Marie Theisen

Birth : 1979-10-20, Lillehammer, Norway

History

After her starring role in Academy Award nominated "Søndagsengler" she has been seen on and off TV, hosting the children's morning show "Kykelikokos". She haS since been working as a radio reporter, in P4, P1 and NRK Østlandssendingen. Currently she's a reporter for Kanal 24, known for her absurd style and off-beat questioning. [2005]

Movies

Blessed Are Those Who Thirst

Helen

Adapted from a novel by Norway's justice minister Anne Holt. Lesbian policewoman Hanne Wilhelmsen (Kjersti Elvik), who has a live-in lover, tools about Oslo on her Harley-Davidson. After a number of women vanish, police find blood but no bodies, and Wilhelmsen begins a search for the suspected serial killer.

The Other Side of Sunday

Maria

The Other Side of Sunday, also known in Norwegian as "Søndagsengler", is a movie that criticizes the small, and often tight, church community. We follow the Preacher's Daughter, Maria, on her journey to liberate herself from the stiff church community and her father.