Hilde Grythe (born 18 July 1955) is a Norwegian actress. Grythe was born in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ...

to actress and stage director Kirsten Sørlie and television personality

Odd Grythe Odd Horn Grythe (14 November 1918 – 7 February 1995) was a Norwegian radio and television personality. Personal life He was born in Lillehammer as a son of a travelling salesman. He had four older siblings. From 1955 to 1958 he was married to ...

, and is married to violinist Terje Tønnesen. She was appointed at the Molde theatre

Teatret Vårt Teatret Vårt is a regional theatre for Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was established in 1972 and is based in Molde. The theatre cooperates with the annual Molde International Jazz Festival. Carl Morten Amundsen Carl Morten Amundsen (born ...

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and

Fjernsynsteatret Fjernsynsteatret was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) which produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 (after about a year of experimental operation), and operated until 1990, when a major reorganisati ...

, and eventually worked as freelancer. Her artistic breakthrough came in 1988 as

Hippolyta In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte (; grc-gre, Ἱππολύτη ''Hippolytē'') was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' ''zoster'', the Gr ...

in an adaptation of '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at

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. She has played the title role in

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's ''Viktoria'' at

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, as well as "Nora" in ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' ( Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having be ...

'', and "Alexandra" in a stage adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel ''

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''. Her films include ''

Drømmeslottet ''Drømmeslottet'' ( en, The Dream Castle) is a 1986 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam, starring a large ensemble cast including Lasse Lindtner and Mari Maurstad Mari Maurstad (born 17 March 1957) is a ...

'' (1986), ' (1986) and ''

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'' (1996). She took part in the television series ' in 1990, and played the character "Skinntryta" in ' in 1999.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grythe, Hilde 1955 births Living people Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses 21st-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo