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 |
Showreel
Press
Scenes
