Renate Reinsve
{{Short description|Norwegian actress (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Renate Reinsve
| image = Renate Reinsve at Berlinale 2024 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Reinsve at the 2024 Berlinale
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1987|11|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Solbergelva, Norway
| alma_mater = Oslo National Academy of the Arts
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2011–present
| children = 1
| awards =
}}
Renate Reinsve ({{IPA|no|rɛˈnɑ̀ːtə ˈræ̀ɪnˌsveː|lang}}; born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in Oslo, August 31st (2011). In 2021, she had her breakout role in the critically acclaimed drama The Worst Person in the World (2021), for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress,{{Cite web |date=2021-07-17 |title=Meet the winners of the 74th edition of the Festival de Cannes |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2021/meet-the-winners-of-the-74th-edition-of-the-festival-de-cannes/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en}} and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She has since starred in the American legal thriller series Presumed Innocent and drama film A Different Man (both 2024).
Early life
Born in Solbergelva in 1987 and educated at Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Reinsve then joined the Trøndelag Teater.
After being expelled from school at 16, Reinsve left Norway for Scotland and stayed in a hostel in Edinburgh. Running out of money, she was given a job in the bar of the hostel by the manager as he "felt sorry for [her]".{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS-qtkRvwx8|title=Olivia Rodrigo Used Her Driver's License to Visit a British Pub|author=The Late Late Show with James Corden|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323232712/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS-qtkRvwx8|archive-date=23 March 2022|date=23 March 2022|publisher=YouTube|access-date=28 March 2022|url-status=live}}
Career
File:Renate Reinsve Worst Person Q&A, February 2022.jpg
In 2014, she received the Hedda Award for her role in Besøk av gammel dame, an adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play {{lang|de|Der Besuch der alten Dame}}. Since 2016, she has been contracted to Det Norske Teatret.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Renate Reinsve|first1=Lillian|last1=Bikset|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor-last=Bolstad|editor-first=Erik|publisher=Norsk nettleksikon|location=Oslo|url=https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve|language=Norwegian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328005925/https://snl.no/Renate_Reinsve|archive-date=28 March 2022|accessdate=15 July 2021|url-status=live}} Her films include Oslo, August 31st (2011), The Orheim Company (2012), and Welcome to Norway (2016). On television, she has been a main character in Nesten voksen"Bare nesten morsomt", Dagbladet 5 January 2018 and side character in Hvite gutter."Frognerfjotter", Dagbladet 9 January 2018
In 2021, Reinsve played the principal character Julie in Joachim Trier's romantic comedy-drama The Worst Person in the World, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim.{{cite news|title=Cannes-debut etter første hovedrolle|first=Vera|last=Brunstad|newspaper=Dagbladet|language=no|date=8 July 2021}}{{Cite web|title='The Worst Person in the World' Is the Best Film at Cannes So Far|last=Lawson |first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Lawson (writer)|date=10 July 2021|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/the-worst-person-in-the-world-is-the-best-film-at-cannes-so-far|website=vanityfair.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730212332/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/07/the-worst-person-in-the-world-is-the-best-film-at-cannes-so-far|archive-date=30 July 2021|access-date=15 July 2021|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|authorlink=Peter Bradshaw|date=8 July 2021|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/the-worst-person-in-the-world-review-cannes-2021|website=theguardian.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327072357/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/the-worst-person-in-the-world-review-cannes-2021|archive-date=27 March 2022|access-date=15 July 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_worst_person_in_the_world|title= The Worst Person in the World (2021)|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 29 December 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221229134026/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_worst_person_in_the_world|url-status= live}} On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Reinsve mentioned that she was considering quitting acting the day before she was offered the role of Julie, and had considered carpentry as a backup plan to acting.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQl0CZy7yu4&ab_channel=LateNightwithSethMeyers|title=Renate Reinsve Decided to Quit Acting the Day Before Landing Her Biggest Role|website=YouTube|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430020429/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQl0CZy7yu4|archive-date=30 April 2022|access-date=30 January 2022|url-status=live}} Trier had written the part of Julie specifically for her.{{cite web|title=The Worst Person in the World: Lost and Found|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7844-the-worst-person-in-the-world-lost-and-found|work=Criterion Collection|author=Sheila O’Malley|date=28 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705104807/https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7844-the-worst-person-in-the-world-lost-and-found|archive-date=5 July 2022|access-date=4 July 2022|url-status=live}} Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian praised the film giving it a five star review declaring, "Renate Reinsve is the actor who takes on this role and she takes off like a rocket, deserving star status to rival Lily James or Alicia Vikander for her tremendously mature, sensitive and sympathetic performance."{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/the-worst-person-in-the-world-review-cannes-2021|title= The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic|website= The Guardian|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 8 July 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210708223832/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/jul/08/the-worst-person-in-the-world-review-cannes-2021|url-status= live}} For her performance she received numerous accolades including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076798541/cannes-best-actress-winner-renate-reinsve-is-also-the-worst-person-in-the-world|title= Cannes' Best Actress winner Renate Reinsve is also 'The Worst Person in the World'|website= NPR|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 7 May 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230507174500/https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076798541/cannes-best-actress-winner-renate-reinsve-is-also-the-worst-person-in-the-world|url-status= live}}
