Lise Fjeldstad
Biography
Norwegian actress, and daughter of the conductor and violinist Øivin Fjeldstad. A graduate of the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1963, she started working at Det Norske Teatret immediately afterward. In 1975 she was hired by the National Theatre, where she has acted in roles such as "Blanche Dubois" in Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire, and "Agnes" in Henrik Ibsens Brand. She won the Amanda – the main Norwegian film award – for best actress for her role in Dødsdansen in 1991. She has two children with her partner, actor Per Sunderland
Known For & Full Filmography19 Titles
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Ellinor
Exit is based on the true stories of four men in their mid-30s, who all became multi-millionaires before the age of thirty. Attempting to escape from their obligations, expectations and families, they employ drugs, prostitutes, and their very own set of morals.
Drama Series - 1981, 16 episodes • as Self - Best Actress winner
The Guldbagge Awards is an official and annual Swedish film awards ceremony honoring achievements in the Swedish film industry. Winners are awarded a statuette depicting a rose chafer, better known by the name Guldbaggen. The awards, first presented in 1964 at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, are overseen by the Swedish Film Institute. It is described as the Swedish equivalent of the Academy Awards. The awards ceremony was first televised in 1981.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Old Marianne
The intimate tale of two young people, Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen and extraordinary Norwegian woman Marianne Ihlen, falling in love during a period of their life when they are trying to figure out who they are and their place in the world, while one is becoming one of the most famous singers of all time.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Rosa
Herman works as a delivery boy for a flower shop after school. One day delivers a bouquet to Rosa Stern, a woman in her early 40s who lives behind heavy curtains in an apartment filled with a mysterious atmosphere. In the coming weeks, Herman will receive more bouquets to be delivered to Rosa. Rosa's visits are becoming increasingly important to him.
Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Liv Hansen
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
A Norwegian genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes • as Beate Røst
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Marianne
The middle aged Marianne has a disillusioned daughter of 16 with no belief in her future. She becomes a punk and starts getting in conflict with the police, and Marianne realizes she supports her daughters cause to fight against the madness.
Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Little girl
In 1890, Pontus, the starving writer, wanders the streets of Christiania, in search of love and a chance to get his work published. All he meets is defeat and suffering while his sense of reality is withering. One moment he is delighted and the next he curses everybody. All the time he manages to maintain human dignity and pride.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Karsten (35) is at a standstill. He has been since his wife died four years ago. He thinks he's fine, until he meets what could be the love of his life - but isn't she all what he despises in a woman?
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2006, 16 episodes • as Farmor Ibsen Paus
The series follows the first years of Henrik Ibsen, the father of the modern drama. From he is 14 years old, until he moves to Christiania as a 22 year old.
Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • as Nora Helmer
Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband's finding out and of the shame such a revelation would bring to his career. But when the truth comes out, Nora is shocked to learn where she really stands in her husband's esteem.
Movie - 1964, 2h 15m • as Hun
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • as Dagny Juel
Dagny Juell was the doctors daughter who left Kongsvinger for Berlin to study music, and became famous painter Edvard Munchs mistress and model. Than she ran into August Strindberg. They had a brief affair but after a couple of weeks Dagny left him for Stanisław Przybyszewski.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Anna
Mysterious holes in the ground appear during the night, causing Oliver's bicycle to be destroyed. Who made these holes and why? The child detectives Tiril and Oliver will have to be as smart as Sherlock Holmes to find out.
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Ida's mother
Little Ida's mother is working for the Germans during WW2, and she is also having a relationship with a German SS-officer. Ida is experiencing the problems of having a mother who is involved with the enemy, without being old enough to understand what is actually going on.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • as Self
Friends and colleagues remember Norwegian actress Aud Schønemann in a documentary celebrating her life. The documentary was broadcast on Norwegian public broadcasting network (NRK) less than three months after Schønemann's death.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • as Inger
A veteran sea captain abducts his niece for what he believes is his last chance at love. As the sad demon of the ocean Klabautermanden watches the passing of doomed ships, the niece awakens in her uncle's cabin. She makes him marry her but never allows the tyrannical captain to ever touch her. For eight years, the ship never docks as the malnourished crew wishes for death.