Silje Torp (born Silje Torp Færavaag, 19 October 1974 in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

) is a Norwegian actress, author, and trainer.

Biography

Torp attended the

Norwegian National Academy of Theatre The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ''KHiO'') is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in ...

from 1997 until 2000. Before this, she lived in Italy for three years and went to an art academy in

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, where she trained to become a sculptor/stonemason. She came to international prominence with her role as the

shield-maiden A shield-maiden ( non, skjaldmær ) was a female warrior from Scandinavian folklore and mythology. Shield-maidens are often mentioned in sagas such as '' Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks'' and in '' Gesta Danorum''. They also appear in stories of o ...

Frøya in the television series ''

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'' between 2016 and 2020. The series was first shown on the Norwegian public broadcaster

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, and later on the streaming platform

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. Torp was previously known for her role as sheriff Mette Hansen in season two of the series ''

Lilyhammer ''Lilyhammer'' is a crime comedy-drama television series starring Steven Van Zandt about a former New York-based gangster named Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano trying to start a new life in isolated Lillehammer, Norway. The first season premiered o ...

''. Torp works as a personal fitness trainer.

Publications

In January 2019, she published the book ''Sterk med strikk'' (Strong with Elastic) through

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Selected filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Torp, Silje 1974 births Living people Actresses from Oslo Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian women non-fiction writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers