Lea Myren

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Lea Myren
Born
Lea Mathilde Skar-Myren

(2001-04-21) April 21, 2001 (age 22)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Education Hartvig Nissen School (2017–2020)
Occupation(s)Actress, model, program host, lightning designer
Years active2009–present
Parent
  • Ane-Marthe Skar (mother)

Lea Mathilde Skar-Myren (born April 21, 2001) is a Norwegian actress and fashion model. [1]

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She became known for playing the lead role Maya in the NRK drama Girls (2013–2015; 2018). Later she has played the lead role Jeanette in the NRK sitcom It's All Relatives (2020–2023), and Monica "Tatærn" in the TV 2 drama Kids in Crime (2022–present). [2]

Myren has also performed as supporting roles in various NRK series, including the sitcom Side om side (2018) and teen drama Blank (2019). [3]

Early life and education

Lea Mathilde Skar-Myren grew up in Oslo as the first daughter of researcher Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar. [4] After attending the upper secondary school Fyrstikkalleen School, she studied drama at Hartvig Nissen School; she graduated the gymnasium in 2020. [5] Myren has later studied physical theatre in Paris, France. [6]

Career

Myren had her first TV appearances in 2009 in NRK's children's TV series Superia, where the episodes contained features where she and other children of the same age guided viewers through a computer game. [7] [8] After that, she played the lead role as Maya in the first season of the NRK drama Girls (2013). [9] For the next four seasons of the series, until 2015, she continued the role as Maya, who was then a supporting role in the production. [10]

She later had a supporting role in an episode of the NRK sitcom Side om side (2018). [11] In 2019, she had several supporting roles in various TV series, including the teen drama Blank and the situation comedy Allerud VGS . [12] [13] [14] In the same year, Myren also had an extra role in "Dottera" at Det Norske Teatret, [15] and worked as lighting designer in Nissenrevyen. The following year, she landed the lead role as Jeanette in the NRK sitcom It's All Relatives. [16]

In 2021, Myren worked as a fashion model for the brand Also Worldwide, and contributed with the promotion of Also Worldwide. [17] [18] Myren also had her first film appearance in Aldri i Livet, [19] and appeared in the music video for Kristian Skylstad's "Never Lose That Childish Glow in Your Eyes". [20] [21]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009SuperiaHerselfProgram host
2013–2015;
2018		GirlsMayaLead role (season 1)
Supporting role (season 2–5)
Special guest star (season 10)
2013JulemorgenHerselfGuest appearance
2014–2015SuperkrimHerself2 episodes
2018Side om sideSofieEpisode: «Foreldrekonflikt»
2019BlankJenny2 episodes
2020 Allerud VGS AllergicEpisode: «Verdensblikk»
2020–2023It's All RelativesJeanette23 episodes
2021Maxitaxi DriverIngrid2 episodes
2022Venner fra førIndie5 episodes
2022Kids in CrimeMonica "Tatærn" LarsenLead role

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Aldri i LivetLivBachelor movie at Westerdals Oslo ACT – Kristiania University College

Music video

YearVideoArtistRef.
2021«Never Lose That Childish Glow in Your Eyes»Kristian Skylstad [20] [21]

Commercial

YearProductRef.
2017Childhood by Margreth Olin [22]
2018 2018 FIFA World Cup at TV 2
2019«Stemmer verdt å lytte til» by iceUng [23]

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  1. ↑ Stokstad, Regine (August 19, 2021). "2000-tallsmoten er tilbake" . Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Retrieved August 26, 2021. Skuespiller Lea Myren (20) er glad i å mikse stiler, den sukkerspinnrosa Paris Hilton møter den mer rocka Avril Lavigne
  2. ↑ Sand, Camilla (October 1, 2020). "Disse spiller i NRKs nye lørdagskomedie". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved July 1, 2021. Lea Mathilde Skar-Myren spiller rollen som den frekke 19-åringen Jeanette, som har friår og fremdeles bor hjemme. Det skaper tidvis skaper stor frustrasjon hos Randi. Faktisk er det nok Jeanette selv som blir mest irritert av at hun fortsatt bor hjemme, samtidig som hun tenker: Hvorfor forlate redet når man får mat rett i nebbet? Lea Mathilde har blant annet spilt i NRK-seriene «Jenter »og «Blank».
  3. ↑ "Blank (TV Series 2018–)". The Movie Database. Retrieved August 1, 2021. Lea Mathilde Skar-Myren as Jenny
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  21. 1 2 "Frøya Records presents Kristian Skylstad - I AM GHOST I AM SHADOW I AM WIND". K4galleri. 17 September 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
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