Gisken Armand Lillo-Stenberg (born 26 November 1962) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

actress. She is the daughter of actor

Eilif Armand Eilif Armand (18 March 1921 – 28 November 1993) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Bergen to businessman Sverre Andreassen and Maggi Sørensen, and was the father of actresses Frøydis Armand, Gisken Armand and Merete Armand. He made his ...

, and sister of

Merete Armand Merete Armand (8 June 1955 – 22 January 2017) was a Norwegian actress. Life She was born in Bergen, a daughter of actor Eilif Armand, and sister of actors Gisken Armand and Frøydis Armand. She was educated at the Norwegian National Ac ...

and

Frøydis Armand Frøydis Armand (9 April 1949 – 11 October 2022) was a Norwegian actress. She was the daughter of actor Eilif Armand, and sister of Merete Armand and Gisken Armand, both actresses. She worked at Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre) from 19 ...

, both actresses. She debuted on stage at the age of fourteen, at

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, and has been working at

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since 1988. There she has performed in plays such as

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's ''

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'' and

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's '' Three Sisters''. She has also played in several movies, such as ''

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'' (1997) and ''Evas Øye'' (1999), as well as roles in television, in series like ''Fox Grønland'' (2001) and ''Kodenavn Hunter'' (2007). Armand is married to Ole Lillo-Stenberg, brother of musician

Lars Lillo-Stenberg Lars Lillo-Stenberg (born 30 June 1962) is a Norwegian rock musician. He is the man behind the Norwegian band deLillos, but he also played in The Last James and still plays in the band Young Neils. He has also recorded many solo albums. He is th ...

, and the couple have two children.

Select filmography

* 1994: '' Ti kniver i hjertet'' * 1995: ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' * 1997: ''

'' * 1999: ''Evas øye'' * 2004: ''Den som frykter ulven'' * 2005: ''Ved kongens bord'' (TV) * 2007: ''Kodenavn Hunter'' (TV) * 2007: ''Størst av alt'' (TV) * 2008: ''

De gales hus ''De gales hus'' (House of Fools) is a 2008 Norwegian film directed by Eva Isaksen. The screenplay, written by Åse Vikene, is based on Karin Fossum's novel ''De gales hus''. The cinematographer was Harald Gunnar Paalgard. The film was produc ...

'' * 2017: ''

Askeladden - I Dovregubbens Hall ''The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King'' ( no, Askeladden - I Dovregubbens Hall) is a 2017 Norwegian fantasy adventure film directed by Mikkel Brænne Sandemose and starring Vebjørn Enger. It was released on 29 September 2017. It was co ...

'' * 2021: ''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armand, Gisken 1962 births Living people Norwegian child actresses Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses