| Thea Stabell | |
| Birth Name: | Dorothea Jessie Pierstorff |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1939 |
| Occupation: | Actress, director, professor |
| Yearsactive: | 1963 - present |
| Website: | http://www.khio.no/?action=User.publicOpen;module=Users;ID=2042;template=asearch |
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.[1] 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.[2] 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 academic one.[2]
Among the general public Stabell is best remembered for her role as "Ingrid Femte" in the 1972 comedy Norske byggeklosser.[2] She has also acted in other well-known Norwegian movies, such as Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland (1970) and Mannen som ikke kunne le (1968), and more recently also in TV-series, among these "Seks som oss" (2005 - 2007) and "Ved kongens bord" (2005).[3] Stabell is married and has one daughter.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Mannen som ikke kunne le | Nurse | |
| 1970 | Balladen om mestertyven Ole Høiland | Barbro Aslesdatter | |
| 1972 | "Fleksnes Fataliteter" (TV) - Blodgiveren (#1.1) | Nurse | |
| 1972 | Norske byggeklosser | Ingrid Femte | |
| 1983 | Prima Veras saga om Olav den hellige | Saved lady | |
| 1989 | Showbiz - eller hvordan bli kjendis på en-to-tre! | Jazzfreaker | |
| 2005 | "Ved kongens bord" (TV) | Nora Holst | |
| 2007 | "Kodenavn Hunter" (TV) | Anne Marie Kildal | |
| 2005 - 2007 | "Seks som oss" (TV) | Berit | |
| 2021 | The Worst Person in the World | Åse |