Malin Maria Åkerman is a Swedish actress, model, and singer. Born in Stockholm, she was raised in ,Toronto Canada, where her family had relocated to in the 1980s. In the early 2000s, Åkerman had several smaller television and film parts in both Canadian and American productions, including
The Utopian Society (2003) and
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Following a supporting role on the HBO comedy series
The Comeback (2005), she gained her first co-starring roles in the romantic comedy films
The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and
27 Dresses (2008). Åkerman played the female lead in
Watchmen (2009) as Silk Spectre II, a role for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.