Anne Marit Jacobsen

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Anne Marit Jacobsen
Jacobsen in 1972
Born (1946-11-07) 7 November 1946 (age 77)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
ParentRandi Heide Steen
Relatives
AwardsKomiprisen
Gullruten
Amanda Award
Order of St. Olav

Anne Marit Jacobsen (born 7 November 1946) is a Norwegian stage and film actress.

Biography[edit]

Jacobsen was born in Oslo as the daughter of sculptor Thorbjørn Sigurd Jacobsen and opera singer Randi Heide Steen. She has been assigned to the National Theatre in Oslo from 1970, and has also participated in revue, television and film. Among her films roles are the title character in the 1972 film Marikkens bryllup, Rakel Iversen in the 1980 film Den som henger i en tråd, and "Aunt Petra" in the 1998 film Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom. She was a central actress in the award-winning television show Hilde? På TV?! at the 1986 Montreux film festival. She played the leading character "Anna Nedrebø" in the television series Vestavind in 1994/1995, and she was awarded the Gullruten award for best actress in 2006, for her role in the television series Sejer.[1][2] Other awards include the Per Aabel Honorary Award (1997), Komiprisen (2003) and the Amanda Honorary Award (2016).[3] She was decorated Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 2017.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Diesen, Andreas. "Anne Marit Jacobsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Anne Marit Jacobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Anne Marit Jacobsen" (in Norwegian). Nationaltheatret. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ^ "St. Olav til skuespiller Anne Marit Jacobsen". abc nyheter (in Norwegian). NTB. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.