Marian Saastad Ottesen

• Name — Marian Saastad Ottesen • Birth Name — Astrid Marian Saastad Ottesen • Born — 24 November 1975 • Birthplace — Florø, Norway • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2001–present • Spouse — Nils Jørgen Kaalstad • Known for — * Lilyhammer • Norsemen

Ottesen was born in Florø and grew up in Skien, where she attended theatre school. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1999. Ottesen worked in several productions at Oslo Nye Teater, Centralteatret, as well as the National Theatre in Oslo, until 2006. She has since appeared in a number of television productions and films, including Elsk meg i morgen (2005), Gone with the Woman (2007), Lilyhammer, and Norsemen.

In 2018, Ottesen married Norsemen co-star Nils Jørgen Kaalstad.

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2001 — Nissene på låven — Anne-Gro Lamo — 24 episodes • 2011 — Nissene over skog og hei — Anne-Gro Lamo — 24 episodes • 2012–14 — Lilyhammer — Sigrid Haugli — 21 episodes • 2016–20 — Norsemen — Hildur — 18 episodes • 2024 — Stayer — Monica Elstad — 2 seasons, 12 episodes