Kari Simonsen (born 5 June 1937) is a Norwegian actress. She made her professional stage debut at Folketeatret in 1959. She was appointed at Oslo Nye Teater from 1960 to 1972, and at

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from 1974. She has also played for

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and

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, and had guest appearances at the revue stages Chat Noir and Edderkoppen. Simonsen is the mother of philosopher Herman Cappelen. She received the Amanda Honorary Award for 2001.

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* 1937 births Living people Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian musical theatre actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses 21st-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo {{Norway-actor-stub