Maggie Q & Malin Akerman: People's Choice Awards 2011!

Malin Akerman attends the People’s Choice Awards 2011 on Wednesday (January 5) held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

The 32-year-old Swedish actress. who posed backstage with Taylor Swift and Conan O’Brien, was also joined by Nikita‘s Maggie Q and Shane West at the event.

USA Today caught up with Malin on the red carpet and asked about her upcoming role as Linda Lovelace in the movie, Inferno.

“I’m very excited. It’s a beautiful script,” Malin shared. “It’s a story of a woman’s life — who was really tortured.”

In November, Malin replaced Lindsay Lohan who was originally slated to take the lead role.

20+ pictures inside of Malin Akerman and Maggie Q at the People’s Choice Awards…