Astrid Borgny Folstad (31 May 1932 – 21 January 2009) was a Norwegian actress. She was educated at the

Norwegian National Academy of Theatre The Oslo National Academy of the Arts (, ''KHiO'') is a tertiary institution in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in Norway that teaches in v ...

from 1953 to 1956. She made her debut at the National Theatre in 1955, and was employed at

Det Norske Teatret Det Norske Teatret ()Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 19 ...

from 1956 to 1959 and at the National Theatre from 1959. She had ninety parts in total before retiring in 2003. She also appeared in several films and television series, including ''

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''. From 1970 to 1986 she was a teacher at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre. She was married to fellow actor

Knut Risan Knut Risan (19 February 1930 – 1 February 2011) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Trondheim, and made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1956. He was employed here until 1998, and had guest appearances at the Norwegian National Opera, D ...

. She resided at

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Filmography

* 1976: ''

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'' as the mother * 1985: ''

'' as Groa Guttormsdatter

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* 1932 births 2009 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Academic staff of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts Norwegian women academics {{Norway-actor-stub