Pia Merete Tjelta (born 12 September 1977, in
Stavanger) is a Norwegian actress.
Tjelta graduated from the
Norwegian National Academy of Theatre
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ''KHiO'') is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in ...
in 2006, but had already appeared in many films. She made her film debut in 2001 in the film ''
Mongoland''. She entered the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2000, but after taking a two-year maternity leave, she did not manage to graduate until 2006. In 2005, she also worked on the jury of the TV series ''
Filmstjerne'' on
TV 2.
She made her stage debut in 2006 with the play ''Fyrverkerimakarens dotter'' at
Det Norske Teatret
Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabl ...
. In 2007 she starred in the play "Få meg på, for faen" (based on the Norwegian book by the same name) at
Det Norske Teatret
Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabl ...
, where she played Maria.
In February 2007, she received much media coverage for her lead role in the Norwegian romantic comedy ''Mars og Venus''. The film was described as the year's big feelgood film.
In 2014, she teamed up with designer
Tine Mollatt to create a dress collection.
Filmography
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Mongoland'' (2001), Pia
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Buddy
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'' (2003), Henriette
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Kvinnen i mitt liv'' (2003), Maria
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Monstertorsdag
''Monstertorsdag'' (Monster Thursday) is a Norwegian film from 2004. The film was directed by Arild Østin Ommundsen. It was made by largely the same Stavanger-affiliated crew that made '' Mongoland''. The project also brought in the Danish acto ...
'' (2004), Russian potato seller
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An Enemy of the People'' (2005), Petra
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37 og et halvt'' (2005), Michelle
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5 løgner'' (2007)
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Mars & Venus'' (2007), Ida
*''Kodenavn Hunter (2008)'' (TV)
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Lønsj'' (2008), Heidi
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Varg Veum - Falne Engler'' (2008), Rebecca
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90 minutes'' (2012), Elin
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Neste Sommer (TV series)'' (2014-2019), Anki
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Blind Spot'' (2018), Marie
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State of Happiness'' (2018, 2022), Ingrid Nymann
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Norsemen (TV series)'' (2020), Dragon Rider
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Made in Oslo (TV series)'' (2022), Elin
References
External links
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Agent home page(Dagbladet, 2006)
Spiller ungjente(SeHer.no, 2006)
Privilegerte Pia(Universitas, 2006)
(Dagbladet, intervju, 2003)
1977 births
Living people
People from Stavanger
Norwegian film actresses
Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni
Norwegian stage actresses
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