Birgitte Victoria Svendsen (born 14 December 1957) is a Norwegian actress. For her stage work she has won one

Hedda Award The Hedda Award (''Heddaprisen'') is a Norwegian theatre award, first presented in 1998. It is named after the character "Hedda" from Henrik Ibsen, Ibsen's play ''Hedda Gabler''. Among its categories, which have varied over the years, are: Best Th ...

Career

Svendsen was initially employed at

Rogaland Teater Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway. Background The theatre building was built in 1883 on a parcel of '' Kannik prestegård''. It was designed by architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and initially held close to 500 seats. The buil ...

from 1980. Following employments at

Fjernsynsteatret Fjernsynsteatret () was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) that produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 (after about a year of experimental operation) and operated until a major reorganisation of NRK o ...

from 1982 and

Riksteatret Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play ''En reise i natten''. The theatre plays on about ...

from 1984, she returned to Rogaland Teater in 1986. From 1990 on she has been a cast member at

Oslo Nye Teater Oslo Nye Teater is a theater in Oslo, Norway. Its main venue is located at Rosenkrantz' gate 10, and the company is wholly owned by Oslo Municipality. History The establishment opened as Det Nye Teater Det Nye Teater was a theatre that ope ...

. She had guest tenures at Agder Teater,

Nationaltheatret The National Theatre in Oslo () is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts. History The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was ...

and Riksteatret before playing the role as Mary Tyrone in

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of Realism (theatre), realism, earlier associated with ...

's ''

Long Day's Journey into Night ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' is a play in four acts written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939–1941 and first published posthumously in 1956. It is widely regarded as his magnum opus and one of the great American plays of the ...

'' at Teatret Vårt. This role landed her the Hedda Award for best female lead in 2009. Svendsen's film roles include ''

Drømmeslottet ''Drømmeslottet'' () is a 1986 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Petter Vennerød and Svend Wam, starring a large ensemble cast In a dramatic production, an ensemble cast is one that comprises many principal actors and performers w ...

'' (1986) and her television credits include the miniseries '' Ved kongens bord'' (2005).

Personal life

She had three children. She resides at Ljan.

References

1957 births Living people Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses {{norway-actor-stub