Ragnhild Nygaard (born July 24, 1944) is a
Norwegian actress.
She is known for her roles as Queen Krystalis in the television series ''
Brødrene Dal og spectralsteinene'' and as Tupsy Larang in the crime miniseries ''
Solospill'' with
Helmer & Sigurdson.
Nygaard was trained as an actor in the United States and was employed at the
Norwegian Theater from 1969 to 1977. Since 1977 she has acted as a freelancer, and she has appeared in several productions on
NRK's
Radio Theater and
Television Theater.
Nygaard headed the
Norwegian Actors' Equity Association
The Norwegian Actors' Equity Association ( no, Norsk Skuespillerforbund) is an association of Norwegian actors. Its main purpose is to improve actors' working conditions and to protect the artistic, judicial and financial interests of actors in N ...
from 1980 to 1991.
Filmography
Film
* 1974: ''
Ungen'' as Krestna
* 1978: ''
Operasjon Cobra'' as Dan's mother
* 1978: ''
Formynderne'' as Bella Holm
* 1979: ''
Rallarblod'' as Bygde-Sara
* 1986: ''
Plastposen'' as a nurse
* 1988: ''
Apprentice to Murder
''Apprentice to Murder'' is a 1988 thriller film directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starring Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe and Mia Sara.
Premise
A teenager (Chad Lowe) is torn between his lover (Mia Sara) and a doctor (Donald Sutherland) of "poww ...
''
Television
* 1966:
Goodman Children's Theater: ''
Hansel and Gretel'' as the witch
* 1977: ''
Solospill'' as Tupsy Larang
* 1979: ''
Press'' in various roles
* 1980: ''
Narrespeilet'' in various roles
* 1980: ''
Slim sala bim'' (contribution to
Rose d'Or)
* 1982: ''
Brødrene Dal og spectralsteinene'' as Queen Krystallis
* 1985:
Television Theater: ''Du kan da ikke bare gå...'' as Irmelin's mother
* 1990: ''
Aksjemordet'' as Mrs. Riisnes
Theater roles
* 1966: ''
Tartuffe'' (
Goodman Theater) as Elmire
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* 1970: ''
Oresteia'' (Norwegian title: ''Orestien'',
Norwegian Theater) as Chorus: Elders of Argos and Chorus: The Furies
* 1971: ''Bernards hus'' (
Norwegian Theater) as Magdalena
* 1972: ''Ragnhildtreet'' (
Norwegian Theater)
* 1973: ''
Ungen'' (
Norwegian Theater) as Krestna
* 1975: ''Glasberget'' (
Norwegian Theater)
* 1975: ''
The Good Person of Szechwan'' (Norwegian title: ''Det gode mennesket i Sezuan'',
Norwegian Theater) as the daughter-in-law
* 1979: ''
The Diary of Anne Frank'' (Norwegian title: ''Anne Franks dagbok'',
National Theatre) as
Miep Gies
* 1989: ''
And Things That Go Bump in the Night
''And Things That Go Bump in the Night'' is a play by Terrence McNally. It premiered on February 4, 1964, at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and ran on Broadway in 1965 for 16 performances. McNally was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation grant to ...
'' (Norwegian title: ''Ting som slår gnister i natten'',
Homansbyen
Homansbyen is a neighborhood in Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway. The area is named for the lawyer brothers Jacob (1816-1868) and Henrik Homan (1824-1900).
Area
The area is located between the streets of Pilestredet in the east, and Uranienbor ...
Theater Company) as Ruby
* 1991: ''
When We Dead Awaken'' (
National Theatre) as the nun
References
External links
*
Ragnhild Nygaardat Sceneweb
Ragnhild Nygaardat Filmfront
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1944 births
Living people
20th-century Norwegian actresses