Welcome to Noomi Rapace Online, your premiere web resource on the Swedish actress. Best known for her performances as Lisbeth Salander in the original "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" film trilogy, "Prometheus" and the recent Indie hit "Lamb", Noomi Rapace has emerged as one of the most exciting European actresses of this decade. This unofficial fansite provides you with all latest news, photos, editorials and video clips on her past and present work.  Enjoy your stay and check back soon.
Jan
18
2011

ET’s Kevin Frazier is on the London set of the highly anticipated ‘Sherlock Holmes’ sequel with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Watch the video for all the action! “We said, if I remember rightly, on the last one that we had so much fun, and if everyone else would too, that if they wanted us to do more, we would – and it seems they wanted us to do more, so that’s why we’re back,” Jude tells Kevin. “It’s gone to the next level.”

Once again directed by Guy Ritchie, the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ sequel (in theaters Dec. 16) finds Robert returning as Holmes and Jude returning as Watson in turn-of-the-century London and facing their toughest adversary, Professor Moriarty, played by Jared Harris. Swedish ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ star Noomi Rapace also joins the sleuthing pair for all the action as a mysterious femme fatale. “Noomi’s fantastic,” says Robert, and Jude agrees, “Noomi’s been really good. Really, really good. [She’s] been a great addition. … You ask about who’s in good shape, I think she would kick both of our asses – she’s a tough cookie.” “She likes to fight,” concurs Robert. More buzz on the “Sherlock Holmes” sequel can be found on the Entertainment Tonight website.

Jan
18
2011

Fantastic news! Noomi has received a nomination for the British Academy Award, Britain’s equivalent to the Oscars, as Best Actress for her performance in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”. She shares this category with Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right), Julianne Moore (The Kids Are All Right), Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit). “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” has received further nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film not in the English Language. The BAFTAs will be handed out during a live ceremony on February 12, 2011.

Jan
17
2011

Noomi was spotted at the Golden Globe Awards Party, hosted by InStyle and Warner Bros., yesterday. Pictures can be found in the Image Library.

Jan
16
2011

Lots has been written and rumored lately about Ridley Scott’s plan for an Alien prequel – and Noomi has been in steady talks as the frontrunner to play the young Ellen Ripley. Reportedly, this plan has been dropped – but Scott and Rapace move on with another collaboration. According to Deadline, Twentieth Century Fox has officially announced that the new Ridley Scott production as “Prometheus” is now bound for worldwide release on March 9th, 2012. Returning to science fiction filmmaking for the first time since Blade Runner, Scott will direct this epic. Of the five major roles to be cast, Noomi Rapace is the first actor signed to star (as “Elizabeth Shaw”), and it’s, again, rumored that Angelina Jolie and Charlize Theron are both circling the other big female lead (“Vickers”). The complete article can be read here.

Jan
15
2011

The Critics Choice’s Best Actress award, for which Noomi was nominated, went to Natalie Portman. I wasn’t able to watch the live broadcast, but as far as I’m concerned, Noomi was not present at the awards presentation.

Jan
14
2011

A new talkshow appearance has been added to the video archive. On May 04, 2009, Noomi promoted “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” on the French talkshow “Le Grand Journal”.

Jan
14
2011

Don’t miss the Critics Choice Movie Awards, airing tonight at 9pm/et on VH1. Noomi is nominated as Best Actress for “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” alongside Annette Bening, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Williams and Jennifer Lawrence. This will mark Noomi’s first appearance at a televised American awards ceremony, and – unless the Oscars don’t surprise us with some Noomi love – will probably be her only one since her performance was overlooked by most other award juries in the USA. Be sure to find all results, pictures and video on the Critics Choice Awards here tomorrow!

Jan
14
2011

According to the Guardian, Stieg Larsson’s ‘s partner Eva Gabrielsson plans to finish the fourth novel he left uncompleted on his death. According to early details culled from Gabrielsson’s memoir of her life with Larsson, Millennium, Stieg and Me, which is set for publication in France and Scandinavia next week, Larsson had written 200 pages of a fourth novel in his internationally successful Millennium series before he died. Gabrielsson wants to complete it because, she says, “Stieg and I often wrote together”. Larsson’s partner has refused to reveal details of the partially completed novel’s plot, but promised that its charismatic but damaged protagonist Lisbeth Salander “little by little frees herself from her ghosts and her enemies”. And, she said, she will only finish the book when she gets undisputed rights to Larsson’s work from his family, who inherited the author’s assets when he died intestate.

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Jan
10
2011

Here comes an exciting video clip – the teaser trailer for the upcoming thriller “Babycall”. In its 30 seconds it gives you a great idea of the film’s chilling mood. Definately something to look forward to! “Babycall” is set to release this February in Sweden and March in Norway.

Jan
10
2011

I’ve sorted parts of the gallery pages of Noomi’s public appearances from 2007 to 2010 and have added quite a few additional pictures to various albums. You can launch all recently added pictures by clicking the previews below. Enjoy the new additions!