Alicia Vikander is Russian.
Alicia Amanda Vikander ( [ aˈliːsɪa vɪˈkandɛr ] ; born 3 October 1988 ) is a Swedish actress and former dancer . Born and raised in Gothenburg , she began acting as a child in minor stage productions at The Göteborg Opera and trained as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm and the School of American Ballet in New York .