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Malin Åkerman
Åkerman in Cafe Magazine, 2008
Born	Malin Maria Åkerman May 12, 1978 (1978-05-12) (age 31) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Actress, Model, Singer
Years active	1997 - Present
Spouse(s)	Roberto Zincone (2007 - Present)
Website http://www.malinakerman.net

Malin Maria Åkerman (born May 12, 1978) is a Swedish film actress and model. She has appeared in such films as The Heartbreak Kid, 27 Dresses, Watchmen, and Couples Retreat.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Films 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links

Early life

Åkerman was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a model mother and an insurance broker father.¹ Her family moved to Toronto, Canada when she was two years old.² After her parents' divorce, her father returned to Sweden, and Åkerman stayed in Canada with her mother.³ She lived in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario for a short while, attending Parliament Oak Primary School, then Niagara District Secondary School until Grade 11, and then graduating at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School. She also attended Dante Alighieri Academy and North Toronto Collegiate Institute in Toronto for her OAC year before moving on to attend York University for a year.

Career

At the age of 17, Åkerman won the Ford Supermodel of Canada search. She appeared in several television commercials, including one for Noxzema skin care. After a career in modeling, she turned to acting and moved to California. She has had roles in several films, including The Utopian Society (2003) with Sam Doumit and Austin Nichols and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Akerman has made several TV guest appearances and, in 2005, was cast as Juna in the HBO series The Comeback. She has also appeared on The Showbiz Show with David Spade as a correspondent and in the third season of HBO series Entourage.

Åkerman starred in the 2007 Farrelly Brothers movie The Heartbreak Kid and in the 2008 film 27 Dresses. She played Silk Spectre in the 2009 film adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel Watchmen. In 2009, Åkerman co-starred in Couples Retreat, opposite Vince Vaughn, and The Proposal.⁴

Åkerman sings for the band the Petalstones, known previously as Ozono.⁵

Personal life

Åkerman married Italian musician Roberto Zincone on June 20, 2007.²

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2000	The Skulls	Coed in Caleb's Apartment
2001	Shotgun Love Dolls	Rock Candy	TV movie.
2002	The Circle	Tess
2003	The Utopian Society	Tanci
2004	Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle	Liane
2007	The Invasion	Autumn (uncredited)
	The Brothers Solomon	Tara
	The Heartbreak Kid	Lila
	Heavy Petting	Daphne
2008	27 Dresses	Tess
2009	Bye Bye Sally	Sally Grimshaw
	Watchmen	Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II
	The Proposal	Gertrude
	Couples Retreat	Ronnie
2010	Elektra Luxx	Trixie	Post-Production.
	The Bang Bang Club	Anna	Post-Production.
	HappyThankYouMorePlease	Annie	Post-Production.
	The Romantics		Filming.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Earth: Final Conflict	Avatar	"Truth"
2000	Relic Hunter	Elena	"Affaire de Coeur"
2001	Twice in a Lifetime	Ramona Dubois	"Knockout"
	Doc	Maddy Dodge	"Face in the Mirror"
	Witchblade	Karen Bronte	"Conundrum"
2002	A Nero Wolfe Mystery	Server Girl #11	"Poison a la Carte"
2005	The Comeback	Juna Millken	12 episodes.
2006	Love Monkey	Kira Dungen	"The One That Got Away"
	Entourage	Tori	"Strange Days"; "Three's Company"

References

External links

• Malin Akerman at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website
• Malin Åkerman at Northernstars.ca
• Web Wombat Movies - Video Interview with Malin Åkerman (Watchmen, 2009)
• The Petalstones
• Juna - HBO, "The Comeback" site
• Malin Åkerman at Complex Magazine