Stats: Norwegian directors ♀️
by Jos-5 | created - 06 Mar 2017 | updated - 03 Jul 2019 | PublicRanked by number of movies
1. Anja Breien
Director | Arven
Anja Breien was born on July 12, 1940 in Oslo, Norway. She is a director and writer, known for Next of Kin (1979), Hustruer (1975) and Papirfuglen (1984).
10 Dager fra 1000 år (1970) segment Voldtekt (1971) Hustruer (1975) Den allvarsamma leken (1977) Arven (1979) Forfølgelsen (1981) Papirfuglen (1984) Hustruer - ti år etter (1985) Smykketyven (1990) Hustruer III (1996)
2. Edith Carlmar
Director | Ung frue forsvunnet
Edith Carlmar was born on November 15, 1911 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress and director, known for A Young Woman Missing (1953), The Wayward Girl (1959) and Death Is a Caress (1949). She was married to Otto Carlmar. She died on May 17, 2003 in Oslo, Norway.
10 Døden er et kjærtegn (1949) (co-dir) Skadeskutt (1951) Ung frue forsvunnet (1953) Aldri annet enn bråk (1954) Bedre enn sitt rykte (1955) På solsiden (1956) Slalåm under himmelen (1957) Fjols til fjells (1957) Lån meg din kone (1958) Ung flukt (1959)
3. Eva Isaksen
Director | Døden på Oslo S
Eva Isaksen was born in 1956. She is a director and writer, known for Death at Oslo Central (1990), Over stork og stein (1994) and Burning Flowers (1985).
8 Brennende blomster (1987) (co-dir) Døden på Oslo S (1990) Det perfekte mord (1992) Over stork og stein (1994) 1996: Pust på meg! (1997) segment Cellofan - med døden til følge (1998) Mors Elling (2003) De Gales hus (2008)
4. Margreth Olin
Director | Engelen
Margreth Olin was born on April 16, 1970 in Stranda, Sunnmøre, Norway. She is a director and producer, known for The Angel (2009), The Self Portrait (2020) and Nowhere Home (2012).
8 Dei mjuke hendene (1998) De 7 dødssyndene (2000) segment Kroppen min (2003) Ungdommens råskap (2004) Engelen (2009) De andre (2012) Mannen fra Snåsa (2016) Barndom (2017)
5. Sara Johnsen
Writer | Vinterkyss
Sara Johnsen was born on March 4, 1970 in Nes, Akershus, Norway. She is a writer and director, known for Vinterkyss (2005), Upperdog (2009) and Houdinis hund (2003).
6 Folk flest bor i Kina (2002) segment Vinterkyss (2005) Courts mais GAY: Tome 12 (2006) segment Upperdog (2009) Uskyld (2012) Rosemari (2016)
6. Vibeke Løkkeberg
Actress | Åpenbaringen
Vibeke Løkkeberg was born on January 22, 1945 in Norway. She is an actress and director, known for Åpenbaringen (1977), Kamilla (1981) and Tears of Gaza (2010).
6 Åpenbaringen (1977) Løperjenten (1981) Hud (1986) Måker (1991) Der gudene er døde (1993) Tears of Gaza (2010)
7. Liv Ullmann
Actress | Viskningar och rop
Liv Ullmann's father was a Norwegian engineer who used to work abroad, so as a child she lived in Tokyo, Canada, New York and Oslo. In the mid-1950s she made her stage debut and in 1957 made her film debut. She really became successful, however, when she began to work for Swedish director Ingmar ...
6 Love (1982) segment Sofie (1992) Kristin Lavransdatter (1995) Lumière et compagnie (1995) segment Trolösa (2000) Miss Julie (2014)
8. Eva Dahr
Director | Dolce vita
Eva Dahr was born on October 30, 1958 in Oslo, Norway. She was a director and writer, known for Dolce vita (1989), En Mann (1997) and Fjord pony (1993). She died on May 12, 2019 in Oslo, Norway.
