Anne Marit Jacobsen is a Norwegian stage and film actress. She was born in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

 as the daughter of sculptor Thorbjørn Sigurd Jacobsen and opera singer Randi Heide Steen

Randi Heide Steen

Randi Heide Steen was a Norwegian soprano singer. She was born in Kristiania as the daughter of Harald Steen and Signe Heide Steen. She made her operette debut at the theatre Casino in Oslo in 1927, and her concert debut in 1931. She chaired the society Norsk Operasangerforbund from 1958 to...

. She as been assigned to the Natinoal Theatre in Oslo from 1970, and has also particpated in revue, television and film. Among her films roles are the title character in the 1972 film Marikkens bryllup, and "aunt Petra" in the 1998 film Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom. She was a central actress in the award-winning tevision show Hilde? På TV?! at the 1986 Montreux film festival

Rose d'Or

The Rose d’Or is one of the most important international festivals in entertainment television. It was founded in Montreux in 1961 and has taken place in Lucerne since 2004. Producers, executives from independent and public service broadcasters and heads of production companies from over 40...

. She played the leading character "Anna Nedrebø" in the television series Vestavind in 1994/1995, and she was awarded the Gullruten

Gullruten

Gullruten is an annual award for the Norwegian TV business, founded in 1998 by Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, NRK, TV2, TV3 and TVNorge...

award for best actress in 2006, for her role in the television series Sejer.