Britt Langlie (born 14 January 1945) is a Norwegian stage, film and television actress.
Born in Trondheim, she made her debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1966. From 1967 she has worked at Det Norske Teatret. [1] In 1981 she was awarded the Norwegian Theatre Critics' Prize for her role as Edith Piaf in Piaf. [2] She has also appeared on the screen, mostly in televised plays. [1]
Pia Merete Tjelta is a Norwegian actress.
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal is a Norwegian actress. She started her career with the 2005 short film Limbo. Her first leading role was in the Norwegian slasher film Cold Prey, released in October 2006. She has since appeared in over fourteen films, including Chernobyl Diaries, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and Hercules. Since 2016, she has played the role of Armistice in the HBO series Westworld.
Det Norske Teatret is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 1913, touring with two plays, Ervingen by Ivar Aasen and Rationelt Fjøsstell by Hulda Garborg. Its first official performance was Ludvig Holberg's comedy Jeppe på berget, with Haakon VII of Norway and the prime minister of Norway among the spectators. Hulda Garborg was the first board manager, and Rasmus Rasmussen was the first theatre director. The theatre primarily performs plays written in or translated into Nynorsk.
Gudrun Waadeland was a Norwegian actress and theatre director.
Merete Skavlan was a Norwegian actress, theater instructor and director.
Britt Synnøve Johansen is a Norwegian female singer.
Charlotte Frogner is a Norwegian actress, best known outside of Norway for her role in the Norwegian zombie film Dead Snow. She has been employed by Oslo's Det Norske Teatret since 2004 where she has appeared in a number of productions and acted for Norwegian television. From 28 July to 7 August 2010, Charlotte Frogner played Ingrid / Anitra / the Greenclad woman at the Peer Gynt performance at Lake Gaalaa.
Elisabeth Bang was a Norwegian actress.
Sølvi Valborg Wang was a Norwegian singer, actress and comedian.
Maria Tryti Vennerød is a Norwegian playwright.
Elsa Lystad was a Norwegian film and stage actress. She was a recipient of the Leonard Statuette, the King's Medal of Merit, the Amanda Honorary Award, and Gullruten.
Ole Gregor Liljedahl Barman (1897–1983) was a Norwegian jurist, novelist, short story writer, playwright and theatre director.
Ragnhild Caroline Monrad was a Norwegian singer, actress and poet. She studied singing in Dresden, stayed in Berlin for a long time, toured with Edvard Grieg, performed for King Oscar II, Haakon VII and Emperor William II. She was a very popular opera singer in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Agnes Mowinckel was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Born in Bergen into a distinguished family, she became Norway's first professional stage director. A pioneer in bringing painters to the theatre, she used light as an artistic element, and engaged contemporary composers. She took part in theatrical experiments, worked at small stages in Oslo, and founded her own theatre.
Bør Børson jr. is a satirical novel from the boom period during World War I, written by Norwegian writer Johan Falkberget. It was first published as a feuilleton in the satirical magazine Hvepsen in 1917, then again printed as a feuilleton in the newspaper Nidaros, and issued as a book in 1920. The story was a great success, and has later been adapted into two films, a comedy, a musical, and a comic series.
"Å æ kjinne ein kar" is a song with text by Harald Tusberg and music by Egil Monn-Iversen. It was introduced in the musical Bør Børson Jr based on Falkberget's story Bør Børson, which was staged at Det Norske Teatret in 1972. The song was performed by Britt Langlie, and was one of the most popular songs from the musical. Composer Egil Monn-Iversen was awarded the Spellemannprisen Honorary Award for 1972 for his compositions to the musical. In 1974 the song reached a wider audience through the musical film Bør Børson Jr.
Sossen Krohg was a Norwegian playwright and stage and film actress.
Rut Tellefsen is a Norwegian actress. She is a recipient of the Amanda Award, and of the Order of St. Olav.
Julie Dahle Aagård is a Norwegian Jazz musician (vocals). She is the sister of Tora Dahle Aagård.
Olaug Nilssen is a Norwegian novelist, playwright, children's writer, essayist and magazine editor.