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Modeling was never anything that was a career choice. I did catalog work in Toronto to make money so that I could go to school.

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Malin Akerman
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: May 12
Actor
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Film Actor
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Musician
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Sthlm
Malin Maria Akerman
Malin Maria Åkerman
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The nature of the business is that, once you start proving yourself and the more roles you get, the more exciting the roles that you're able to go out and do auditions for, or that you're being offered, get. You have more choices.
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