Ulrikke Hansen Døvigen Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Ulrikke Hansen Døvigen
Acting
Biography
Ulrikke H Døvigen Ulrikke (born 4 February 1971) is a Norwegian actress and dancer with a long, consistent career spanning theatre, film, television, and audio productions. Known for precise character work and strong physical presence, she is regarded as a versatile and reliable performer within Norwegian drama. She grew up in Lommedalen and moved to London at the age of twelve with her mother and stepfather. She remained in the UK for 17 years, a period that proved formative to her artistic development. In 1994 she completed a three-year acting degree at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts. Alongside this, she trained in dance at the Vacani School of Dancing, focusing on modern dance, jazz, and basic classical ballet. She has also studied theatre at the Vera Gregg École du Théâtre in Paris, further strengthening her European stage foundation. Døvigen made her institutional theatre debut at the National Theatre of Norway in 2002 as Cecily Cardew in Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Prior to this, she was employed for two years at Oslo Nye Theatre, appearing in productions such as Dracula, Disco Pigs, 40, and Hjalmar og Flode. She has since performed extensively at Nationaltheatret, Riksteatret, and Det Norske Teatret, and is particularly acclaimed for her portrayal of Nora Helmer in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. To a wide audience, she is best known as “Jentungen” in the NRK Christmas series Jul på Månetoppen, a role that has become a lasting part of Norwegian popular culture. Her television work includes notable roles in Den unge Fleksnes, Hotel Cæsar, Hjem, Aber Bergen, Heimebane, Wisting, and Pørni, where she played Astrid in the first two seasons. Her performance in Pørni was praised for its grounded and nuanced realism. Her film credits include 37 ½, Marias menn, Mars and Venus, 5 løgner, and Operasjon Mørkemann. In 2018, she appeared in Paul Greengrass’ 22 July, portraying prosecutor Inga Bejer Engh during the courtroom sequences. Early in her career, she also appeared in several British film productions. In the summer of 2014, Døvigen played the antagonist Queen Sirikit in Captain Sabertooth and the Hunt for the Magical Diamond at Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park. She has also worked extensively with audiobooks, radio drama, and voice narration, including Døde menn går på ski, Linus i Svingen, and NRK’s radio thriller De dødes tjern. She is the daughter of actress Kjersti Døvigen and jazz musician Ole Jacob Hansen. She has a daughter with actor Mads Ousdal and is married to former professional snowboarder Daniel Franck. Outside her acting career, she is an experienced horse rider and plays the piano.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Maria's Men
Maria, an unconventional single mother, finds herself torn between two men, the successful shrink Fredrik and the 22-year-old paraglider Jonas. This all gets very complicated when her ex-husband Lasse returns, demanding full custody of the children.
Mars & Venus
Ida and Mathias is a very "normal" couple. Her architect, he was a kind of production manager. They have two children, is still horny on each other. But life has set in: The kids interrupt the sex, she earns more than him, and the apartment is just too narrow and too unopposed. In short: It's time to dream. She wants to finish his life's prestige project. He would like to have a boat. Old sailboat even made of wood. One day, Mathias makes the fatal (or maybe the right thing :) He just buys the boat...
Når i går blir i dag og i morgen
A story about five people who became friends as adults. They are all in the their early 40s and struggle to find meaning in their lives. They haven't seen each other since the last reunion was somewhat of an aggressive altercation. One thing they all have in common is the feeling of not having experienced enough. They have different social statuses, some are successfully well off and others struggle to keep jobs and relationships.
37½
A woman, Selma, almost 40 years old, figures that she has not achieved what she wanted in life and wonders "what now?"
5 Lies
The supermarket clown Ulrik is dreaming of becoming a stand-up comedian, the handicapped Amnesty girl Kristin is in love with Alexander, but does not dare to tell him, and Maya is to be deported from the country because she is a "consumed" mail order bride.
22 July
On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi terrorist Anders Behring Breivik murdered 77 young people attending a Labour Party Youth Camp on Utøya Island outside of Oslo. This three-part story focuses on the survivors, the political leadership of Norway, and the lawyers involved.
Operation Shadowman
Mysterious holes in the ground appear during the night, causing Oliver's bicycle to be destroyed. Who made these holes and why? The child detectives Tiril and Oliver will have to be as smart as Sherlock Holmes to find out.
Spermatheca
The workers at the Spermatheca are struggling with their motivation, and when Pontius makes an unusual discovery, everyday life at the station begins to shift. All the while department head Morten is daydreaming about far away.
No Comment
Prime Minister Alma Solvik gets caught up in a scandal before elections. During Alma's term in power, her husband Sondre has done transactions on the stock exchange apparently using the government's inside information. Alma puts together a crisis communication HQ that formulates the tactics for communicating with the public. The Prime Minister is also a prime minister at home and therefore they launch the campaign "Sondre is the culprit" – the elections must be won, after all.
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