Acting

Thea Stabell

Born

1939-07-04 (87)

Known for

Acting

Credits

10 titles

Thea Stabell (born 4 July 1939), née Dorothea Jessie Pierstorff, is a Norwegian actress. Stabell's mother was American, and her father worked for the Foreign Service. As a result, she had a nomadic lifestyle growing up, living in both the United States, France and Belgium. She graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1964, and had her début the same year in the play Boyfriend at Oslo Nye Teater. She has since acted both at Torshovteatret, Hålogaland Teater and Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre), while all the while working as an instructor at Teaterhøyskolen. In 2006 she was hired as a professor here, as the first of her kind with an acting background, not an academi…

Known for

The Worst Person in the World poster
7.4

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

The Worst Person in the World

2021

Mormor og de åtte ungene poster
3.8

Mormor og de åtte ungene (Grandma and the eight kids) is the story of Mona, 7 years, and her family that gets a surprise visit from Grandma. The family of almost eight kids lives in a small one-room apartment. The family truck gets stolen, and Mona and her Grandmother takes it upon themselves to recover the truck from the thief.

Mormor og de åtte ungene

2013

Opportunity Knocks poster
5.7

A modern remake of the classic movie where our main characters meets unforeseen troubles and bureaucracy when they build a new house. A hopeless and hilarious meet with the system.

Opportunity Knocks

2018

The Man Who Could Not Laugh poster
5.5

A man who can not laugh gets help by a psychiatrist.

The Man Who Could Not Laugh

1968

Skrift i sne poster
8.0

An Israeli woman arrives in Oslo to give a lecture at the University. She meets a middle-aged journalist who takes her on a sightseeing tour in Munch's footsteps, a journey that develops into a love story.

Skrift i sne

1966

The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland poster
4.4

Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland (Norwegian: Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland) is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole Høiland was an actual Norwegian Robin Hood-figure in the early 19th century. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor, enjoying numerous affairs with attractive women along the way. The story culminates in the ambitious burglary of Norges Bank, Norway's central bank.

The Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland

1970

Film credits

1970s · 3 titles