Meet 27-year-old Alicia Vikander, star of 'The Danish Girl,' on her way to superstardom

Just in 2015, Swedish actress Alicia Vikander has played a famous painter, a secret agent, and an artificial intelligence that wants to be human.

It's been quite a year for the 27-year-old, and it might all end with her receiving an Oscar nomination.

Playing artist Gerda Wegener in "The Danish Girl" (opening in theaters this weekend), Vikander gives a scene-stealing performance as the wife of fellow artist Lili Elbe (played by Eddie Redmayne), one of the first identifiable recipients of sex reassignment surgery.

But it's just the latest in a stellar series of performances Vikander has done, which also includes the indie-film hit "Ex Machina."

Let's learn more about this star on the rise.