Biography
Petronella Barker (born 29 October 1965) is a British-born Norwegian actress. She was born in Colchester, England, but grew up in Fredrikstad, Norway. While still studying at the Theatre Academy in Oslo (1985–1988), she had her debut in the Russian-Norwegian co-production Dragens fange (Trees Grow on the Stones Too, 1985). Her breakthrough as a movie actress came with the dystopic Sweetwater (1988), followed by Havet stiger (The Ocean Rises, 1990). In 1990 she made her stage debut as Perdita in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at Centralteatret. Since then she has acted in several plays, also for Oslo Nye Teater and The National Theatre. Meanwhile she has continued doing roles both for TV and film, most prominently the movie Thranes metode (Thrane's Method, 1998), and the TV police series Fox Grønland (2001). Description above from the Wikipedia article Petronella Barker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Bothersome Man (2006) — Anne Britt
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The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019) — Queen Victoria
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Hawaii, Oslo (2004) — Bobbie
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Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall (2010) — Sidsel
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Othello (1965) — Company
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The Architect (2023) — Katharina
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A Serious Game (2016) — Mrs Von Rosen
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021) — Self (archive footage)
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Victoria (2013) — Victoria's Mother
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Underdog (2015) — Marianne
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Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985) — Signy
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Sweetwater (1988) — Lisa
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The Blue Wolves (1993) — Rita
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Uti vår hage (2003)
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Gritt (2021) — Petronella
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Varg Veum (2007) — Sidsel
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Music for Weddings and Funerals (2002) — Helen
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Dangerous Waters (1995) — Marlene
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Thranes metode (1998) — Mol
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Gutta på skauen (2022) — Therapist
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Dramarama (1983) — Godmother
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Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom (1998) — Tante Lissi
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Haram (2014)
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Recoil (2018) — Kris Heltberg
- Havet stiger (1990) — Susanne
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The 7 Deadly Sins (2000)
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Radio 2 (1995) — Heidi
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Knockback: 2 (1985) — Visitor
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Gåten Knut Hamsun (1996) — Dagny
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Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man (1978) — Mrs Holder
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A Dog's Ransom (1978) — Gillian
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Aksjemordet (1990) — Beth
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It's Murder. But Is It Art? (1972) — Fanny Templer
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In Sickness and in Health (1975) — Miss Fisher
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Fountain of Youth (2017) — Acting Coach
- Stress (2014) — Human Resources
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Krystallandet (1990)
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Gåten Knut Hamsun (1997) — Dagny