She got her international break as Space Girl in Lifeforce (1985) because none of the hundreds of British and American actresses that had auditioned were comfortable with a role that required so much full frontal nudity.
A former ballerina from age 8 until her late teens, her mother Margareta Hanson was a prima ballerina for the Sweden Malmo ballet company.
When she auditioned for Lifeforce (1985), she had to learn her lines phonetically, as she couldn't speak English at the time. She learned English during the six months she spent in London while filming the movie.
Won the "Premier Prix du Conservatoire de Danse de Paris" at age 16.
Had a daughter with her former companion Gérard Darmon (1994)