Marian Saastad Ottesen
Hair Color: Dark blondEye Color: GreenHeight: 172
Languages:Mother Tongue: NorwegianFluent in: EnglishFamiliar with: German
Biography
Marian has starred in a variety of plays, TV shows and feature films. She is a permanent member of the National Theatre, where she recently starred in ‘Ibsen Machine’ and ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’. Last year Marian had a lead role in the popular BBC TV-series ‘Moving On’, where she starred opposite Danish actor Bjarne Henriksen and Rob James-Collier (Downton Abbey). Marian is best known for her role Sigrid Haugli in the Norwegian TV series ‘Lilyhammer’, where she plays opposite Steve Van Zandt. Marian is a very charismatic and intelligent actress. Her fine Scandinavian appearance combined with her strong mind and unique personality makes her an asset in every production.
Curriculum Vitae
Awards
Golden Nymph |
Film
East End Angels | Support | Lars Berg | Maipo Film |
Gone with the woman | Lead | Petter Næss | Monster |
Second Half | Support | Hilde Heier | Paradox |
The Art of Negativ Thinking | Lead | Bård Breien | Maipo |
Love me tomorrow | Lead | Petter Næss | Maipo |
Short films
Lonely Together | Lead | Trond Fausa Aurvåg | Filmpilotene |
Frank's prolapse | Lead | Bård Breien |
Television
Home Ground | Patronella Nagelsmidt | Motlys/NRK Drama |
Norsemen | Hildur | Viafilm |
Helt perfekt | Supporting (3 episodes) | Feelgood SFT |
Lilyhammer | Lead | Simen Alsvik | NRK |
Moving on | Lead | Noreen Kershaw | BBC one |
Nissene over skog og hei | Support | Espen Eckbo | TV Norge |
Playhouse | Lead | Tor M. Tørstad | NRK |
Nissene på låven | Support | Espen Eckbo | TV Norge |
Theater
Who's afraid og Virgina Wolf | Lead - Honey | Petter Næss | Riksteatret |
Ibsenmachine | Lead - multiple char. | Sebastian Hartmann | Nationaltheatret |
The Bat | Lead - Adele | Runar Hodne | Nationaltheatret |
Fanny and Alexander | Support - Maj | Kjetil Bang-Hansen | Nationaltheatret |
Leonce and Lena | Support - multiple char. | Sebastian Hartmann | Nationaltheatret |
Erasmus Montanus | Support - Lisbeth | Gabor Zsambeki | Nationaltheatret |
Lenz | Support - multiple char. | Armin Petras | Nationaltheatret |
When we dead awaken | Lead - Maja | Stein Winge | Nationaltheatret |
Svevn | Support - The other woman | Sofia Jupiter | Nationaltheatret |
The Cherry Orchard | Support - Dunyasha | Stein Winge | Nationaltheatret |
The Importance of Being Earnest | Lead - Gwendolen Fairfax | Kjetil Bang Hansen | Nationaltheatret |
The Three Musketeers | Support - Madam Bonacieux | Svein Sturla Hungnes | Nationaltheatret |
Rocky Horror Show | Lead - Janet | Tony Totino | Oslo Nye Teater |
Orpheus Descending | Lead - Carol | Hans Henriksen | Oslo Nye Teater |
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