Ellen Dorrit Petersen

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Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Born (1975-12-04) 4 December 1975 (age 48)
Tau, Norway
Education Oslo National Academy of the Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Known for
SpouseOla Fløttum
Children2
Awards

Ellen Dorrit Petersen (born 4 December 1975) is a Norwegian actress. [1]

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Life and career

Petersen was born in the small town of Tau but moved to Oslo for her professional studies. She attended the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. She was active within Rogaland Teater between 2005 and 2006, then went on to work at Det Norske Teatret. Petersen debuted as a screen actress in 2008 with the drama film Troubled Water . She has played leading roles in such productions as the 2014 film Blind , ITV's Aber Bergen , and the Netflix series Borderliner .

The actress has been nominated for several awards throughout her career and has won two Amanda Awards, one Kanon, and one Gullruten award.

Petersen is married to composer Ola Fløttum, with whom she has a son and a daughter. [2]

Selected filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Troubled Water Anna
2010 King of Devil's Island Astrid
2011 Pax Kathrine
2014 Blind Ingrid
2015 Villmark Asylum Live
2016 Shelley Louise
2017 Thelma Unni
2021 The Innocents Ida and Anna's mother
Three Wishes for Cinderella Stepmother
2022 Battle: Freestyle Vivian
2024 Armand Sarah

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Frikjent Inger Moen Hansteen18 episodes
2016–18 Aber Bergen Elea Bergen Wessel30 episodes
2017 Borderliner Anniken Høygaard-Larsen8 episodes
2019 Wisting Hanne Kaupang4 episodes

Awards and recognition

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References

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