5 Brennende blomster (1987) (co-dir) 1996: Pust på meg! (1997) segment Mars & Venus (2007) Appelsinpiken (2009) Trio - Jakten på Olavsskrinet (2017)
9. Unni Straume
Director | Musikk for bryllup og begravelser
Unni Straume was born in 1955. She is a director and writer, known for Musikk for bryllup og begravelser (2002), REMAKE.me (2014) and Drømspel (1994).
5 Til en ukjent (1990) Drømspel (1994) Thranes metode (1998) Musikk for bryllup og begravelser (2002) REMAKE.me (2014)
10. Vibeke Idsøe
Writer | Jakten på nyresteinen
Vibeke Idsøe is known for Jakten på nyresteinen (1996), Løvekvinnen (2016) and 37 og et halvt (2005).
4 Jakten på nyresteinen (1996) Karlsson på taket (2002) 37 og et halvt (2005) Løvekvinnen (2016)
11. Laila Mikkelsen
Director | Oss
Laila Mikkelsen was born on August 20, 1940 in Vardø, Norway. She was a director and writer, known for Oss (1976), Snart 17 (1984) and Liten Ida (1981). She died on January 13, 2023 in Norway.
4 Oss (1976) Liten Ida (1981) Søsken på Guds jord (1983) Snart 17 (1984)
12. Berit Nesheim
Director | Søndagsengler
Berit Nesheim was born on January 28, 1945 in Trondheim, Norway. She is a director and writer, known for The Other Side of Sunday (1996), Frida: Straight from the Heart (1991) and Høyere enn himmelen (1993).
4 Frida - med hjertet i hånden (1991) Høyere enn himmelen (1993) Søndagsengler (1996) nominated for Academy Award Foreign Feature Evas øye (1999)
13. Lisa Marie Gamlem
Director | Bennys gym
Lisa Marie Gamlem is known for Benny's Gym (2007), Captain Sabertooth and the Treasure of Lama Rama (2014) and Kjøttsår (2011).
3 Boys Briefs 5 (2008) segment Mormor og de åtte ungene (2013) Kaptein Sabeltann og skatten i Lama Rama (2014) co-director
14. Torun Lian
Writer | Ikke naken
Torun Lian was born on January 15, 1956. She is a writer and director, known for The Color of Milk (2004), Only Clouds Move the Stars (1998) and Vegas (2009).
3 Bare skyer beveger stjernene (1998) Ikke naken (2004) Victoria (2013)
15. Bente Erichsen
Director | Feldmann saken
Bente Erichsen was born on January 7, 1949. She is a producer and production manager, known for Feldmann saken (1987), Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988) and Sweetwater (1988).
2 Feldmann saken (1987) Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988)
16. Karoline Frogner
Director | Mørketid
Karoline Frogner was born on February 3, 1961 in Oslo, Norway. She is a director and writer, known for Mørketid (1995), Tradra - I går ble jeg tater (2004) and Kirsten Flagstads Plass (2009).
2 Mørketid (1995) Tørst - Framtidens forbrytelser (1999) segment
17. Astrid Henning-Jensen
Director | Vinterbørn
Astrid Henning-Jensen was born on December 10, 1914 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was a director and writer, known for Winterborn (1978), Early Spring (1986) and Øjeblikket (1980). She was married to Bjarne Henning-Jensen. She died on January 5, 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
2 Kranes konditori (1951) Ukjent mann (1951)
18. Nicole Macé
Writer | 3
Nicole Macé was born on May 13, 1931 in Paris, France. She was a writer and director, known for 3 (1971), Formynderne (1978) and Marikens bryllup (1972). She was married to Knut Andersen. She died on September 24, 2011 in Norway.
2 3 (1971) Formynderne (1978)
19. Solveig Melkeraaen
Director | Skolen ved havet
Solveig Melkeraaen is known for Skolen ved havet (2021), Tongue Cutters (2017) and Good Girl (2014).
