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Ragnhild Nygaard

{{Short description|Norwegian actress (born 1944)}}

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Ragnhild Nygaard (born July 24, 1944) is a Norwegian actress.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ragnhild Nygaard |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ragnhild_Nygaard |access-date=October 22, 2023 |year=2021 |language=no}}

She is known for her roles as Queen Krystalis in the television series Brødrene Dal og spectralsteinene and as Tupsy Larang in the crime miniseries Solospill with Helmer & Sigurdson.{{cite news |title=Ny norsk criminalserie |url=https://www.nb.no/items/8cb3eb7a3eb3d7b631ab16a0f07546d2?page=9 |access-date=October 22, 2023 |work=Ringerikes Blad |issue=256 |date=November 4, 1977 |page=11}}{{cite news |title=Fredag er Helmer og Sigurdson tilbake igjen |url=https://www.nb.no/items/f0d65c06099e2402f27725099f205227?page=19 |access-date=October 22, 2023 |work=Akershus Arbeiderblad |issue=212 |date=November 3, 1977 |page=20}}

Nygaard was trained as an actor in the United States and was employed at the Norwegian Theater from 1969 to 1977. Since 1977 she has acted as a freelancer, and she has appeared in several productions on NRK's Radio Theater and Television Theater.

Nygaard headed the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1980 to 1991.{{cite news |title=Uanstendig NRK-honorar til skuespillerne |url=https://www.nb.no/items/b310840b2ca0114687eaeee0b15705a9?page=23 |access-date=October 22, 2023 |work=Nationen |issue=67 |date=March 20, 1982 |page=24}}{{cite news |title=Women's Issues Confab to Address Sexploitation |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-ragnhild-nygaard/134041267/ |work=The Bellingham Herald |date=September 20, 1986 |location=Bellingham, WA |page=9 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{cite book |title=Screen International: The International Film & Television Directory |date=1994 |publisher=EMAP Media Information |location=London |page=263}}

Filmography

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  • 1966: Goodman Children's Theater: Hansel and Gretel as the witch{{cite news |title=Goodman Players in TV 'Hansel' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-ragnhild-nygaard-born-1/134041015/ |work=Chicago Tribune |date=December 18, 1966 |location=Chicago, IL |page=101 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}{{cite news |title=Hansel, Gretel Get Too Big for Britches |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-ragnhild-nygaard-born-1/134041116/ |work=Chicago Tribune |date=December 23, 1966 |location=Chicago, IL |page=10 |access-date=October 25, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
  • 1977: Solospill as Tupsy Larang
  • 1979: Press in various roles
  • 1980: Narrespeilet in various roles
  • 1980: Slim sala bim (contribution to Rose d'Or)
  • 1982: Brødrene Dal og spectralsteinene as Queen Krystallis
  • 1985: Television Theater: Du kan da ikke bare gå... as Irmelin's mother
  • 1990: Aksjemordet as Mrs. Riisnes

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Theater roles

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|0638623|name=Ragnhild Nygaard}}
  • [https://sceneweb.no/nb/artist/21347 Ragnhild Nygaard] at Sceneweb
  • [https://filmfront.no/aktor/30760/ragnhild-nygaard Ragnhild Nygaard] at Filmfront

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Category:1944 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century Norwegian actresses