Kjersti Holmen

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Kjersti Holmen (b. 8 February 1956) is a Norwegian actress. She was born on Nøtterøy, and later moved to Alnabru, where she grew up with her parents and two sisters.[1] She graduated from Teaterhøyskolen (the Theater Academy) in 1980, and has been employed at Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre) since 1981 – permanently since 1992.[1] There she has had roles such as "Eliza Doolittle" in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, the title role in Henrik Ibsens Hedda Gabler and "Blanche" in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.[2]

Holmen is also a well-known television and movie actress, and had her break-through on the big screen in the 1985 film Orions belte'.[3] She has won the Amanda – the main Norwegian film award – twice: in 1993 for her role in Telegrafisten, and in 2000 for the two films S.O.S. and Sofies verden.[4] In television she is known from the Norwegian/Swedish collaboration "Röd snö" – aired the same year as Orions belte came out – as well as several other roles.[3]

Holmen cohabits with actor Sverre Anker Ousdal, and has two sons from a former relationship with Reidar Sørensen – also an actor.[1]

[edit] Select filmography

  • Orions belte (1985)
  • Röd snö (TV, 1985)
  • Den Spanske flue (TV, 1990)
  • Herman (1990)
  • Telegrafisten (1993)
  • Ti kniver i hjertet (1994)
  • Jakten på nyresteinen (1996)
  • Gåten Knut Hamsun (1996)
  • 1732 Høtten (1998)
  • Sofies verden (1999)
  • S.O.S. (1999)
  • Kvinnen i mitt liv (2003)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c (Norwegian) Per Kristian Johansen (2007-10-22). Kjersti Holmen. NRK. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  2. ^ (Norwegian) Kjersti Holmen. Nationaltheatret. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  3. ^ a b Kjersti Holmen. IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
  4. ^ AMANDA-VINNERE 1985-2006. Filmweb.no. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.

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