Lisa Stokke
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Lisa Stokke is a Norwegian singer and actress. She has appeared most notably in the original West End-staging of the musical Mamma Mia!
, later in Guys and Dolls and in the UK television series Jonathan Creek
.
, and was in the first class ever to graduate LIPA
, Paul McCartney's school in Liverpool, in 1998. Just four months after finishing her final exams, she was cast in the leading role as "Sophie" in the West End
production of the brand new ABBA
musical Mamma Mia!
. She remained as a part of the cast for only a year after having been on stage around 400 times. She moved on to appear in the musical Guys and Dolls and the productions of the shows Chess
and Hard Times.
Following the success of Mamma Mia! and other stage shows Stokke has made appeared in various guest roles on British and Norwegian television, musical shows and films, in addition to leading roles on stage in Norway
. She appeared in one episode of the British detective series Jonathan Creek
, playing Jodee Tressky in the episode "Satan's Chimney". She also starred in the Norwegian film Long Flat Balls II
.
In 2010, she appeared in her own documentary series entitled Lisa Goes To Hollywood, portraying her search for a role in Hollywood. The series was broadcast on NRK.
film soundtrack.
She released her first solo album, A Piece of Lisa in 2006.
In the summer of 2005 Stokke hosted the Mandela
concert, in support of the South African HIV and AIDS cause, in her hometown of Tromsø.
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. Although the title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia", the plot is fictional, not...
, later in Guys and Dolls and in the UK television series Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek is a British mystery series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. Primarily a crime drama, the show is also peppered with broadly comic touches...
.
Acting career
Stokke is from TromsøTromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
, and was in the first class ever to graduate LIPA
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is, despite its young age, one of the United Kingdom's leading institutions for the performing arts. The university is situated in the English city of Liverpool...
, Paul McCartney's school in Liverpool, in 1998. Just four months after finishing her final exams, she was cast in the leading role as "Sophie" in the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
production of the brand new ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
musical Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. Although the title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia", the plot is fictional, not...
. She remained as a part of the cast for only a year after having been on stage around 400 times. She moved on to appear in the musical Guys and Dolls and the productions of the shows Chess
Chess (musical)
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
and Hard Times.
Following the success of Mamma Mia! and other stage shows Stokke has made appeared in various guest roles on British and Norwegian television, musical shows and films, in addition to leading roles on stage in Norway
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...
. She appeared in one episode of the British detective series Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek is a British mystery series produced by the BBC and written by David Renwick. Primarily a crime drama, the show is also peppered with broadly comic touches...
, playing Jodee Tressky in the episode "Satan's Chimney". She also starred in the Norwegian film Long Flat Balls II
Lange Flate Ballær 2
Lange Flate Ballær II is a 2008 Norwegian comedy film directed by Harald Zwart. It is the sequel of the 2006 film Lange Flate Ballær. The main actors from the first film reprised their roles, starring along with Don Johnson as the US Navy Admiral Burnett...
.
In 2010, she appeared in her own documentary series entitled Lisa Goes To Hollywood, portraying her search for a role in Hollywood. The series was broadcast on NRK.
Music
Her performance in Mamma Mia! is included on the original cast recordings from 1999. She also contributed to the Help! I'm a FishHelp! I'm a Fish
Help! I'm a Fish is a 2001 Danish animated film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and Michael Hegner.Unlike some European animation, this film was recorded and animated in the English language to increase international distribution...
film soundtrack.
She released her first solo album, A Piece of Lisa in 2006.
Other work
Stokke has been featured in commercials for Norwegian football betting and advertising Ottakringer beer.In the summer of 2005 Stokke hosted the Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing...
concert, in support of the South African HIV and AIDS cause, in her hometown of Tromsø.