Lene Cecilia Sparrok Explained

Birth Date:	6 October 1997
Birth Place:	Namsskogan Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway
Nationality:	Norwegian
Years Active:	2016-

Lene Cecilia Sparrok (born 6 October 1997) is a Norwegian Southern Sámi reindeer herder^[1] and actress. She was the main protagonist, Elle-Marja, in the Sami 2016 film Sami Blood, for which she won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Sporrok was born in Namsskogan Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, and went to school in Snåsa. She grew up in a family that worked with reindeer herding. She speaks Southern Sámi, Norwegian and Swedish.

Filmography

• 2016 - Sami Blood

Theatre

• 2020 - Ædnan, a National Swedish Touring Theatre production of the epic with the same name.^{[2] [3]}
• 2024 - Hearrát dat bidje min/Herrarna satte oss hit. An Uppsala stadsteater production based on Elin Anna Labba's book with the same title.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 6 March 2017. Norsk telegrambyrå. Skuespiller som vil bli reinbonde. Klar Tale.no.
2. Web site: 2021-12-11. sv. Sameblods Lene Cecilia Sparrok lyfter samisk historia med Riksteatern – Regissören: ”Skräckblandad förtjusning”. Östersunds-Posten.
3. Web site: 2021-12-11. sv. Ædnan 08 nov Lycksele. Riksteatern.
4. https://www.svt.se/nyheter/sapmi/teaterpremiar-om-tvangsforflyttning-berorde-mig-pa-djupet SVT January 14, 2024: Teaterpremiär om tvångsförflyttning: ”Berörde mig på djupet”