Lisa Stokke

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Lisa Stokke
Emil Solli-Tangen, Lise Mæland, Lisa Stokke and Jørn Hoel, in Hønefoss church, 2019.
Born (1975-03-25) 25 March 1975 (age 49)
Tromsø, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materLiverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Tim Jolly
​
(m. 2002)​
ChildrenJasper and Tallulah

Lisa Stokke (born 25 March 1975) is a Norwegian singer and actress, active in

UK television series Jonathan Creek
.

Acting career

Lisa Stokke was born in the Arctic town of

chiropractor father, Øivind Stokke (he was from Nordmøre; and died by suicide in 2004).[1] [2] Her American mother, Judith Rae, was born in 1949 in Arkansas, and is an artist and writer. She has an older sister, Monica. They grew up in Tromsdalen and their later parents divorced.[3]

Stokke is from

Guys and Dolls, Chess
and Hard Times.

Following the success of Mamma Mia! and other stage shows Stokke has appeared in various guest roles on British and Norwegian television, musical shows and films, in addition to leading roles on stage in Norway. She appeared in one episode of the British detective series Jonathan Creek, playing Jodee Tressky in the episode "Satan's Chimney". She also starred in the Norwegian film Long Flat Balls II.

In 2010, she appeared in her own documentary series entitled Lisa Goes To Hollywood, portraying her search for a role in Hollywood. The series was broadcast on NRK.

In the

dub of Disney's Frozen and Frozen II, she provides the voice of Elsa
.

On December 2, 2018, she guest-starred in the

BBC1 hit series Doctor Who in the eleventh series episode "It Takes You Away
".

Stokke lives in Battersea,[6] London, with her family. Her mother also moved to London.

Music

Her performance in Mamma Mia! is included on the original cast recordings from 1999. She also contributed to the Help! I'm a Fish film soundtrack.

She released her first solo album, A Piece of Lisa in 2006.

She was the voice and singing voice of

Into the Unknown
", "I ukjent land".

On February 9, 2020, Stokke was called to join

Into the Unknown” during the 92nd Academy Awards. Every international performer sang one line of the song in a different language: Maria Lucia Heiberg Rosenberg in Danish, Willemijn Verkaik in German, Takako Matsu in Japanese, Carmen Sarahí in Latin American Spanish, Stokke in Norwegian, Kasia Łaska in Polish, Anna Buturlina in Russian, Gisela in European Spanish and Gam Wichayanee in Thai.[7]

Other work

Stokke has been featured in commercials for Norwegian

football betting and Ottakringer beer
.

In the summer of 2005, Stokke hosted the Mandela concert, in support of the South African HIV/AIDS cause, in her hometown of Tromsø.

Awards

  • Citizen of Tromsø of the year (1999).

References

  1. ^ Instagram
  2. ^ Klikk
  3. ^ Dagbladet
  4. ^ a b Listen to Norway, Volumes 7-8, 1999, Norwegian Music Information Centre
  5. ISBN 978-0-8230-8317-6
    , p. 246
  6. ^ Vg.no Han er morsom, snill og pålitelig
  7. ^ McPhee, Ryan (2020-02-10). "Watch Idina Menzel and 9 Fellow Elsas Sing Frozen 2's 'Into the Unknown' at the Oscars". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-02-10.

External links

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