Marie Blokhus
Marie Liland Blokhus (born 7 October 1982) is a Norwegian actress and stage director. She was born in Bodø, grew up in the Tverlandet area, and trained at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, graduating in 2010. She joined Det Norske Teatret, where she earned the Hedda Award for Best Actress in 2015 for Fugletribunalet and was nominated in 2013.
In 2019 she directed her first stage production, Lucy Kirkwood's Våre barn, at Den Nationale Scene. She later co-wrote and directed Werther, based on The Sorrows of Young Werther, for Det Norske Teatret.
Her film and TV work includes Chasing the Wind (Jag etter vind, 2013), Oskars Amerika (2017), The 12th Man (2017), and the racing films Børning (2014), Børning 2 (2016), and Børning 3 (2020). She received two Amanda Award nominations for Jag etter vind: newcomer of the year and best female lead.
Her longest-running TV role was in the sitcom Side om Side from 2013 to 2016. She was married to actor Frank Kjosås from 2011 to 2016 and later dated actor Anders Baasmo Christiansen. In 2022 she was inducted into the Haugesund Walk of Fame.
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