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Astrid Borgny Folstad (31 May 1932 – 21 January 2009) was a Norwegian actress.
She was educated at the
Astrid Borgny Folstad (31 May 1932 – 21 January 2009) was a Norwegian actress.
She was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ''KHiO'') is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in N ...
from 1953 to 1956. She made her debut at the National Theatre in 1955, and was employed at Det Norske Teatret
Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabl� ...
from 1956 to 1959 and at the National Theatre from 1959. She had ninety parts in total before retiring in 2003. She also appeared in several films and television series, including ''Kristin Lavransdatter
''Kristin Lavransdatter'' is a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. The individual novels are ''Kransen'' (''The Wreath''), first published in 1920, ''Husfrue'' (''The Wife''), published in 1921, and ''Korset'' ...
''. From 1970 to 1986 she was a teacher at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre.
She was married to fellow actor Knut Risan
Knut Risan (19 February 1930 – 1 February 2011) was a Norwegian actor.
He was born in Trondheim, and made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1956. He was employed here until 1998, and had guest appearances at the Norwegian National Opera, D ...
. She resided at Høvik
Høvik is a suburban area in the municipality of Bærum, Viken, Norway, in the Oslo metropolitan area. Mainly a residential area, its population (2005) is 4,311.
It is normal to divide Høvik into two parts; Nedre (lower) and Øvre (upper).
Hø ...
.
Filmography
* 1976: '' Oss'' as the mother * 1985: ''Kristin Lavransdatter
''Kristin Lavransdatter'' is a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. The individual novels are ''Kransen'' (''The Wreath''), first published in 1920, ''Husfrue'' (''The Wife''), published in 1921, and ''Korset'' ...
'' as Groa Guttormsdatter
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* 1932 births 2009 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Academic staff of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts Norwegian women academics {{Norway-actor-stub