Marian Saastad Ottesen
Marian Saastad Ottesen (born 1976 in Florø) is a Norwegian actress who has participated in several film, television, and theater productions.
Ottesen was born in Floro, and grew up in Skien, where she attended theater school. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1999. Ottesen worked in several theater productions, such as at Oslo Nye Teater and Centralteatret. She had roles in Wild Angels, The Avaricious, Rocky Horror Show, and West of Eden. She wrote and produced the show "Happy Happy", which played at the Café Stage at Oslo Nye Teater. At the National Theatre, she played Madame Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers and Chamomile in When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town. Her last stage appearance (in 2006) was in When We Dead, a remake of When We Dead Awaken by Henrik Ibsen.
She appears in the films Detector (2000), Elsk meg i morgen (2005), and Tatt av kvinnen (2007). On television she has appeared in the series Gnomes in the Barn (2001), Lekestue (2002), and Nissene over skog og hei (2011).
She plays the role of Sigrid Haugli, Frank "The Fixer" Giovanni's friend and former love interest, in the Netflix series Lilyhammer.[1]
Films and TV
Film
- 2007 Tatt av kvinnen: Marianne
- 2006 Kunsten å tenke negativt: Marte
- 2006 Alene menn sammen: Lena
- 2005 Elsk meg i morgen: Lone
- 2003 Fia og klovnene: Ekspeditrise
- 2003 Franks prolaps: Trine
- 2002 Anolit: Vibeke
TV
- 2013 Moving On - Visiting Order: Liv
- 2013 Torsdag kveld fra Nydalen: Herself
- 2012 Lilyhammer: Sigrid Haugli
- 2011 Nissene over skog og hei: Anne-Gro Lamo
- 2005 Store studio NRK (guest)
- 2005 Først & sist NRK (guest)
- 2002 Lekestue NRK (miniseries): Anja, Glørs kjæreste
- 2001 Nissene på låven TVNorge (miniseries): Anne-Gro Lamo
- 2001 Fox Grønland TV2 (guest role in episode 6, season 2)
Film and TV appearances
- 2007 Gone with the Woman: Marianne
- 2006 Art of Negative Thinking: Marte
- 2006 Alone men together: Lena
- 2005 Love Me Tomorrow: Lone
- 2003 Fia and the clowns: saleswoman
- 2003 Franks prolapse: Trine
- 2002 Anolit: Vibeke
TV appearances
- 2013 Moving On - Visiting Order: Life
- 2013 Thursday evening from Nydalen: Herself
- 2012 Lilyhammer: Sigrid Furuhaugli
- 2011 Finally on hi.: Anne-Gro Lamo
- 2005 Large studio NRK (guest)
- 2005 First & last NRK (guest)
- 2002 Lekestue NRK (mini -series): Anja, embers sweetheart
- 2001 gnomes in the barn TVNorge (mini-series): Anne-Gro
External links
References
- ↑ http://sonsofnorwayblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/viking-chats-with-marian-saastad.html| In the March issue of Viking magazine, we feature Marian Saastad Ottesen, who stars as Sigrid in the Norwegian television show Lilyhammer.