Kjersti Holmen (born 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. She graduated from the Norwegian National
Academy of Theatre in 1980, and has been employed at the National
Theatre since 1981 â€" permanently since 1992. 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.Holmen is also a well-known
television and film actress, and had her break-through on the big
screen in the 1985 film Orions belte'. She has won the Amanda â€" the
main Norwegian film award â€" twice: in 1993 for her role in
Telegrafisten, and in 2000 for the two films S.O.S. and Sophie's
World. In television she is known from the Norwegian/Swedish
collaboration "Röd snö" â€" aired the same year as Orions belte came
out â€" as well as several other roles.Holmen cohabits with actor
Sverre Anker Ousdal, and has two sons from a former relationship with
Reidar Sørensen â€" also an actor.
born on Nøtterøy, and later moved to Alnabru, where she grew up with
her parents and two sisters. She graduated from the Norwegian National
Academy of Theatre in 1980, and has been employed at the National
Theatre since 1981 â€" permanently since 1992. 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.Holmen is also a well-known
television and film actress, and had her break-through on the big
screen in the 1985 film Orions belte'. She has won the Amanda â€" the
main Norwegian film award â€" twice: in 1993 for her role in
Telegrafisten, and in 2000 for the two films S.O.S. and Sophie's
World. In television she is known from the Norwegian/Swedish
collaboration "Röd snö" â€" aired the same year as Orions belte came
out â€" as well as several other roles.Holmen cohabits with actor
Sverre Anker Ousdal, and has two sons from a former relationship with
Reidar Sørensen â€" also an actor.
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