Ragnhild Nygaard
Ragnhild Nygaard (born July 24, 1944) is a Norwegian actress. 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. 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. Filmography Film 1974: Ungen as Krestna 1978: Operasjon Cobra as Dan's mother 1978: Formynderne as Bella Holm 1979: Rallarblod as Bygde-Sara 1986: Plastposen as a nurse 1988: Apprentice to Murder Television 1966: Goodman Children's Theater: Hansel and Gretel as the witch 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 Theater roles 1966: Tartuffe (Goodman Theater) as Elmire 1970: Oresteia (Norwegian title: Orestien, Norwegian Theater) as Chorus: Elders of Argos and Chorus: The Furies 1971: Bernards hus (Norwegian Theater) as Magdalena 1972: Ragnhildtreet (Norwegian Theater) 1973: Ungen (Norwegian Theater) as Krestna 1975: Glasberget (Norwegian Theater) 1975: The Good Person of Szechwan (Norwegian title: Det gode mennesket i Sezuan, Norwegian Theater) as the daughter-in-law 1979: The Diary of Anne Frank (Norwegian title: Anne Franks dagbok, National Theatre) as Miep Gies 1989: And Things That Go Bump in the Night (Norwegian title: Ting som slår gnister i natten, Homansbyen Theater Company) as Ruby 1991: When We Dead Awaken (National Theatre) as the nun References External links Ragnhild Nygaard at Sceneweb Ragnhild Nygaard at Filmfront 1944 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian actresses