Kari Simonsen
Acting
Biography
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Born: June 5, 1937
Place of Birth: Oslo, Norway
Known For
Good Night, Darling
A Norwegian drama about a struggling musician who turns to blackmail after witnessing a murder.
Side by Side
Norwegian sitcom about life on an idyllic street in Granli Norway, where the fences are low and neighborly relations close. Here we meet the residents who struggle with life's challenges big and small, trials all of us can relate to.
The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
100 miles north, a bit east and up, is Pinchcliffe, the home of bicycle repairman Reodor Felgen and his two assistants, Solan Gundersen and Ludvig. Sponsored by oil sheik Ben Redic Fy Fazan, they build the car "Il Tempo Gigante" to race against Reodor's former assistant Rudolf Blodstrupmoen, who has stolen one of Reodor's inventions to become a world racing champion.
Hold My Heart
Tyven, Tyven ("Hold My Heart") follows the tense relationship between a father and his young daughter. The father, Harald, has divorced Cecilie, his wife, after an ugly breakup which involved accusations of spousal abuse and child molesting. Furious, Harald kidnaps his 7-year-old daughter, Lisa, who he has been forbidden any contact with. Over the course of a few days, the father and daughter grow closer. The police, meanwhile, have organized a manhunt for Harald, and only one policewoman believes he is not a dangerous man.
Captain Sabertooth and the Magical Diamond
Captain Sabertooth and his crew are up against a sunburnt vampire, a manipulating queen, a violent monkey army and two young pirates while on the hunt for the magical diamond.
The Art of Negative Thinking
The local disability support group visits an involuntary member, not realizing that it will bring them to a critical mass.
Only Clouds Move the Stars
Eleven year old Maria has lost her little brother to cancer. Having disappeared into herself, her mother is no longer there for Maria and her father struggles to keep the family together. Maria meets Jacob, who is the same age as she, but with a completely different attitude. Jacob is outgoing, exciting, funny and has wisdom way beyond his tender years. He gradually pulls Maria out of her shell and enables her to come to decisions which will affect her entire life.
Grandma and the Eight Children in the Woods
The eight kids Maren, Martin, Marte, Mads, Mona, Milly, Mina and Morten has moved with their parents and grandmother from the tiny apartment in the city to a cozy, red house in the forest. Here there is plenty of room for everyone to play, and having grandmother around proves to be useful. She watches the kids, sells waffles to passing ski-goers, and mediates between her own local knights and the attacking Indians from Tiriltoppen.
Who Do You Think You Are?
A Norwegian genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
The Olsen Gang and Dynamite-Harry
A foreign criminal gang makes a large-scale bank coup. The suspicion falls on the Olsen Gang. They escape, take up the hunt for the real criminals and thus it all starts. The police are looking for the Olsen Gang, and they are looking for the real criminals.
Filmography
as Grandma (voice)
as Renholderen
as Tante Ruth
as Wilhelmine
as Landsbykone (voice)
as Farmor
as Fru Wangen
as Herself (archive footage)
as Unn
as Fru Lyngmo
as Kvinne
as Lillemor
as Widow
as Gerd Lunde
as Astrid
as Waitress
as Gammel kvinne (uncredited)
as Erna
as Åse Lund
as Grandmother
as Dr. Line Berntsen
as Bitten Willien
as Edna
as Legen
as Julie
as Hulda Nedenunder
as Damen nedenfor
as Solan Gundersen (voice)
as Elsa Eng
as Frisørdamen
as Bodil Hansen
as Vera Schultz