Kjersti Holmen (8 February 1956 – 26 September 2021) was a Norwegian actress.
Kjersti Holmen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 February 1956 Nøtterøy, Norway |
| Died | 26 September 2021 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | 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 the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1980, and was employed at the National Theatre since 1981 – permanently since 1992.[1] There she had roles such as "Eliza Doolittle" in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, the title role in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler and "Blanche" in Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.[2]
Holmen was also a well-known television and film actress, and had her break-through on the big screen in the 1985 film Orions belte.[3] She 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 Sophie's World.[4] In television she was 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 lived with actor Sverre Anker Ousdal, and had two sons from a previous relationship with actor Reidar Sørensen.[1]
Holmen died at Økernhjemmet on 26 September 2021, after a long illness.[5]
Select filmography
edit- 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)
- Marichen Altenburg in An Immortal Man (2006)
- Max Manus (2008)
- Upperdog (2009)
- A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010)
References
edit- ^ a b c Per Kristian Johansen (22 October 2007). "Kjersti Holmen" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- ^ "Kjersti Holmen" (in Norwegian). Nationaltheatret. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Kjersti Holmen". IMDb. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ "AMANDA-VINNERE 1985-2006" (PDF). Filmweb.no. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ^ Kjendlie, Espen (26 September 2021). "Kjersti Holmen er død". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
External links
edit- Kjersti Holmen at IMDb
- Biography from Nationaltheateret, and list of roles.
- Biography from NRK.
- Interview with Dagbladet.