Janicke Askevold (born 29 April 1980) is a Norwegian film director, actress, and model. Askevold has acted in several notable films, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. She also directed the 2021 film ''Together Alone''.

Biography

Askevold was born in

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

, Norway. At the age of 19, she was recruited by a modelling agency, and promptly left for

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. Askevold had her first major acting role in 2012, when she acted as Sophia in ''My Way''. In 2017, Askevold starred in the Chinese action film ''China Salesman'', portraying the character Susanna. In 2021, Janicke Askevold released her first feature-length film, ''Together Alone''. The Norwegian ''Kinomagasinet'' rated the movie at five out of six stars, calling it a "really good Norwegian film experience, with competent actors". ''

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'' branded it a "boring bickering film".

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* 1980 births 21st-century Norwegian actresses Living people Norwegian female models Norwegian film directors Norwegian women film directors People from Bærum {{Norway-actor-stub