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

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

She won at the Academy Awards Sunday night for "The Danish Girl." It's been quite a year for the 27-year-old.

Playing artist Gerda Wegener in "The Danish Girl," 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 hit indie film "Ex Machina."

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