Birte Fosheim Wienskol (20 March 1956 – 7 June 2018
Biography
Fosheim graduated from the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, after which she appeared in various roles on stage, film, and television. Rather than working under a permanent contract with any particular theater, she worked as a
freelancer.
In the 1980s and 90s she became a well known face on Norwegian television, frequently appearing in comedy shows playing stereotypically dim character, with her most famous role being Vigdis Reverud in the sitcom
Karl & Co from 1998 to 2001. In her later career, she also had success writing historical books for children about composers, like
Mozart,
Edvard Grieg and
Antonio Vivaldi.
She also ran
Barne- og ungdomsteateret (The Children and Youth Theatre), an educational institution with 170 children, from her home in
Oslo,
Her brother was the musician Lage Fosheim, known from the band The Monroes. She was married to André Wienskol – originally from France – whom she met when she was 21.
Death
Fosheim was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in early 2018, and died from the illness on 7 June 2018, aged 62.
Select filmography
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" Fruen fra havet" (TV, 1979)
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Den som henger i en tråd (TV, 1980)
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Little Ida (1981)
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Svarta fåglar (1983)
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Viva Villaveien! (1989)
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A Handful of Time (1990)
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" Karl & Co" (TV, 1998-2001)
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Tsatsiki, morsan och polisen (1999)
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Sofies verden (2000)
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