Ida Elise Broch (born 25 June 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She is the half-sister of

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and Christian Cleve Broch. Broch played Catherine in the film ''

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'' and had a starring role in the film ''

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''. She had a featured role in season 3 of the

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series ''

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'' and starred in the Norwegian TV series '' The Third Eye'', where she played police detective Mari Friis. She has also starred in two Netflix festive-themed series, '' Home for Christmas'' and ''A Storm for Christmas'', as the lead role and as part of an ensemble cast respectively.

Education

Broch has performed in plays since elementary school and studied drama at

Hartvig Nissen School The Hartvig Nissen School (), informally referred to as Nissen, is a former single-sex education, girls' Gymnasium (school), gymnasium in Oslo, Norway, now co-educational. It is located in the neighborhood Uranienborg, Norway, Uranienborg in the af ...

and Romerike Folk High School. She left school in the spring of 2007 in order to begin filming ''

'' and joined the

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in the autumn of 2008.

Filmography

* ''Bakkeflyvere'' (short) (2006) * ''

'' (2007), as Nina * ''

'' (2008), as Cathrine Halsnes * ''Twende'' (short) (2008), as Ella * ''Amor'' (short) (2009), as Julie * '' Pax'' (2010), as Elise * ''

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'' (2011), as Maria * ''Conqueror'' (TV series) (2012), as Kristin * ''Detective Downs'' (2013), as Isabel Star * ''

'' (2014), as Birgitte * '' The Third Eye'' (2014), as Mari Friis * '' Home for Christmas'' (''Hjem til jul '') (2019–2020) as Johanne * ''

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'' (2022) * '' Fenris'' (2022), as Emma Salomonsen

Awards

Gullruten Gullruten ("Golden Screen") is an annual award for the Norway, Norwegian TV industry, founded in 1998 by ''Norske Film- og TV-produsenters forening''. The awarding committee has representatives from the major national TV companies, Norwegian Broa ...

2015 as "Best Actress" for her role in ''

References

External links

*
Ida Elise Broch
- personal YouTube channel
Ida Elise Broch
- profile and photos on Filmweb (in Norwegian)

nbsp;– Mannen som elsket Yngve (in Norwegian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Broch, Ida Elise 1987 births Living people Actresses from Oslo 21st-century Norwegian actresses