Lene Elise Bergum (born November 19, 1971, in

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) is a Norwegian

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. Her breakthrough as an actress came with her role as "Lene" in the movie ''Hodet over vannet'' (1993), which has later been remade as a

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-movie, '' Head Above Water'', with

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in the lead role. She had a prominent role as "Camilla" in the

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sit-com ''Tre på toppen'' (Three on the Top) in 1997. It was, however, with her role as "Alexandra ‘Alex’ Kvamme" in TV2's success

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'' that she became a household name for most Norwegians. She acted on the show from 1998 to 2001, and made a comeback in 2004 before she left once more in May of that year. She also had a role in the TV2-show ''Far og sønn'' (Father and Son) i 2002. In 2005 she competed for the Norwegian team on the Scandinavian ''Robinson VIP'' production. Bergum also runs a

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, called ''Appetitten Kantine og Catering'' (Appetite Canteen and Catering).

Filmography

* 1993 ''

Hodet over vannet ''Hodet over vannet'' is a Norwegian comedy thriller film by director Nils Gaup. It became a big success at the Norwegian box office. In 1993, it was one of the ten most seen films in Norwegian movie theaters. In the year after, 1994, it won the ...

'', «Lene» * 1998–2000 ''

'' (TV), Alexandra 'Alex' Kvamme

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergum, Lene Elise 1971 births Living people Norwegian film actresses Actors from Kristiansand Norwegian television actresses