Brit Elisabeth Haagensli (born 24 August 1953) is a Norwegian actress and singer, known from theatre and revue productions, television and several films.
Haagensli grew up in
Asker
Asker ( no, Asker), properly called Askerbygda in Norwegian, is a district and former municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker, Viken (also known as Greater Asker) in Viken county, ...
. Since 1981, she has used the most of her summers to do theatre productions, and many of these on the summer revue in
Stavern. Haagensli is probably most known for her role in ''Fredrikssons fabrikk'', where she appeared with, among others,
Elsa Lystad
Elsa Lystad (born 9 July 1930) is a Norwegian actress. She made her stage debut in 1956, and her breakthrough as actress came in the mid-1960s. She has since been a central actress in Norwegian film, theatre, television and radio. She was awarded ...
,
Anne Marie Ottersen
Anne Marie Ottersen Lindtner (born 29 April 1945) is a Norwegian actress. She has been working at Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre) since 1970, and acted in roles such as "Polly Peachum" in Bertolt Brecht's ''The Threepenny Opera'', and "Mar ...
and the late
Aud Schønemann
Aud Schønemann (13 November 1922 – 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway.
She was born in Østre Aker, and was a daughter of actor August Schønemann and dancer Dagmar ...
.
She provided the voice of Goldie in the Norwegian dub of
Rock-a-Doodle.
Her role in the film ''
Absolutt blåmandag'' (1999) earned her the
Amanda Award.
[ She was awarded the ]Leonard Statuette ''Leonardstatuetten'' (Leonard Statuette) is a prize awarded by the Norwegian Comedy Writers' Association. The award is named after revue instructor, composer and director Einar Leonard Schanke (1927–1992), who was one of Norway's most importan ...
in 2003.
References
External links
Profile
imdb.com; retrieved 8 February 2017.
1953 births
Melodi Grand Prix contestants
Living people
People from Asker
Leonard Statuette winners
Norwegian women singers
Norwegian film actresses
Norwegian stage actresses
Norwegian television actresses
Norwegian theatre directors
Norwegian women theatre directors
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