Ragnhild Nygaard

Ragnhild Nygaard (born July 24, 1944) is a Norwegian actress.^[1]

Ragnhild Nygaard
Born	(1944-07-24) July 24, 1944 (age 81)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	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.^[2][3]

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.^[1]

Nygaard headed the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association from 1980 to 1991.^[1][4][5][6]

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^[7][8]
• 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^[9]
• 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^[10]
• 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^[10]