2 Flink pike (2014) Tungeskjærerne (2017)
20. Gyda Christensen
Director | To levende og en død
Gyda Christensen is known for To levende og en død (1937).
To levende og en død (1937) (co-dir)
21. Sirin Eide
Director | Aldri mer 13!
Sirin Eide was born in 1961. She is a director and writer, known for Aldri mer 13! (1996), Dykk (2002) and Gottcha! (2000).
1 Aldri mer 13! (1996)
22. Solvejg Eriksen
Writer | Cecilia
Solvejg Eriksen is known for Cecilia (1954) and Det æ'kke te å tru (1942).
1 Cecilia (1954)
23. Mona Fastvold
Director | The World to Come
Mona Fastvold was born on March 7, 1986 in Oslo, Norway. She is an actress and producer, known for The World to Come (2020), The Sleepwalker (2014) and The Childhood of a Leader (2015). She was previously married to Sondre Lerche.
1 The Sleepwalker (2014)
24. Yngvild Sve Flikke
Director | Ninjababy
Yngvild Sve Flikke was born on June 9, 1974 in Trondheim, Norway. She is a director and writer, known for Ninjababy (2021), Women in Oversized Men's Shirts (2015) and Makta (2023).
1 Kvinner i for store herreskjorter (2015)
25. Lillebil Ibsen
Actress | Sången om den eldröda blomman
Norweigan actress Lillebil Ibsen was born as Sofie Parelius Krohn. She was the daughter of engineer Georg Monrad Krohn and actress Gyda Andersen (Gyda Monrad Krohn). Later on, her mother married Halfdan Christensen and became Managing Director of "Det Nye Teater" in Norway (as Gyda Christensen). ...
1 Et spøkelse forelsker seg (1946) (co-dir)
26. Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Director | Få meg på, for faen
Jannicke Systad Jacobsen is known for Turn Me On, Dammit! (2011), Klovnebarna (2005) and New York 81 (2022).
1 Få meg på, for faen (2011)
27. Karin Julsrud
Producer | Reprise
Karin Julsrud was born in 1953 in Oslo, Norway. She is a producer and director, known for Reprise (2006), King of Devil's Island (2010) and En Annen Anna (1994).
1 1732 Høtten (1998)
28. Torill Kove
Animation_department | The Danish Poet
Torill Kove was born on May 25, 1958 in Hamar, Norway. She is a writer, known for The Danish Poet (2006), My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts (1999) and Me and My Moulton (2014).
1
Hokus pokus Albert Åberg (2013)
but she's most known for her shorts.
Won an Academy Award for The Danish Poet (2006)
29. Ada Kramm
Actress | Hunderttausend Dollars
Daughter of famous Norwegian politician, Adam Egede-Nissen. Stage debut in 1916, thereafter a silent movie career in Germany until 1920. There she started a production company together with her two older sisters: Aud Richter and Gerd Grieg. She was very popular in her own series of crime dramas, ...
1 Arthurs forbrytelse (1955) (co-dir)
30. Elsa Kvamme
Director | Legenes krig
Elsa Kvamme is known for Legenes krig (2011), Fia og klovnene (2003) and En dame med hatt (1999).
1 Fia og klovnene (2003)
31. Randi Nordby
Actress | Faneflukt
Randi Nordby was born on May 15, 1926 in Norway. She was an actress and director, known for Faneflukt (1975), Trost i taklampa (1955) and Bustenskjold (1958). She died on March 28, 1991 in Norway.
1 Full utrykning (1971) (co-dir)
32. Kjersti Steinsbø
Director | Hevn
Kjersti Steinsbø directed her first feature film, REVENGE (HEVN) in 2015 which received both critical acclaim and was nominated for several awards. She directed 9 episodes of Season 1&2 of the TV-series ABER BERGEN b(2016-2017). In 2022 she directed 21 episodes of the series RYKTER for NRK. - Her ...
1 Hevn (2015)
33. Nille Tystad
Director | Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa
Nille Tystad is known for Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa (1998).
1 Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa (1998) (co-dir)
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