Vendela Kirsebom | |
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Born | Vendela Maria Kirsebom 12 January 1967 |
Other names | Vendela Vendela K. Thommessen Vendela K. Thomessen |
Occupation(s) | Actress Model |
Years active | 1988–present |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Modeling information | |
Hair color | Blonde |
Eye color | Blue |
Vendela Maria Kirsebom (born 12 January 1967) [1] is a Norwegian-Swedish model, television host, and actress.
Kirsebom was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Norwegian mother and a Turkish father. [2] [3]
At the age of 13, she was discovered in a Stockholm restaurant by Eileen Ford. [4] [5] At age 18, she graduated from the Oslo Waldorf School and moved to Italy to pursue a modeling career under the guidance of Ford Models. [6]
Kirsebom moved to New York City at age 20 and signed a six-year contract with Elizabeth Arden soon after, in addition to modeling for fashion brands in the United States and Europe. [7] [8] During the 1990s, Kirsebom appeared on the magazine covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue , Vogue, Cosmopolitan , Harper's Bazaar , Brides , Flare, Shape, FHM and Zest. In 1996, she became a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. [6]
Kirsebom appeared in Batman and Robin in 1997 as Nora Fries and played the bridal gown model in the 1998 movie The Parent Trap , starring Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Richardson, and Dennis Quaid. She was also featured in the Disney Channel's Model Behavior with Justin Timberlake and Maggie Lawson. Kirsebom appeared as herself in 1995 episodes of The Larry Sanders Show and Murphy Brown , and made a cameo as a "space villainess" in a "Pigs in Space" skit on Muppets Tonight . She also lent her voice to a fictionalized version of herself on Johnny Bravo .
In 1999, Kirsebom hosted the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen 1999, the competition that determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. From 2006 to 2008, she hosted the Norwegian version of Top Model , and also hosted the fourth cycle of the Swedish version in 2007.
Kirsebom released her autobiography in 2017. [9] In 2023, she walked the runway for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Runway Show at Miami Swim Week. [10] [11]
Kirsebom was engaged to American film producer Jon Peters during the early 1990s. [12] In 1996, she married Norwegian politician Olaf Thommessen, with whom she shares two daughters. [13] They separated in 2007 after 11 years of marriage. [13]
In 2019, Kirsebom got engaged to Petter Pilgaard and married him in June 2022 after a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic . [14] [15]
In addition to Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, Kirsebom speaks German, Italian and English fluently. [16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Batman & Robin | Nora Fries | |
1998 | The Parent Trap | Bridal Gown Model |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Piazza Navona | Ingrid Allberg | Episode: "Cuore di ladro" |
1992 | Blossom | Fairy Godmother | Episode: "Driver's Education" |
1995 | Murphy Brown | Vendela | Episode: "Model Relationships" |
1995 | The Larry Sanders Show | Episode: "The Bump" | |
1995 | Dweebs | Greta Nyquist | Episode: "The Actress Show" |
1996 | Muppets Tonight | Princess Vendela | Episode: "Jason Alexander" |
1997 | Johnny Bravo | Herself (voice) | Episode: "Talk to Me, Baby" |
1999 | Melodifestivalen 1999 | Host | Television special |
2000 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Herself | Episode: "Model Behavior" |
2000 | Model Behavior | Television film | |
2005 | Romy and Michele: In the Beginning | Television film | |
2005–2007 | Top Model Sverige | Host | 4 episodes |
2006–2008 | Top Model Norge | 3 episodes |
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