Petronella Barker

Petronella Barker

Born 1965-10-29 (age 60) Colchester, Essex, England, UK
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Biography

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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Known For

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

as Self (archive footage)

The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
Othello
Othello

1965

as Company

Sweetwater
Sweetwater

1988

as Lisa

A Serious Game
A Serious Game

2016

as Mrs Von Rosen

The Bothersome Man
The Bothersome Man

2006

as Anne Britt

Victoria
Victoria

2013

as Victoria's Mother

Underdog
Underdog

2015

as Marianne

Knockback: 2
Knockback: 2

1985

as Visitor

Trees Grow on the Stones Too
Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man
Hawaii, Oslo
Hawaii, Oslo

2004

as Bobbie

Music for Weddings and Funerals
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A Dog's Ransom

1978

as Gillian

Dangerous Waters
Dangerous Waters

1995

as Marlene

The 7 Deadly Sins
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Havet stiger

1990

as Susanne

Gritt
Gritt

2021

as Petronella

Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom