Instant Alert: Meet 27-year-old Alicia Vikander, Oscar-nominated star of 'The Danish Girl,' on her way to superstardom

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Meet 27-year-old Alicia Vikander, Oscar-nominated star of 'The Danish Girl,' on her way to superstardom by Jason Guerrasio on Feb 28, 2016, 12:29 PM Advertisement Just in 2015, Swedish actress Alicia Vikander has played a famous painter, a secret agent, and an artificial intelligence that wants to be human. It's been quite a year for the 27-year-old, and it might all end with her receiving an Oscar nomination. Playing artist Gerda Wegener in "The Danish Girl" (opening in theaters this weekend), Vikander gives a scene-stealing performance as the wife of fellow artist Lili Elbe (played by Eddie Redmayne), one of the first identifiable recipients of sex-reassignment surgery. But it's just the latest in a stellar series of performances Vikander has done, which also includes the hit indie film "Ex Machina." Let's learn more about this star on the rise. SEE ALSO: The fast-rising career of 26-year-old Brie Larson, 'Room' star and Hollywood's new 'it girl' Vikander's first taste of success came in 2007 with the Swedish soap opera "Andra Avenyn" ("Second Avenue"), which looked at the lives of a group of people living in the second-largest city in Sweden. In 2009, she starred in her first feature film, "Pure," in which she plays a troubled 20-year-old who, in leaving her family life, ends up in the arms of a married man. Vikander then found notice in the US playing Kitty in the 2012 adaptation of the Tolstoy classic "Anna Karenina," starring Keira Knightley in the lead role. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011