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Grete Nordrå

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Grete Nordrå
Norwegian Broadcasting Radio Theatre Studio 1959. Actors Jack Fjeldstad, Jan Pande-Rolfsen, Grete Nordrå and author Alf Prøysen
Born(1924-11-22)22 November 1924
Asker, Norway
Died13 March 2012(2012-03-13) (aged 87)
Bergen, Norway

Grete Nordrå (22 November 1924 – 13 March 2012) was a Norwegian actress who appeared on screen from the 1950s onwards.[1] She was born in Asker.[2]

She made her screen debut in 1955 when she appeared in Trost i taklampa. Over the next 35 years, her roles were few and far between, but in 1990 she appeared as a Norwegian witch in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches, and her screen appearances since then have been more frequent, though still mostly on Norwegian television. Her biggest commercial success was co-starring in 2003's Mors Elling as the mother of title character. She was nominated for an Amanda Award for her performance. She died in 2012 in Bergen.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1955 Trost i taklampa Gunvor Smikkstugun
1957 Nine Lives Stenografen
1970 Douglas Fru Ahrman
1971 Rødblått paradis
1975 Hustruer Uteligger
1984 On the Threshold Fru Lund
1990 The Witches Norwegian Witch
1990 Landstrykere Edevarts mor
1991 For dagene er onde Ane
1999 Bornholms stemme Line
1999 Evas øye Damen med hund
2000 Da jeg traff Jesus... med sprettert
2001 Det største i verden Tine
2003 Mother's Elling Mor

References

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  1. ^ "Grete Nordrå". IMDb.
  2. ^ «Grete Nordrå», Filmfront, besøkt 5. november 2009.