Half-Norwegian and half-Malaysian. Her father is a Norwegian teacher and
her Malaysian mother is a retired nurse.
Is a professional model.
Played a vampire in both Bloodrayne 2 and Bloodsuckers.
In her screen appearances, she is sometimes billed as Lina Teal.
Members of a family of both Norwegian and Malaysian heritage, she and her older sister spent their early years in Oslo, Norway.
She's the younger of the two daughters of Harald Malthe, a teacher; and
Phin Malthe, a nurse. Her only sister is Kristin Malthe, who is also a
Giordano girl.
During her childhood and teenage years, she trained at ballet schools in Norway, Scotland, and Canada, and went on to seek musical theatre training in England.
Ranked #53 in Maxim's "100 Sexiest Women" (2003)
Named #74 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list.
Has one son.
Has two nieces and one nephew.
She co-starred with Dominic Purcell in the 2013 film Vikingdom.