Thea Stabell

Thea Stabell
Born
Dorothea Jessie Pierstorff

(1939-07-04) 4 July 1939 (age 85)
Occupation(s)Actress, director, professor
Years active1963–present
Websitehttp://www.khio.no/?action=User.publicOpen;module=Users;ID=2042;template=asearch

Thea Stabell (born 4 July 1939), née Dorothea Jessie Pierstorff, is a Norwegian actress. Stabell's mother was American, and her father worked for the Foreign Service. As a result, she had a nomadic lifestyle growing up, living in both the United States, France and Belgium.[1] She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1964, and had her début the same year in the play Boyfriend at Oslo Nye Teater.[2] She has since acted both at Torshovteatret, Hålogaland Teater and Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre), while all the while working as an instructor at Teaterhøyskolen. In 2006 she was hired as a professor here, as the first of her kind with an acting background, not an academic one.[2]

Among the general public Stabell is best remembered for her role as "Ingrid Femte" in the 1972 comedy Norske byggeklosser.[2] She has also acted in other well-known Norwegian movies, such as Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland (1970) and Mannen som ikke kunne le (1968), and more recently also in TV-series, among these "Seks som oss" (2005–2007) and "Ved kongens bord" (2005).[3] Stabell is married and has one daughter.[1]

Select filmography

Year Title Role
1968 Mannen som ikke kunne le Nurse
1970 Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland Barbro Aslesdatter
1972 "Fleksnes Fataliteter" (TV) – Blodgiveren (#1.1) Nurse
1972 Norske byggeklosser Ingrid Femte
1983 Prima Veras saga om Olav den hellige Saved lady
1989 Showbiz - eller hvordan bli kjendis på en-to-tre! Jazzfreaker
2005 "Ved kongens bord" (TV) Nora Holst
2007 "Kodenavn Hunter" (TV) Anne Marie Kildal
2005–2007 "Seks som oss" (TV) Berit
2021 The Worst Person in the World Åse

References

  1. ^ a b Brandvold, Åse (2005-12-28). "Sjenert tro" (in Norwegian). Klassekampen. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  2. ^ a b c Arefjord, Ellen Marie (June 2006). "Fra byggeklosser til professorat" (in Norwegian). Tidsskriftet Arbeidsmiljø. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  3. ^ "Thea Stabell". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-09-13.