Beate Eriksen
{{Short description|Norwegian director and actress (born 1960)}}
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| birthname = Beate Marie Eriksen
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| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1985–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Toralv Maurstad|1999}}
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Beate Marie Eriksen (born 19 October 1960) is a Norwegian actress and director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known for her role in the soap opera Hotel Cæsar.
She is the granddaughter of Olympic gymnast Marius Eriksen and the daughter of World War II flying ace Marius Eriksen, Jr. She is also the niece of alpine skier Stein Eriksen and was married to actor Toralv Maurstad.
Family background
Eriksen's father was Marius Eriksen, Jr., a fighter ace during World War II. After the war, Marius Eriksen became Norwegian slalom champion twice, in 1947 and 1948.{{cite news|url=http://www.abcnyheter.no/node/92199|title=Mannen i Mariusgenseren er død|last=Berg|first=Herman|date=15 July 2009|publisher=ABC Nyheter|language=no|access-date=17 August 2009}} His father Marius Eriksen, Sr. was a gymnast who won a bronze medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp|title=Olympic Medal Winners|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=17 August 2009}} Marius Eriksen, Sr. was married to Birgit "Bitten" Eriksen, a pioneer in the Norwegian women's ski movement and an innovator in knitting design.{{Cite news |author= Spurkland, Marte |title= Marius er tilbake på moten |url= http://www.dn.no/d2/mote/article1554968.ece |work= Dagens Næringsliv |location= Oslo, Norway |language= no |date= 6 December 2008 |access-date= 17 August 2009 |archive-date= 22 May 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130522013216/http://www.dn.no/d2/mote/article1554968.ece |url-status= dead }} Marius and Bitten's younger son Stein Eriksen was also an accomplished athlete who won a gold medal in giant slalom and a silver for slalom in the 1952 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=15844&type=result|title=Athlete information|publisher=International Ski Federation|access-date=17 August 2009|archive-date=19 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519131734/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=15844&type=result|url-status=dead}}
Career
Eriksen graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre in 1985. After graduating she worked for five years at Oslo Nye Teater and four years at Riksteatret. Since then she has done freelance work for Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre), The Norwegian Opera, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and other establishments.{{cite web |url= http://www.akershusteater.no/sider/om/skuespillere/beatee.html |title= Beate Eriksen |publisher= Akershus Teater |language= no | access-date= 17 August 2009}} She has also acted in movie and television roles, most prominently in the soap opera Hotel Cæsar. In 2000 she started working as director of the series, the first cast member ever to take on that role.{{cite news |url= http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=9937673 |title= Cæsar-Beate tar styringen |last=Nejad |first=Arash A. |date= 9 August 2000 |publisher= Verdens Gang |language= no |access-date= 17 August 2009}} She has directed 100 episodes of the show and 24 episodes of the children's television series Olsenbandens første kupp. Eriksen teaches drama at the Bærum Waldorf School and is the head of its theatre department.{{cite web|url=http://www.stib.no/Teaterlinjen/larerkrefter/larerkrefter.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326050702/http://www.stib.no/Teaterlinjen/larerkrefter/larerkrefter.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 March 2007|title=Lærerkrefter skoleåret 2008/2009|publisher=Bærum Waldorf School|language=no|access-date=17 August 2009}}
Personal life
Eriksen married actor Toralv Maurstad on New Year's Eve 1999, on a beach in Måløy, Norway.[http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=5046926 Toralv gift for tredje gang] (Norwegian), VG, 1 January 2000 She was 39 and he was 73.{{cite news |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/tekstarkiv/artikkel.php?id=5001000004778 |title=Andre par ut |date=24 January 2000 |publisher=Dagbladet |language=no |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822191341/http://www.dagbladet.no/tekstarkiv/artikkel.php?id=5001000004778 |archive-date=22 August 2009 |url-status=dead }} In 2001 Eriksen's application for adopting a child was rejected because Maurstad was considered too old. Norwegian adoption rules, under most circumstances, require the age of the adoptive parents to be between 25 and 45, but Maurstad was 74.{{cite news |url= http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/06/12/263222.html |title= Får ikke adoptere: Toralv er for gammel|last=Grøntoft|first=Kristin|date= 12 June 2001 |publisher= Dagbladet |language= no |access-date=17 August 2009}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20060211025809/http://www.bufetat.no/filestore/Bufetatno-dokument/Adopsjon/IntercountryadoptioninNorway.doc A document] from the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs regarding adoptions in Norway.
Filmography
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{| class="wikitable sortable" align="left" |+Actress !scope=col| Year !scope=col| Title !scope=col| Role !scope=col| Notes |
| 1986
!scope=row|Plastposen |Nurse | |
| 1990
!scope=row|Destinasjon Nordsjøen |Kari |TV |
| 1994
!scope=row|Over stork og stein | | |
| 1996
!scope=row|Familiesagaen de syv søstre |Valborg Løken |TV |
| 1998–2000
!scope=row|Hotel Cæsar |Ingrid Iversen |TV |
| 2011
!scope=row|Lilyhammer |Arnes mother |TV |
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| +Director
!scope=col| Year !scope=col| Title !scope=col| Notes |
| 1998
!scope=row|Hotel Cæsar |TV, 100 episodes |
| 2001
!scope=row|Olsenbandens første kupp |TV, 24 episodes |
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0259240}}
- [http://www.tv2underholdning.no/gkn/kjendis/beate-eriksen-2266755.html Profile] from TV 2 {{in lang|no}}
- [http://www.filmfront.no/actor/36075 Profile] from Filmfront {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Norwegian television actresses
Category:Norwegian stage actresses
Category:Norwegian television directors
Category:Norwegian schoolteachers
Category:20th-century Norwegian actresses