Alexandra Dahlström Movies and Career Information

Lena Marina Alexandra Dahlström (born February 12, 1984) is a Swedish actress. Dahlström gained international attention in 1998, after starring as "Elin" in the film Show Me Love. For this, she won the Guldbagge Award for Best Actress, together with Rebecka Liljeberg. Despite receiving numerous offers to act in other films, she declined, stating that she wanted to concentrate on finishing school. When once asked when she was younger what she wanted to be when she grew up, Dahlström stated: "Serial killer, or rockstar." In 2002, Dahlström acted as assistant director and Russian translator, alongside Show Me Love director Lukas Moodysson, with his film Lilya 4-ever. In 2007 Dahlström had a small role in the Dutch soap opera Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden on RTL 4. She played a Swedish exchange student named Skylar Nilsson. On April 18, 2008 she returned to this role for a short period. Dahlström was born in Gävle, Sweden, and grew up in Stockholm. Her mother, Irina, is Russian, and her father Swedish. She speaks both Swedish and Russian. She lived alone in Stockholm after graduating high school. She continued to act in theatre. After a several-year break, Dahlström again starred in the