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Reinsve acted in two films which competed at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, the first being Aaron Schimberg's psychological drama A Different Man co-starring opposite Sebastian Stan and the second being Piero Messina's science-fiction romance Another End with Gael Garcia Bernal.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2022/06/sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-adam-pearson-a-different-man-a24-1235049252/|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve & Adam Pearson To Star In ‘A Different Man’ For A24|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622021208/https://deadline.com/2022/06/sebastian-stan-renate-reinsve-adam-pearson-a-different-man-a24-1235049252/|archive-date=22 June 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-world-star-on-english-debuts-1235832398/|title= Renate Reinsve on Going From ‘The Worst Person in The World’ to Sharing the Screen With Sebastian Stan and Gael García Bernal|website= The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 23 February 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240223061503/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-world-star-on-english-debuts-1235832398/|url-status= live}} Reinsve acted in the film Armand directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel which premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/global/joachim-trier-renate-reinsve-the-worst-person-in-the-world-cannes-armand-1235654298/|title= ‘The Worst Person in the World’ Producers, Cannes Breakout Star Renate Reinsve Reteam on ‘Armand’ (EXCLUSIVE)|website= Variety|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 29 June 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230629042735/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/joachim-trier-renate-reinsve-the-worst-person-in-the-world-cannes-armand-1235654298/|url-status= live}} The film is described as "A story about boundaries - not mainly between the kids, but between the adults involved. Who decides where to set them? What is an assault, what is play, what is consent and what is privacy?".{{cite web|url= https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/renate-reinsve-boards-halfdan-ullmann-tondels-debut-feature-armand|title= Renate Reinsve boards Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s debut feature Armand|website= Nordisk Film & TV Fund|accessdate= April 11, 2024|archive-date= 27 June 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230627111501/https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/renate-reinsve-boards-halfdan-ullmann-tondels-debut-feature-armand|url-status= live}} Also in 2024 she played a lover and victim in the Apple TV+ legal thriller series Presumed Innocent acting opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. The series was based on the 1987 novel of the same name.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/tv/reviews/presumed-innocent-review-jake-gyllenhaal-1236028766/|title= Jake Gyllenhaal Is Endlessly Watchable in Apple TV+’s Brilliant ‘Presumed Innocent’ Adaptation: TV Review|website= Variety|accessdate= September 20, 2024}}
In 2023, it was announced that Reinsve would reunite with Joachim Trier for the family drama film Sentimental Value.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/global/joachim-trier-sentimental-value-renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-the-world-1235726406/|title= Joachim Trier Sets Next Film 'Sentimental Value,' a Father-Daughter Drama With 'Worst Person in the World' Star Renate Reinsve|website= Variety|accessdate= September 18, 2023|archive-date= 18 September 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230918172534/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/joachim-trier-sentimental-value-renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-the-world-1235726406/|url-status= live}} Filming commenced in August 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-world-star-on-english-debuts-1235832398/ |title=Renate Reinsve on Going From 'The Worst Person in The World' to Sharing the Screen With Sebastian Stan and Gael García Bernal |access-date=23 February 2024 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223061503/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/renate-reinsve-worst-person-in-world-star-on-english-debuts-1235832398/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
=Film=
class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Denotes productions that have not yet been released}} | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
scope=row | 2011
| Renate | |
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scope=row | 2012
| Lene | |
scope=row rowspan="2" | 2015
| {{ill|Women in Oversized Men's Shirts|no|Kvinner i for store herreskjorter}} | Ane | |
Villmark Asylum
| Synne | |
scope=row | 2016
| {{ill|Welcome to Norway|no|Welcome to Norway (film)}} | Line | |
scope=row | 2017
| {{ill|Ekspedisjon Knerten|no}} | Mor | |
scope=row | 2018
| {{ill|Phoenix (2018 film)|lt=Phoenix|no|Føniks}} | Kristin | |
scope=row | 2021
| The Worst Person in the World | Julie | |
scope=row rowspan="4" | 2024
| Anna | |
A Different Man
| Ingrid | Hollywood debut |
Another End
| Zoe / Ava | |
Armand
| Elizabeth | |
scope=row | 2025
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| Sentimental Value {{dagger}} | Nora | Post-production |
scope=row | {{TableTBA}}
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| X {{dagger}}{{Citation needed |date=March 2023}} | Ingvild | Post-production |
= Television =
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=font-size:100%
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
scope=row|2015
|Mysteriet på Sommerbåten |Aktuar |Television series |
---|
scope=row|2015
|{{N/a}} |Episode #1.1 |
scope=row|2018
|Siri |3 episodes |
scope=row|2018
|Roeng |Lena |10 episodes |
scope=row|2018
|Best: Før |Anemone |Episode: "Popup-festival" |
scope=row|2018
|Frida |5 episodes |
scope=row| 2022
| Ida tar ansvar | Sarah | Episode: "Et dukkehjem" |
scope=row|2024
|Carolyn Polhemus |8 episodes |
Accolades
References
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Category:Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni