Birgitte Victoria Svendsen

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Birgitte Victoria Svendsen (born 14 December 1957) is a Norwegian actress. For her stage work she has won one Hedda Award.

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Career

Svendsen was initially employed at Rogaland Teater from 1980. Following employments at Fjernsynsteatret from 1982 and Riksteatret from 1984, she returned to Rogaland Teater in 1986. From 1990 on she has been a cast member at Oslo Nye Teater. [1]

She had guest tenures at Agder Teater, Nationaltheatret and Riksteatret before playing the role as Mary Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night at Teatret Vårt. This role landed her the Hedda Award for best female lead in 2009. [1]

Svendsen's film roles include Drømmeslottet (1986) and her television credits include the miniseries Ved kongens bord (2005). [1]

Personal life

She had three children. She resides at Ljan. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Birgitte Victoria Svendsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. Solberg, Tone (14 April 2019). "Damene bak "Sommeren uten menn"". Tara (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
Awards
Preceded by Hedda Award for Best Actress
2009
Succeeded by