Anna Bache-Wiig

Anna Bache-Wiig
Bache-Wiig in 2013
Born	(1975-09-19) September 19, 1975 (age 49)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	Actress, novelist, screenwriter
Notable work	Frikjent, Utøya: July 22

Anna Bache-Wiig (born 19 September 1975) is a Norwegian actress and writer. She is best known for writing the screenplay for the film Utøya: July 22 in collaboration with Siv Rajendram Eliassen.

Early career

Bache-Wiig was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre (Norwegian: Statens teaterhøgskole). She published a novel in 2003 called Det aller fineste. She then published Sommernattsdrømmen (2005) and Lasses hus (2009). In 2010, she published a picture book entitled Don Fridtjof.[1]

Acting

Bache-Wiig has acted in several Norwegian television series, such as Mammon and Frikjent. She also appeared in Pål Sletaune's acclaimed 2005 thriller Next Door.[1] In 2020, she starred in one episode of the Netflix series Bloodride.[2]

Screen writing

Bache-Wiig in 2015

Together with Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Bache-Wiig created and wrote the first season of the television series Frikjent (Acquitted) in 2016. In the UK, it was screened on Walter Presents, a video on demand service provided by Channel 4.[3]

Bache-Wiig and Eliassen then collaborated on the screenplay for the film Utøya: July 22. They received an honourable mention at the Berlin International Film Festival 2018. The two stayed teamed up with director Erik Poppe to write a new screenplay, The Emigrants, which will be released in 2020.[4]

References

1. "Anna Bache-Wiig". Nordic Women in Film (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
2. Lewis, Shannon (17 March 2020). "Netflix's Bloodride Season 1: All Endings Explained". ScreenRant. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
3. Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (4 January 2017). "Walter Presents brings Acquitted to All 4 this month". Entertainment Focus. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
4. Mitchell, Wendy (24 October 2019). "Erik Poppe takes over directing 'The Emigrants' from Daniel Espinosa (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.