Noomi Rapace

Photo of Noomi Rapace as hacker heroine Lisbeth Salander and Michael Nyqvist as crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist in the 2009 movie 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.' The film was based on the series of books by Stieg Larsson which became surprise international best-sellers after his death. Rapace and Nyqvist starred in the Swedish versions of the films, which were released in 2009 and 2010. The original title was 'Män som hatar kvinnor' -- that is, 'Men Who Hate Women.' Image courtesy of Music Box Pictures, who released the film in the United States.