Erika Vikander is a Swedish actress and model who has been compared to the leading Hollywood actresses of her day – Rosie O’Donnell, Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Her career began at age twelve in a local television show, where her two appearances made her name famous in the country’s smallest city – Malmo. She went on to play different characters in television series in different parts of the world. Vikander’s first two films that made an impact were Heat, which were a competition show on Swedish TV, and Love, which she starred in alongsidestenstenstensten. She has since gone on to star in several more films and has also acted in TV shows such as Damned, Dinner for One, Men Are Even More Than Me, Promises and many more.
Vikander’s nationality – Swedish – gave her the opportunity to experience various nationalities and cultures, which all contributed to the character she presents in the films. For example, her father was Italian, her mother Swedish and her roots in Germany are traceable to grandparents who lived in Germany. This gave her a unique perspective on different nationalities and allowed her to develop the characters and aspects of her personality. As such, her international experience has enabled her to understand other cultures and to be able to successfully adapt to them.
Her height is a distinct factor that is associated with Erika Vikander’s career. At the start of her career, Vikander was just about the shortest in her profession, but through the last few years she has grown to a considerable height, and is now one of the tallest known Hollywood actresses. It is this height that is responsible for allowing her to enter into films, where her height provides her with an advantage over younger actors. In fact, according to the British Film Council, Vikander is the only female leading character whose height exceeds six feet.