Beate Eriksen
Beate Marie Eriksen (born 19 October 1960) is a Norwegian actress and director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known for her role in the soap opera Hotel Cæsar. She is the granddaughter of Olympic gymnast Marius Eriksen and the daughter of World War II flying ace Marius Eriksen, Jr.
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Beate Eriksen
- Name
- Beate Eriksen
- Birth Name
- Beate Marie Eriksen
- Born
- 19 October 1960
- Birthplace
- Norway
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- Norway.
- Education
- Norwegian National Academy of Theatre.
- Languages
- Norwegian.
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Beate Marie Eriksen (born 19 October 1960) is a Norwegian actress and director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known for her role in the soap opera Hotel Cæsar. She is the granddaughter of Olympic gymnast Marius Eriksen and the daughter of World War II flying ace Marius Eriksen, Jr.
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Beate Eriksen (born 1960) is a Norwegian actor, actress and stage actor, among other activities. The actor was born in Oslo. Beate Eriksen studied at Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. Languages used include Norwegian.
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She is also the niece of alpine skier Stein Eriksen and was married to actor Toralv Maurstad.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Beate Eriksen • Birth Name — Beate Marie Eriksen • Born — 19 October 1960 • Birthplace — Norway • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1985–present
Family background
Family background
Eriksen's father was Marius Eriksen, Jr., a fighter ace during World War II. After the war, Marius Eriksen became Norwegian slalom champion twice, in 1947 and 1948. His father Marius Eriksen, Sr. was a gymnast who won a bronze medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Marius Eriksen, Sr. was married to Birgit "Bitten" Eriksen, a pioneer in the Norwegian women's ski movement and an innovator in knitting design. Marius and Bitten's younger son Stein Eriksen was also an accomplished athlete who won a gold medal in giant slalom and a silver for slalom in the 1952 Winter Olympics.
Career
Career
Eriksen graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1985. After graduating she worked for five years at Oslo Nye Teater and four years at Riksteatret. Since then she has done freelance work for Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre), The Norwegian Opera, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and other establishments. She has also acted in movie and television roles, most prominently in the soap opera Hotel Cæsar. In 2000 she started working as director of the series, the first cast member ever to take on that role. She has directed 100 episodes of the show and 24 episodes of the children's television series Olsenbandens første kupp. Eriksen teaches drama at the Bærum Waldorf School and is the head of its theatre department.
Personal life
Personal life
Eriksen married actor Toralv Maurstad on New Year's Eve 1999, on a beach in Måløy, Norway. She was 39 and he was 73. In 2001 Eriksen's application for adopting a child was rejected because Maurstad was considered too old. Norwegian adoption rules, under most circumstances, require the age of the adoptive parents to be between 25 and 45, but Maurstad was 74.
Filmography
Filmography
• Actress * Year — Title — Role — Notes * 1986 — Plastposen — Nurse * 1990 — Destinasjon Nordsjøen — Kari — TV * 1994 — Over stork og stein * 1996 — Familiesagaen de syv søstre — Valborg Løken — TV * 1998–2000 — Hotel Cæsar — Ingrid Iversen — TV * 2011 — Lilyhammer — Arnes mother — TV — Director * Year — Title — Notes * 1998 — Hotel Cæsar — TV, 100 episodes * 2001 — Olsenbandens første kupp — TV, 24 episodes
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Beate Marie Eriksen. Her recorded language was Norwegian. She was the child of Marius Eriksen, Jr. She married Toralv Maurstad.
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Beate Eriksen is recorded as television director and actress.
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- 1.IMDb name 0259240
- 2.Berg, Herman. Mannen i Mariusgenseren er død. ABC Nyheter. 15 July 2009.
- 3.International Olympic Committee. Olympic Medal Winners.
- 4.Spurkland, Marte. Marius er tilbake på moten. Dagens Næringsliv. 6 December 2008.
- 5.International Ski Federation. Athlete information.
- 6.Akershus Teater. Beate Eriksen.
- 7.Nejad, Arash A. Cæsar-Beate tar styringen. Verdens Gang. 9 August 2000.
- 8.Bærum Waldorf School. Lærerkrefter skoleåret 2008/2009.
- 9.Toralv gift for tredje gang (Norwegian), VG, 1 January 2000
- 10.Dagbladet. Andre par ut. 24 January 2000.
- 11.Grøntoft, Kristin. Får ikke adoptere: Toralv er for gammel. Dagbladet. 12 June 2001.
- 12.A document from the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs regarding adoptions in Norway.
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