- Born
- Birth nameMalin Maria Åkerman
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Malin was born in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her mother, Pia (Sundström), is a model and aerobics instructor, and her father, Magnus Åkerman, is an insurance broker. They moved to Toronto when she was age 2. At age 5, she began appearing in TV commercials. Her parents divorced when she was 6 and her father returned to Sweden.
At age 17, she won the Canadian title of Ford Supermodel. This enabled her to spend 3 years as a catwalk model in Europe. She decided to become a child psychologist and enrolled in York University but she was offered a guest role in Earth: Final Conflict (1997) so she turned her attention back to acting. She moved to Los Angeles in 2001 and won roles in both TV and film. Her breakthrough role came when she was cast as Silk Spectre II in Watchmen (2009).
- IMDb mini biography by: Kad
- SpousesJack Donnelly(December 1, 2018 - present)Roberto Zincone(June 20, 2007 - 2014) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenSebastian Zincone
- ParentsPia Åkerman Sundström
- RelativesMikaela Åkerman(Half Sibling)Jennifer Akerman(Half Sibling)Harrison Magnus Austin Payne(Niece or Nephew)Tom Payne(Half Sibling)
- She is Swedish, but she moved to Canada with her family when she was two years old. She speaks Swedish fluently and celebrates all Swedish holidays.
- Raised in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada and attended York University, studying psychology.
- She became an American citizen in 2018.
- Was 7 months pregnant with her son Sebastian when she filmed the pilot episode of Trophy Wife (2013).
- Her paternal family resides in Falsterbo, Skåne, in the south of Sweden.
- [on Tom Cruise] There's an aura around him. He's professional, positive, upbeat, always smiling, always encouraging. I mean. it's crazy how huge a star he is, yet he's actually a real person, so down to earth. He engages everyone, cast and crew.
- I like when you watch a film and you feel like you're a part of somebody's life for an hour and a half.
- I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows.
- People are all vulnerable in so many different ways. We go into survival mode a lot of times.
- Don't hate me, but I've always been skinny. I got lucky.
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