Mona Fastvold | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Actress, filmmaker |
Years active | 1998–present |
Spouse | Sondre Lerche (2005–2013) |
Partner | Brady Corbet (2012–present) |
Children | 1 |
Mona Fastvold (born 7 March 1986) [1] is a Norwegian filmmaker and actress. She is known for directing the drama films The Sleepwalker (2014) and The World to Come (2020). [2] She has also directed music videos for several musicians, most notably her ex-husband Sondre Lerche.
Fastvold co-wrote the screenplay for The Childhood of a Leader and the story for Vox Lux with Brady Corbet, who directed both films.
Fastvold had a minor role in The Other Woman. [3]
In 2020, Fastvold directed an adaptation of Jim Shepard's short story The World to Come into a film of the same name, starring Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby.
In 2005, Fastvold married musician Sondre Lerche. [4] They divorced in 2013. [5] [6] Since 2012, Fastvold has been dating actor and director Brady Corbet, whom she met on the set of The Sleepwalker. Their daughter was born in 2014. [7] [8]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Capo Nord | ||
2008 | Fault Lines | Helen | short film |
2009 | The Other Woman | Sonia | as Mona Lerche |
Snapshots | Eve | short film; as Mona Lerche | |
2011 | Match | Jacqueline | short film; as Mona Lerche |
2013 | The Thing Is | Rachel | short film |
2018 | Vox Lux | ||
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Asylet | Gry | TV series; 1 episode |
1998 | Nini | Vibeke | TV series; 1 episode |
1999 | Smørøyet | TV series; 1 episode | |
2006 | Hotel Cæsar | Daphne Flaa | TV series; 65 episodes |
2020 | Homemade | TV series; 1 episode | |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2014 | The Sleepwalker | Director, co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet) |
2015 | The Childhood of a Leader | Co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet), co-producer |
2018 | Vox Lux | Co-screenwriter, co-story writer (with Brady Corbet) |
2019 | The Mustang | Co-screenwriter (with Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and Brock Norman Brock) |
2020 | The World to Come | Director |
2023 | The Crowded Room | TV Series; Director (3 episodes) |
TBA | The Brutalist | Co-screenwriter (with Brady Corbet) |
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