Kristine Froseth (; no, Frøseth; born 21 September 1996) is an American and Norwegian actress and model. She is known for playing Kelly Aldrich in the

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series '' The Society'' and Alaska Young in the Hulu series ''

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''. In 2022, she starred in the

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series '' The First Lady'' as young

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Early life

Froseth was born on 21 September 1996 in Summit, New Jersey, to Norwegian parents. Her childhood was spent traveling back and forth between

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and New Jersey due to her father's work.

Career

Froseth started modeling after being discovered on a catwalk audition at Ski Storsenter in Norway, and was also scouted by

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while in New Jersey at a local mall fashion show. She has modeled for brands such as Prada,

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and H&M. Her acting career began when a casting director found her photos and encouraged her to audition for the film adaptation of

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's novel ''

''. This film adaptation was never made. In 2016, she was cast in the pilot for a potential series adaptation of '' Let the Right One In''. Froseth began her acting career with the 2017 film ''

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''. In 2018, she starred in two Netflix movies, ''

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'' and ''

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'', and a Sky miniseries, ''

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''. On 9 May 2018, it was announced that Hulu would be adapting the John Green novel ''Looking for Alaska'' into an 8-episode miniseries. On 30 October 2018, Green announced that Froseth would be playing Alaska Young, one of the main characters. She stars in the 2021 Amazon Prime Video film ''

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'' directed by

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. In June 2022, Froseth was cast to star in

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's '' The Buccaneers''. On 21 July 2022 Season 2, episode 1 of ''

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'' aired on ''

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'' in the U.S. Froseth played the episode's protagonist, Coby Rae Dellum.

Filmography

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Froseth, Kristine 1996 births Living people 21st-century American actresses 21st-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from New Jersey American film actresses American people of Norwegian descent American television actresses Female models from New Jersey Norwegian female models Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses People from Frogn People from Summit, New Jersey