Linn Stokke

Linn Sem Stokke (born 18 September 1961) is a Norwegian actress, author, singer and composer.

Linn Stokke
As Frida Foldal in Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman at Nationaltheatret in 1979
Born	Linn Sem Stokke September 18, 1961 Oslo, Østlandet, Norway
Occupation	Actress ,author, composer, singer, cultural director
Years active	1975–present
Spouse(s)	Atle Brynestad (1990–)
Awards	Stockholm hometown cultural price 2001
Website	http://www.linnstokke.com/

She is the daughter of Ingebjørg Sem and Tor Stokke, both actors.[1] She had her début at the National Theatre as a child, in 1975, and has since acted in over 25 productions there.[1] Stokke became known to a national audience at a young age, in the role of the daughter in the sitcom Hjemme hos oss in 1980. She has also worked in international productions, such as Mio min Mio (1987) and the Swedish Om kärlek (1987) See UTUBE [2]

In 2006 Stokke released her first album, Unfolding, described as "jazz-inspired singer/songwriter-pop with more than a little hint of new age."[3] In 2007 she was asked to compose and perform the signature melody for "Symposia 07 and the silent prayer for the earth" These two songs, "Breathing Love" and "The New Day", are only available on iTunes and www.linnstokke.com She has also written two books: Tanker fra en sorg (Thoughts from a grief) – a collection of poems – and the children's book Trollet Trym og den hemmelige farven, which has also been translated to Japanese.[4] In 2006 the book was reprinted by GyldendalGood books. The book has also been filmed for television. Linn lived for seven years with the actor Hans Ola Sørlie, who died in a car accident in 1988. She is currently married to the entrepreneur Atle Brynestad, and in 1997 quit her job at the National Theatre to "set her self free", as she said. Stokke has two children with her first husband, and two with her second.[5]

Select filmography

Year 2010	Film	Role	Other notes
1980	Hjemme hos oss	Sissel	TV
1982	A Time to Die	Dora
1987	Om kärlek	Helene Berg
1987	Hip hip hurra!	Oda
1987	Mio min Mio	Mrs. Lundin
1988	Borgen skole	Brita Sand	TV
2010	Norwegian Ninja

References

1. "Fakta, Linn Stokke (45)". Dagbladet. 2006-11-18. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
2. "Linn Stokke". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
3. Hvidsten, Sigrid (2006-11-18). "Linn Stokke - Unfolding". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-11-20.
4. "Books". Linn Stokke. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
5. Hegg, Anja (2000-09-25). "Man er ikke mindre kvinne selv om man føder ved keisersnitt". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-11-20.

External links

• Linn Stokke at IMDb
• Home page