Morten Rudå (born 1 June 1960, in

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsin ...

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) is a Norwegian

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. Rudå, who was one of those who started the

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group Great Garlic Girls in 1981, has acted in

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in both Norway and the US, as well as in Norwegian films and television productions. He is a graduate as an actor of the

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(1995) and in theatre studies at Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (1997). He has acted at Nord-Trøndelag Teater, Trondheim Opera, Hedmark Teater,

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and

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Filmography

* Adjø solidaritet (1985) * Turnaround (1987) *

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(2002) * Pelle politibil (2002) * Kvinnen i mitt liv (2003) * Lies Inc. (2004) *

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(1 episode, 2005) *

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(2006) * O' Horten (2007) * 5 løgner (2007) * Varg Veum – Kvinnen i kjøleskapet (2008) * Mørke Sjeler (Dark Souls) (2011) Behind Closed Curtains (Påfugl blant duer) 2017

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruda, Morten 1960 births Living people Norwegian male stage actors People from Helsingør Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male television actors