She is best known for appearing in Sveriges Television’s drama and opera series called Andra Avenyn in which she played the recurring role of Jossan Tegebrandt Björn from 2007 to 2008. Her performance in the series earned her various accolades as well as roles in some popular series. Vikander started her professional career as a child star and first got the role of Ebba Du Rietz in the television movie Min balsamerade mor, in 2002. Since then she starred in more than 32 movies and numerous TV series in her successful career. In 2014 and 2015 Alicia became a cast of the movies including, Ex Machina and The Danish Girl, respectively, for which she won various awards for her outstanding performance. Alicia Vikander gained worldwide recognition for playing roles in films such as the 2012s A Royal Affair, the 2010s Pure, the 2014s Testament of Youth, and the 2018s Tomb Raider in which she portrayed Lara Croft. After earning a name for herself as an actress she decided to work as a producer and launched her own production company called Vikarious Film in 2016. She then worked as a producer and actress in the popular film Euphoria in 2017 and 2020.
Net Worth 2023:
Early Life:
Alicia Amanda Vikander was born on the 3rd of October 1988 and spent her childhood in Gothenburg, Sweden. She is the daughter of stage actress Maria Fahl and psychiatrist Svante Vikander. Shortly after her birth, Alicia’s parents got divorced when she was just 5 months old. Since then she was raised by her single mother but also often visited her father. Currently, she has 5 paternal half-siblings.
Early Interests:
Vikander was 7 years old and she started her acting career and performed in a Göteborg Opera production of Kristina från Duvemåla, for more than 3 years. The famous writers ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have written the opera Kristina från Duvemåla. Around this time she was also cast in another Göteborg’s productions called Les Misérables and The Sound of Music. After competing in the 1997s children’s singing reality show Småstjärnorna she won after performing the Helen Sjöholms single, Du måste finnas. She developed an interest in ballet dance and started training at the age of nine with the Svenska Balettskolan i Göteborg. At that time she was a student at Royal Swedish Ballet School in Gothenburg. To pursue her dance career she moved to an upper-level dancing school in Stockholm to train in ballet at the age of 15. She began attending New York’s American Academy of Ballet but after one summer her dance career almost ended due to injuries in her late teens. After certain injuries, Vikander left dance and started focusing on becoming an actress. Although she was accepted to attend law school, she was more interested in the field of acting and went on to become an actress.
TV Career:
Vikander’s acting career started when she got a chance to appear in several short movies and TV shows in the Swedish industry. In 2002 she appeared as a child actor in the TV show Min balsamerade mor, followed that up by appearing in an episode of the 2003’s series The Befallen. She continued to play minor roles in episodes of TV series such as En decemberdröm (2005) and Levande föda (2007). Alicia Vikander landed her first big role as Jossan Tegebrandt Björn in the SVT drama Andra Avenyn in which she appeared from 2007 to 2008. Since then she began appearing in episodes of series such as Höök, Imagine, and One Red Nose Day and a Wedding. In 2022 she worked as an executive producer in the French comedy film Irma Vep in which she also starred as Mira Harberg.
Film Career:
In 2010 she made her debut with her first feature film titled Pure in which she played the role of Katarina. Before this she made her minor appearances in a handful of short movies including Standing Outside Doors, The Rain, Darkness of Truth, My Name is Love and Susan’s Longing. In 2011 she starred as Fragancia Fernandez in the Swedish drama film The Crown Jewels, she followed it with 2012s A Royal Affair. In 2012 Vikander starred in her first English-language film Anna Karenina where she played Kitty. That year became the turning point of her career in which she earned the honor of 10 Actors to Watch: Breakthrough Performances of 2012 at The 20th Hamptons International Film Festival. In the very next year, she starred as Anke Domscheit-Berg in the biological film The Fifth Estate and then starred as Erika in the film Hotell which her performance earned her a nomination for BAFTA Rising Star Award. In 2014 Alicia appeared in 4 hit movies including Testament of Yout, Son of a Gun, Seventh Son, as well as Ex Machina. She played the role of Ava in the science-fiction film “Ex Machina which led her to win a Golden Globe Award nomination. Alicia played the role of Gaby Teller in the 2015 spy film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and then continued to start in The Danish Girl, Burnt, and a short movie titled The Magic Diner. Vikander played the role of Isabel Graysmark Sherbourne in the 2016 romantic drama film The Light Between Oceans in which she starred alongside her future husband Michael Fassbender. In the same year, Alicia became cast in the blockbuster film Jason Bourne in which she played Heather Lee and earned several accolades. In 2017, Vikander showed her acting skills in 3 films Tulip Fever, Euphoria, and Submergence. In the following year, she played the role of Lara Croft in the action-adventure film Tomb Raider which also became a commercial success at the box office. She also portrayed Lucy Fly in the 2019 Netflix film Earthquake Bird. After playing the role of Gloria Steinem in the 2020 film The Glorias she starred in Corona Film Club a documentary film in 2021. In that year she continued the appear in films such as Blue Bayou, The Green Knight, and Beckett. As of 2022, Alicia is set to appear as Katherine Parr in the psychological horror film Firebrand directed by Karim Aïnouz.
