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Nadia Björlin Born Nadia Alexandra Björlin
August 2, 1980
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.Occupation Actress, singer Years active 1999–present Nadia Alexandra Bjorlin born August 2, 1980, is an American actress and singer.
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Biography
Early life
Björlin was born in Newport, Rhode Island but lived in Sweden until the age of 7. Her father was the Swedish composer and conductor Ulf Björlin (1933–1993).[1]. Her mother, Fary, is a Persian [2] interior decorator from Iran.
Nadia speaks English, Swedish, Farsi, and Azerbaijani.[3] When her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, she attended the Palm Beach County School of the Arts (now Dreyfoos School of the Arts) along with her brothers Ulf and Jean Paul, where she excelled in music and theater. All three siblings work in show business.
Björlin placed third in the 1998 Miss Florida Teen USA pageant.
Career
Although her birth name is Nadia Alexandra Björlin, she uses the name Nadia Bjorlin (she pronounces her surname "bor-lin", not "byor-lin"; the way a "j" in Swedish is pronounced like a "y", as in Bjork, and she spells it with an "o" not an "ö").
Nadia Bjorlin's major exposure has been on the soap opera Days of our Lives,[1] where she first appeared as the character Chloe Lane in December 1999. At first, Chloe was portrayed as a nerdy and geeky kind of girl (cruelly nicknamed "Ghoul Girl" by her classmates) with her beauty poorly hidden behind big glasses and frumpy clothes. It wasn't long before her character got a new wardrobe, ditched her glasses and unveiled her amazing beauty, establishing her as a major character and audience favorite in Days new younger generation. Nadia's incredible singing ability was showcased.
Nadia originally left Days in June 2003 to concentrate on her singing career. Bjorlin returned on a recurring basis in November 2004. In September 2005, Bjorlin left Days of our Lives again and joined the cast of the UPN series Sex, Love & Secrets. The show was canceled by the network, but Björlin continued to make guest appearances on television series such as Jake in Progress and Out of Practice.
Since leaving Days, Björlin has appeared in the independent feature film If I Had Known I Was a Genius, starring Markus Redmond, Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone, and Tara Reid. The film was screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.
Bjorlin was also cast as the female lead of the Chicago Pictures' feature film, Redline. The film starred Eddie Griffin and Nathan Phillips, and was released in theaters on April 13, 2007.
Bjorlin returned to Days of our Lives as Chloe on November 29, 2007, and left the show again in September 2011 to pursue acting in movies.
In 2010, Bjorlin showed off her body during a small role in NCIS as a suburban housewife wearing a bikini during a door-to-door canvasing by one of the NCIS investigators.
Bjorlin stars as a lesbian, Lara, in the web series Venice.
Starting on September 25, 2011, Bjorlin has been one of the stars of the reality television series Dirty Soap[4] which gave viewers a behind-the-scenes view of Nadia's departure from Days, and afterward, including a bit of insight into the tenuous relationship between Nadia's live-in boyfriend and her mother who doesn't like him because she believes that he doesn't treat her well enough (e.g. flowers).
Personal Life
Since 2007, Bjorlin has been in a relationship with Brandon Beemer. They live in a house together in Los Angeles, CA. She is also good friends with former Days star, Farah Fath.[5]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1999-2011 Days of our Lives Chloe Lane Role since: 1999–2005; November 29, 2007–September 28, 2011 2002 The Marriage Undone Tracie 2004 Complete Savages Woman No. 2 2005 Jake in Progress Pretty Woman Sex, Love & Secrets Meg 2006 Out of Practice Alana 2007 If I Had Known I Was a Genius Faith Redline Natasha Martin 2008 Jack Rio Sonia Hunter 2010 NCIS Swimsuit Girl Two and a Half Men Jill 2011 Venice: The Series Lara Dirty Soap Herself 2012 Divorce Invitation Alex Roverson References
- ^ a b "Nadia Björlin i Hollywoodthriller" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 11 April 2006. http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/nadia-bjorlin-i-hollywoodthriller-1.621810. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ http://vilkij.com/forum/printthread.php?tid=50
- ^ http://vilkij.com/forum/printthread.php?tid=50
- ^ "First Look at DIRTY SOAP". SoapOperaDiegst.com. 2011-08-27. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/first-look-dirty-soap. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ Dirty Soap premiere pilot (September 25, 2011).
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Categories:- 1980 births
- American soap opera actors
- American television actors
- American people of Iranian descent
- People from Newport, Rhode Island
- American people of Swedish descent
- Living people
- American beauty pageant winners
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