Lene Elise Bergum (born November 19, 1971 in

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) is a

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. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her role as "Lene" in the movie ''Hodet over vannet'' (1993), which has later been remade as a Hollywood-movie, '' Head Above Water'', with

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in the lead role. She had a prominent role as "Camilla" in the

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sit-com ''Tre på toppen'' (Three on the Top) in 1997. It was, however, with her role as "Alexandra ‘Alex’ Kvamme" in TV2's success

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'' Hotel Cæsar'' that she became a household name for most Norwegians. She acted on the show from 1998 to 2001, and made a comeback in 2004 before she left once more in May of that year. She also had a role in the TV2-show ''Far og sønn'' (Father and Son) i 2002. In 2005 she competed for the Norwegian team on the Scandinavian ''Robinson VIP'' production. Bergum also runs a catering company, called ''Appetitten Kantine og Catering'' (Appetite Canteen and Catering).

Filmography

* 1993 '' Hodet over vannet'', «Lene» * 1998–2000 '' Hotel Cæsar'' (TV), Alexandra 'Alex' Kvamme

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergum, Lene Elise 1971 births Living people Norwegian film actresses People from Kristiansand Norwegian television actresses