In 2009, her film Okänd, kvinna 2009-349701 received a lot of attention as it includes a faked suicide attempt on Liljeholmsbron in Stockholm.

Odell studied at the Gerlesborgsschool in Tanum, Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design and at Kungliga Konsthögskolan in Stockholm.

[3] It was made to reconstruct Odell's own psychological breakdown in 1995, not as therapy but to test the power structures within the healthcare system and Swedish society's views on mental illness.

[9] Odell was also criticized for using resources at the hospital that could have been used on people seeking help for genuine mental health conditions that same night.

The film brings up the subjects of bullying, power structures in the society and unhealthy hierarchy in schools.

[18] In 2018, Odell directed and played one of the leading roles in a film starring herself as a character, called X & Y, along with co-stars Mikael Persbrandt and Shanti Roney.