Voice Actor:
In 2015 the Documentary film Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words was released in which Vikander voiced the character of Ingrid Bergman. Then in 2017, she provided her vocals for the character of Huppu/Mi in the computer-animated film Birds Like Us. Alicia lent her voice to animated films including Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017) and Arden’s Wake: Tide’s Fall (2018). Apart from films, she also played the voice character of Mira in the Netflix fantasy TV series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.
Awards and Nominations:
Her performance in the romantic drama film The Danish Girl was well praised it led her to win several awards including an Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Supporting Actress, Empire Awards for Best Actress, Hollywood Film Awards for Breakout Actress, New York Film Critics Online for Best Breakthrough Performance, Palm Springs International Film Festival for Rising Star, Satellite Awards in Best Supporting Actress category, Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, and Women Film Critics Circle in the category of The Invisible Woman Award.
Another film that earned her numerous awards was the science fiction Ex Machina. For this film she won awards Alliance of Women Film Journalists for Best Breakthrough Performance, Austin Film Critics Association, Berlin International Film Festival, Chicago Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actress, Detroit Film Critics Society for Best Supporting Actress, Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress, New York Film Critics Online for Best Breakthrough Performance, San Diego Film Critics Society in the category of Best Body of Work, St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actress, Toronto Film Critics Association and Vancouver Film Critics Circle for Best Supporting Actress, and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Alicia Vikander earned some high-end award nominations including AACTA Awards, British Academy Film Awards, British Independent Film Awards, Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards, European Film Awards, MTV Movie Awards, Saturn Awards, and Teen Choice Awards, among many others. Alicia Vikander has a net worth of $8 million and she amassed that much fortune from her successful acting career.
Personal Life:
In November of 2014, Alicia started her on and off relationship with Michael Fassbender who is an Irish actor. In mid-2015 their relationship was almost ended. Later The couple appeared together in the 2016 film The Light Between Oceans from that point forward they started dating again. On October 14, 2017, Alicia and Michael Fassbender eventually married in Ibiza, Spain. Alicia gave birth to her first child a son in September of 2021. Alicia came up on the list of one of more than 580 females in November 2017, who talked about sexual misconduct in the Swedish entertainment and theater business, marking an open note in a Swedish newspaper that ordered zero patience against sexual violence and exploitation. The Swedish Film company reported that it intended to need all production firms applying for film subsidies to take interest in required sexual conduct activity and it was after the letter was issued.
House:
Alicia Vikander was able to purchase luxurious properties even before her marriage and she bought an expensive mansion for £1.7 million which is located in one of the posh areas of Lisbon, Portugal. After marrying Michael Fassbender, the couple moved to this beautiful mansion in Lisbon. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alicia was busy working in France where she and her husband resided in their house in rural France in March of 2020.
Alicia Vikander Net Worth:
As of 2023, Alicia Vikander Net Worth is estimated to be around $8 million. She is one of the most prominent actresses in the Swedish film industry and has garnered massive fame from her appearances in numerous films and TV shows. Vikander first gained popularity for her performance in Andra Avenyn. In 2016 she starred in the film Jason Bourne which became a commercial success at the box office after grossing over $415.5 million. Then in 2018, Alicia was cast in the film Tomb Raider and it grossed $274.7 million at the box office. The bulk of her fortune comes from the entertainment industry such as appearing in films, television series, and shows, as well as her production company in which she is making a vast chunk of money. Alicia has done endorsement work for popular brands such as a high-profile fashion brand, Louis Vuitton, for their Fall / Winter 2015 collection and then became their brand ambassador. According to the report of Forbes, she is on the list of their Forbes 30 Under 30. Natalie Portman’s Net Worth Heather Rae Young’s Net Worth
