Ragnhild Nygaard Explained

Ragnhild Nygaard
Birth Date:	July 24, 1944
Nationality:	Norwegian
Occupation:	Actress

Ragnhild Nygaard (born July 24, 1944) is a Norwegian actress.^[1]

She is known for her roles as Queen Krystalis in the television series Brødrene Dal og spectralsteinene and as Tupsy Larang in the crime miniseries Solospill with Helmer & Sigurdson.^{[2] [3]}

Nygaard was trained as an actor in the United States and was employed at the Norwegian Theater from 1969 to 1977. Since 1977 she has acted as a freelancer, and she has appeared in several productions on NRK's Radio Theater and Television Theater.^[1]

Nygaard headed the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1980 to 1991.^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

Filmography

Film

• 1974: Ungen as Krestna
• 1978: Operasjon Cobra as Dan's mother
• 1978: Formynderne as Bella Holm
• 1979: Rallarblod as Bygde-Sara
• 1986: Plastposen as a nurse
• 1988: Apprentice to Murder

Television

• 1966: Goodman Children's Theater: Hansel and Gretel as the witch^{[7] [8]}
• 1977: Solospill as Tupsy Larang
• 1979: Press in various roles
• 1980: Narrespeilet in various roles
• 1980: Slim sala bim (contribution to Rose d'Or)
• 1982: Brødrene Dal og spectralsteinene as Queen Krystallis
• 1985: Television Theater: Du kan da ikke bare gå... as Irmelin's mother
• 1990: Aksjemordet as Mrs. Riisnes

Theater roles

• 1966: Tartuffe (Goodman Theater) as Elmire^[9]
• 1970: Oresteia (Norwegian title: Orestien, Norwegian Theater) as Chorus: Elders of Argos and Chorus: The Furies
• 1971: Bernards hus (Norwegian Theater) as Magdalena
• 1972: Ragnhildtreet (Norwegian Theater)
• 1973: Ungen (Norwegian Theater) as Krestna
• 1975: Glasberget (Norwegian Theater)
• 1975: The Good Person of Szechwan (Norwegian title: Det gode mennesket i Sezuan, Norwegian Theater) as the daughter-in-law
• 1979: The Diary of Anne Frank (Norwegian title: Anne Franks dagbok, National Theatre) as Miep Gies^[10]
• 1989: And Things That Go Bump in the Night (Norwegian title: Ting som slår gnister i natten, Homansbyen Theater Company) as Ruby
• 1991: When We Dead Awaken (National Theatre) as the nun^[10]

External links

• • Ragnhild Nygaard at Sceneweb
• Ragnhild Nygaard at Filmfront

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Ragnhild Nygaard . Store norske leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . October 22, 2023 . 2021 . no.
2. News: Ny norsk criminalserie . October 22, 2023 . Ringerikes Blad . 256 . November 4, 1977 . 11.
3. News: Fredag er Helmer og Sigurdson tilbake igjen . October 22, 2023 . Akershus Arbeiderblad . 212 . November 3, 1977 . 20.
4. News: Uanstendig NRK-honorar til skuespillerne . October 22, 2023 . Nationen . 67 . March 20, 1982 . 24.
5. News: Women's Issues Confab to Address Sexploitation . The Bellingham Herald . September 20, 1986 . Bellingham, WA . 9 . October 25, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
6. Book: Screen International: The International Film & Television Directory . 1994 . EMAP Media Information . London . 263.
7. News: Goodman Players in TV 'Hansel' . Chicago Tribune . December 18, 1966 . Chicago, IL . 101 . October 25, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
8. News: Hansel, Gretel Get Too Big for Britches . Chicago Tribune . December 23, 1966 . Chicago, IL . 10 . October 25, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
9. News: Goodman Gives Rollicking 'Tartuffe' . Chicago Tribune . November 26, 1966 . Chicago, IL . 66 . October 25, 2023 . Newspapers.com.
10. Web site: Ragnhild Nygaard . Nationaltheatret arkiv . Nationaltheatret . October 25, 2023.