Kjersti Elvik
Encyclopedia
Kjersti Elvik is a Norwegian
actress, born in Bergen. She was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre
, and started her career at Trøndelag Teater
. Elvik had her breakthrough in the popular Norwegian TV-series "Vestavind", but is probably best known for her role as Hanne Wilhelmsen in the filmatisation of Anne Holt
's crime novels Salige er de som tørster and Blind gudinne. She also acted in the television sitcom
Seks som Oss on TV2 from 2004 to 2007. In 2009 she starred in Mamma Mia, in the role of Rosy, at Folketeateret in Oslo
. She is married and has one child.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
actress, born in Bergen. She was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre
Norwegian National Academy of Theatre
The Norwegian National Academy of Theatre was established as a three-year theater-education in 1953, under the name of Statens teaterskole.The school was given collegiate status in 1982...
, and started her career at Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.-Background:Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances. Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia in continuous use...
. Elvik had her breakthrough in the popular Norwegian TV-series "Vestavind", but is probably best known for her role as Hanne Wilhelmsen in the filmatisation of Anne Holt
Anne Holt
-Career:She was born in Larvik, grew up in Lillestrøm and Tromsø, and moved to Oslo in 1978 where she lives today with her registered partner Anne Christine Kjær and their daughter Iohanne. Holt graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen in 1986, and worked for The Norwegian...
's crime novels Salige er de som tørster and Blind gudinne. She also acted in the television sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Seks som Oss on TV2 from 2004 to 2007. In 2009 she starred in Mamma Mia, in the role of Rosy, at Folketeateret 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...
. She is married and has one child.
Filmography
- Varg Veum - Kvinnen i kjøleskapet (2008)
- Hawaii, Oslo (2004)
- Den som frykter ulven (2004–07)
- Seks som oss (2004) TV Series
- Salige er de som tørster (1997)
- Blind gudinne (1997) (TV)
- Vestavind (1994) (mini) TV Series