audiences) inhibits creativity" (DN 2007-11-23)
I am glad to learn that Noomi Rapace has won a Swedish Oscar for her role as Lisbeth Salander. She was outstanding. No one could possibly touch her performance as Lisbeth.
Very well done!
- Careen Longhurst, 23 Mars 2012
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CONGRATILATIONS TO ALL PEOPLE OF SWEDISH VERSION!!!! I loved the books... but the movies... are amazing... it seems we're inside it!!! Noomi Rapace.... you're fantastic!!!
- Ana (Portugal), 13 Mars 2012
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Fantastic trilogy with Noomi as Lisbeth. Much better than English version. Sad that Steig died before he could realize the rest of his brilliant writing career and carry us all through to the end with Lisbeth. Noomi should be highly honored around the world for her acting in the trilogy.
- Poppsie, 10 Mars 2012
I agree... Noomi is a lot better than the english Rooney Mara... she should be known around the world like Lisbth Salander... she's amazing!!!
- Pitorra, 13 Mars 2012
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I expected to be disappointed with the American version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, but was pleasantly surprised that it kept true to the original story. Even though I love the new version Noomi will always be the "real" Lizbeth Salander!
- Harbinger1, 27 February 2012
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I watched the Swedish Trilogy a couple months ago, watched the American version of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and decided that I love them both. I am just now finishing up Mr Larson's three books and feel so bad for losing him as an author and am very sorry that his partner in life has had to deal with such injustice.
- Autumfrost, 20 February 2012
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go noomi go!
- asphyxia, 11 February 2012
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I read all of the books and had an image in my head of what Lisbeth would be... I was nervous to watch any film because films rarely ever do a book justice. I think Noomi Rapace is an absolutely incredible Lisbeth, but I was blown away by Rooney Mara's Lisbeth. I think the Swedish version of the films were much more suspenseful and extremely effective thrillers, and those are all things the American version lacked. However, Rooney Mara's Lisbeth kind of changed the game for me. I thought she was perfect... She was fierce, intense, and intimidating in all the ways I thought Lisbeth Salander would be. I just didn't feel as strongly watching Noomi Rapace play Lisbeth.
- Frances, 8 February 2012
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Noomi, u r gr8 acter!!!!!!!!
- Lex, 26 January 2012
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Noomi rules!!!
Epic actress!!!
Bow to Noomi!!!
- necros 4 from Greece,Thessaloniki, 17 January 2012
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I admired Noomi Rapace's acting, but I thought she was miscast for the role - her physique was way too muscular to play the slightly built, almost anorexic looking Lisbeth.
I thought Rooney Mara was much closer to the picture of Lisbeth I had in my head while reading the book.
In fact, I think that all the actors in the american version were closer in appearance to how they were described in the book.
- Joseph, 26 Mars 2012
Is it me or you are being totally BIAS!!!!
- Ray Vieira, 28 Mars 2012
Not at all, Ray.
Usually I am not a fan of Hollywood remakes; in fact I often quite dislike them and avoid watching them altogether.
But I have to say that in this case they did a better job than on the original in terms of casting (although I did not like how they changed the ending, revealed secrets of Lisbeth's character which you only find out in the 2nd book and which she never personally reveals to Blomkvist, and the silly MTV style sequence in the credits at the beginning)
- Joseph, 3 April 2012