Petronella Barker (born 29 October 1965) is a British-born Norwegian actress. She was born in Colchester, England, but grew up in Fredrikstad, Norway. While still studying at the Theatre Academy in Oslo (1985–1988), she had her debut in the Russian-Norwegian co-production Dragens fange (Trees Grow on the Stones Too, 1985). Her breakthrough as a movie actress came with the dystopic Sweetwater (1988), followed by Havet stiger (The Ocean Rises, 1990).
In 1990 she made her stage debut as Perdita in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale at Centralteatret. Since then she has acted in several plays, also for Oslo Nye Teater and The National Theatre.
Meanwhile she has continued doing roles both for TV and film, most prominently the movie Thranes metode (Thrane’s Method, 1998), and the TV police series Fox Grønland (2001).
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Petronella Barker Biography / Wiki
Name | Petronella Barker |
Also Know | |
Gender | Female |
Known For | Acting |
Place of Birth | Colchester, Essex, England, UK |
Date of Birth | 1965-10-29 |
Age(as in 2022) | 56 |
Deathday |
Petronella Barker Acting Movies
Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
Dangerous Waters | Marlene | 1995-07-14 | A dangerous criminal, named Falken, robs a bank together with a redneck small-criminal. They have to take a hostage and escape in a racing boat. When … |
The Bothersome Man | Anne Britt | 2006-05-26 | Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment – even a wife. But befor… |
Havet stiger | Susanne | 1990-12-26 | Set in the future when much of Central Europe has suffered ecological destruction and only small groups of survivors remain, a lost Norwegian reporter… |
Trees Grow on the Stones Too | Signy | 1985-09-05 | Vikings attack Kuksja’s village, and end up bringing him along on their ship because they believe he is good luck. After proving himself in a battle a… |
Sweetwater | Lisa, Allans kone | 1988-09-14 | Allan and Lisa flee the war-torn city of Sweetwater with their young son for the safety of the municipal dump in this sleepy war drama. They join othe… |
Thranes metode | Mol | 1998-06-05 | Thrane has always had his own method of dealing with life. He tends to slip away. But when he sees beautiful Mol the same day he moves to a new apartm… |
De 7 dødssyndene | 2000-08-11 | Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors…. | |
Fountain of Youth | Acting Coach | 2017-09-30 | Olav Astrup is a failed entrepreneur in his mid-twenties who has recently been refused contact with his newborn child. Without family or any form of s… |
Stress | Human Resources | 2014-09-27 | A workaholic father is encouraged to spend more time with his daughter. It turns out to be harder than he would think…. |
Music for Weddings and Funerals | Helen | 2002-08-22 | Sara, recently divorced and mourning the loss of her only child, rents her basement to Bogdan, a Serbian musician who brings the whole band along. As … |
Haram | 2014-10-03 | Omar is a mid-level gangster in Oslo. A family secret is revealed when his “dead” sister isn’t dead at all. Omar is ordered to find her. Joining him i… | |
Varg Veum – The Writing on the Wall | Sidsel | 2010-08-27 | Varg Veum is no longer working as a private investigator. He’s got a permanent job as a teacher, and has calmed down his life, enjoying the domestic b… |
Victoria | Victoria’s Mother | 2013-03-01 | A tragic love affair between Victoria and Johannes. She’s the daughter of a rich estate owner and he’s the son of a poor miller. Despite the deep love… |
Underdog | Marianne | 2015-03-13 | Dino is 23 and dreams of a different life. She has left the mass unemployment of the Swedish provinces in search of happiness in nouveau-riche Oslo ju… |
GÃ¥ten Knut Hamsun | Dagny | 1996-12-26 | What is the answer to the riddle. What made the famous author, nobel prize winner, Knut Hamsun to support Hitler? 1945. The famous writer Knut Hamsun … |
Hawaii, Oslo | Bobbie | 2004-09-24 | Hawaii, Oslo is the story of a handful of people who cross each other’s path without necessarily knowing each other, during the hottest day of the yea… |
In Sickness and in Health | Miss Fisher | 1975-05-21 | A hard-working doctor must also carry the burden of a turbulent home life, due to the expectations of his demanding wife. Part of Thames Televison’s A… |
Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom | Tante Lissi | 1998-12-25 | Ole Aleksander leker i gangen, og forstyrrer mor som vasker ved Ã¥ ringe pÃ¥ døren. Han fÃ¥r sin egen nøkkel, men det byr bare pÃ¥ flere forviklinge… |
A Serious Game | Mrs Von Rosen | 2016-09-09 | In the 1910s, journalist Arvid Stjärnblom and painter’s daughter Lydia Stille fall in love with each other…. |
The Blue Wolves | Rita | 1993-08-06 | Pelle’s father joins an activist group and Pelle has to face up to his father…. |
Gritt | Petronella | 2021-03-26 | The troubled artist Gritt is struggling for relevance and belonging in an unwelcoming society, but then she undergoes a radicalization process in the … |
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony | Herself (archive footage) | 2021-01-01 | Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he gave throughout his life, allowing us to put him … |
Knockback: 2 | Visitor | 1985-02-03 | Alan and Sylvia fall in love and Alan gains a renewed sense of purpose. He begins to hope for an eventual release on licence. However both he and Sylv… |
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle | Queen Victoria | 2019-08-23 | When the King and Queen are poisoned, brothers Per and PÃ¥l get arrested, suspected of being behind it. Younger brother Espen “Ash Lad” and Princess K… |
Othello | Company | 1965-12-15 | The 1965 version of the Shakespeare play…. |
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