Mari Maurstad
Maurstad in 1973
Born
Mari Maurstad

(1957-03-17) 17 March 1957
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
SpouseAage Kvalbein
Children3
Parent(s)Alfred Maurstad (father)
Gro Scott-Ruud (mother)
RelativesToralv Maurstad (half-brother)
Websitehttps://kjentfolk.no/tjenester/mari-maurstad/

Mari Maurstad (born 17 March 1957) is a Norwegian actress. She debuted at Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre) in 1981, and has worked there since.[1] Here she has had roles such as Polly in Brecht's The Threepenny Opera, and Mrs. Sørby in Ibsen's The Wild Duck. She has also acted in outdoor performances of Ibsen's Peer Gynt, and in several one-woman shows.[1] In film and television she is best known for her roles in Drømmeslottet (1986) and Pilen flyttebyrå (TV, 1987).[2] Maurstad took part in the reality show Skal vi danse (based on "Strictly Come Dancing") in 2007.[3]

Biography

She was born on 17 March 1957 to Norwegian actor Alfred Maurstad and his second wife Gro Scott-Ruud (born 8 January 1928), the daughter of Gunnar Scott-Ruud (1897–1953), a painter and cartographer and Marie Andersen (1900–1971), singing teacher and secretary. [4]

Dubbing roles

For Disney, she is best known for dubbing Daisy Duck and Huey, Dewey, and Louie in various Norwegian Disney productions, and Shenzi in The Lion King.

Personal life

Mari Maurstad's father was the Norwegian actor Alfred Maurstad, and the actor Toralv Maurstad is her half-brother. She is married to cellist Aage Kvalbein; the couple have three children.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mari Maurstad" (in Norwegian). Nationaltheatret. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  2. ↑ "Mari Maurstad". IMDb. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  3. ↑ Søhr, Cathrine H. (6 November 2007). "Danser videre". Dagbladet. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  4. ↑ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (25 February 2020), "Alfred Maurstad", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål), retrieved 21 October 2020
  5. ↑ "Bakgrunn" (in Norwegian). kjentfolk.no. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
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