Pia Merete Tjelta (born 12 September 1977, in

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) is a Norwegian actress. Tjelta graduated from 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 ...

in 2006, but had already appeared in many films. She made her film debut in 2001 in the film '' Mongoland''. She entered the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 2000, but after taking a two-year maternity leave, she did not manage to graduate until 2006. In 2005, she also worked on the jury of the TV series '' Filmstjerne'' on TV 2. She made her stage debut in 2006 with the play ''Fyrverkerimakarens dotter'' at

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. In 2007 she starred in the play "Få meg på, for faen" (based on the Norwegian book by the same name) at

, where she played Maria. In February 2007, she received much media coverage for her lead role in the Norwegian romantic comedy ''Mars og Venus''. The film was described as the year's big feelgood film. In 2014, she teamed up with designer Tine Mollatt to create a dress collection.

Filmography

*'' Mongoland'' (2001), Pia *''

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'' (2003), Henriette *'' Kvinnen i mitt liv'' (2003), Maria *'' Monstertorsdag'' (2004), Russian potato seller *''

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'' (2005), Petra *'' 37 og et halvt'' (2005), Michelle *''

5 løgner ''5 Lies'' () is a 2007 Norwegian drama film directed by Lars Daniel Krutzkoff Jacobsen, starring Pia Tjelta, Gard B. Eidsvold and Kim Sørensen. It follows five different people through the course of one day in Oslo. Synopsis The film follows ...

'' (2007) *'' Mars & Venus'' (2007), Ida *''Kodenavn Hunter (2008)'' (TV) *'' Lønsj'' (2008), Heidi *'' Varg Veum - Falne Engler'' (2008), Rebecca *'' 90 minutes'' (2012), Elin *'' Neste Sommer (TV series)'' (2014-2019), Anki *'' Blind Spot'' (2018), Marie *'' Hidden: Förstfödd (TV series)'' (2019), Leander *'' State of Happiness'' (2018-2024), Ingrid Nyman *''

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'' (2020), Dragon Rider *'' Made in Oslo (TV series)'' (2022), Elin

Filmography

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