Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (; born 2 March 1980) is a Norwegian actress. She started her career with the 2005 short film ''Limbo''. Her first leading role was in the Norwegian

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'' Cold Prey'', released in October 2006. She has since appeared in over fourteen films, including ''

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'', '' Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'', and ''

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''. Since 2016, she has played the role of Armistice in the

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series ''

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''.

Career

Berdal is the recipient of the Amanda Award (the Norwegian Film Award) for Best Actress for the film '' Cold Prey''. She was also nominated for Best Actress for ''

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'' two years later. She hosted the Norwegian Film Awards (The Amanda Awards) in 2010 and 2012. In January 2011, she opened her monologue ''Frøken Else'' at The Norwegian Theatre, receiving positive reviews. In 2014, she played the only female

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, Atalanta, in the film ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

*''Codename Hunter'' (2006) *''Thomas P'' (2007) *''Eve and Adam'' (2007) *''Codename Hunter 2'' (2008) *''Heart to Heart 2'' (2010) *'' Hellfjord'' (2012) *''

'' (2016–2018) *''

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'' (2018) *''

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'' (2020) *'' Stardust'' (2020)

Stage

*''Kristin-spelet'' at Sel (2004) *''Ned til Sol'' at Det Norske Teatret (2005) *''Trollprisen'' at Det Norske Teatret (2005) *''The Caucasian Chalc Circle'' at Det Norske Teatret (2006) *''Bikubesong'' at Det Norske Teatret (2006) *''Frank'' at Det Norske Teatret (2006) *''Hair'' at Det Norske Teatret (2007) *''Black Milk'' at Det Norske Teatret (2007) *'' Ivanov'' at Det Norske Teatret (2007) *''Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy'' at Det Norske Teatret (2008) *''The Experiment'' Jo Strømgren Kompani (2010) *''Frøken Else'' at Det Norske Teatret (2011) *''Baby'' at The Norwegian Theatre (2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berdal, Ingrid Bolsoe 1980 births Living people Norwegian country singers People from Inderøy Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni 21st-century Norwegian actresses 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian women singers