Malin Maria Akerman was born on 12th May 1978, in Stockholm, Sweden and is an actress and model, probably best known for her roles in the feature films “The Heartbreak Kid” and “Watchmen”, and for starring in the television series’ “Billions” and “Trophy Wife”. Malin has been active in the entertainment industry since 1997.
How rich is the actress? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of Malin Akerman net worth is as much as $10 million, as of the data presented at the beginning of 2018. Film, television and modelling are the main sources of Akerman net worth.
Malin Akerman Net Worth $10 million
To begin with, the girl was raised in Stockholm, by her mother Piya, a model, and her father Magnus who was an insurance broker. When Malin was two years old, the family moved to Toronto, Canada, but after the divorce of her parents, her father returned to Sweden whereas her mother with Malin stayed in Canada. After matriculation, Malin studied at York University, but meantime at the age of 17, she was selected by the model agency Ford Models and worked for several years as a model, then after moving to California, she began her career as an actress.
Concerning her acting career, initially Ackerman appeared in several Canadian television series, including “Earth: Final Conflict” (1997), “Relic Hunter” (2000) and “Twice in a Lifetime” (2001) before in 2005 getting her breakthrough role in the sitcom “The Comeback” with Lisa Kudrow; the series received critical acclaim, but was still closed after one season. Then Akerman landed main roles in the films “Heavy Petting” (2007) written, co-produced and directed by Marcel Sarmiento and “27 Dresses” (2008) directed by Anne Fletcher, which considerably boosted her net worth.
Akerman appeared in several successful movies, performing a comedy role in the “The Heartbreak Kid” (2007). She played the main female role in the movie “Watchmen” (2009) and then returned to roles in the comedies “The Proposal” (2009), “Couples Retreat” (2009) and “Happythankyoumoreplease” (2010). Also Akerman sang with the band The Petalstones, together performing in Los Angeles, in such clubs as Viper Room, Whiskey and Roxy, an experience which was very useful during the filming of “Rock for Ages” (2012). Afterwards, the actress landed the lead role in the comedy horror film “Cottage Country” (2013), then starred opposite Alan Rickman in the historical film “CBGB” (2013).
The actress landed the main role in the sitcom “Trophy Wife” during 2013 and ‘14 aired on the ABC, and meanwhile Malin guest-starred in the series’ “Robot Chicken” (2013), “Welcome to Sweden” (2014) and others. The actress subsequently starred in the comedy series “Childrens Hospital” (2010 – 2016) in which she portrayed Dr. Valerie Flame, as well as, in the comedy film “The Final Girls” (2015), plus “I’ll See You in My Dreams” (2015) and “The Ticket” (2016), consistently adding to her net worth.
Since 2016, Akerman has been cast as the main in the television drama series “Billions”, created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, she married the drummer Roberto Zincone in 2007 and they have a son, but divorced in 2013. She recently announced her engagement to English actor Jack Donnelly.
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