Noomi Rapace shot to fame in the role of Lisbeth Salander and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo back in 2010.
Noomi Rapace
Not only did she win over audiences and critics with that role, that she reprised for The Girl Who Played With Fire & The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest, but she also caught the eye of American studios.
Now appearing in movie mainstream movies it looks like the actress is really on the rise and that is why she has made the FemaleFirst Hot List.
If you haven't checked out the Millennium movie trilogy yet that you really should as she give three truly great performances as the troubled and damaged Salander.
But since then the world of American movies has opened up to her and she was back on the big screen at the end of last year in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
She took on the role of Sim while Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law were back as Holmes and Dr Watson.
The movie has so far taken $494.5 million at the global box office and has been a huge success.
But it's this summer that I am really excited about as she is set to lead the cast of Prometheus.
Not only does the movie see her tackle a big Budget sci-fi project but it also sees her team up with Ridley Scott, who is in the director's chair.
Prometheus promises to be not just one of the best sci-fi movies of the summer but of the years as Scott returns to the genre for which he is best known.
Rapace will take on the central character of Elizabeth Shaw and she is joined by an all star cast that includes Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba and Guy Pearce.
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe.
There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
This is her first lead role in a major American movie and it could really propel her in Hollywood.
And 2012 could be a very busy year for the actress as she has also been linked to Passion and Knockout.