Elsa Lystad

Elsa Lystad (born 9 July 1930) is a Norwegian film and stage actress. She is a recipient of the Leonard Statuette and the Amanda Honorary Award.

Elsa Lystad
Born (1930-07-09) 9 July 1930
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupationactress
AwardsLeonard Statuette (1983)
Amanda Honorary Award (2014)

Career

Lystad made her stage debut in 1956, and her breakthrough as actress came in the mid-1960s. She has since been a central actress in Norwegian film, theatre, television and radio.[1][2]

She was assigned to Det Norske Teatret from 1958 to 1964, and thereafter Chat Noir, Fjernsynsteatret, Oslo Nye Teater, and Den Nationale Scene until 1980. As freelancer she has later played for the theatres Nationaltheatret, Riksteatret, Chat Noir, ABC-teatret and Hålogaland Teater, as well as revue assignments.[2]

Her breakthrough came in 1965 at the revue theatre Lysthuset in Oslo, where she played in collaboration with Rolv Wesenlund and Harald Heide-Steen Jr. She was subsequently engaged with Einar Schanke at Chat Noir, and played with Wesenlund in the film Hurra for Andersens! (1966).[1]

She was awarded the Leonard Statuette in 1983.[3] She received the Amanda Honorary Award for 2014.[4]

Personal life

Born in Oslo on 9 July 1930, Lystad is a daughter of Erling Magnus Lystad and Thora Aamot. She married Arpad Robert Istvan Szemes (1930–1998) in 1965.[1]

Selected filmography

Selected works
  • Hva er det med meg (autobiography, 1986)

References
  1. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Elsa Lystad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Elsa Lystad – norsk skuespiller". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  3. Bolstad, Erik, ed. (18 December 2019). "Leonardstatuetten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. Svendsen, Trond Olav (12 January 2023). "Amandaprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2023.


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