Renate Reinsve

Renate Reinsve (born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She gave her film debut in Oslo, August 31st (2011) before making her starring turn in the critically acclaimed film The Worst Person in the World (2021) which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.

Renate Reinsve
Born (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987
Solbergelva, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Alma materOslo National Academy of the Arts
OccupationActress
Awards

Early life and education

Born in Solbergelva in 1987 and educated at Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, Reinsve was then assigned with the Trøndelag Teater.[1] Reinsve had a traumatic upbringing and suffers from posttraumatic stress after events happening when she was between nine and 16 years old.[2]

Career

In 2014, she received the Hedda Award for her role in Besøk av gammel dame, an adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play Der Besuch der alten Dame. From 2016 she is assigned with Det Norske Teatret.[1]

Her films include Oslo, August 31st (2011), The Orheim Company (2012) and Welcome to Norway (2016).[1] On television, she has been a main character in Nesten voksen[3] and side character in Hvite gutter.[4] In 2021 she played the principal character "Julie" in Joachim Trier's film The Worst Person in the World, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6][7] Reinsve subsequently won the Best Actress Award at the festival for her performance in the film.[8][9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Oslo, August 31st Renate
2012 The Orheim Company Lene
2015 Women in Oversized Men's Shirts Ane
2015 Villmark 2 Synne
2016 Welcome to Norway Line
2017 Ekspedisjon Knerten Mor
2018 Føniks Kristin
2021 The Worst Person in the World Julie

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Mysteriet på Sommerbåten Aktuar Television series
2015 Unge lovende N/A Episode #1.1
2018 Nesten voksen Siri 3 episodes
2018 Roeng Lena 10 episodes
2018 Best: Før Anemone Episode: "Popup-festival"
2018 Hvite gutter Frida 5 episodes
TBA Ida tar ansvar Sarah Episode: "Et dukkehjem"

References
  1. Bikset, Lillian. "Renate Reinsve". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "Renate Reinsve är världens värsta människa: "Jag är rädd för intimitet"".
  3. "Bare nesten morsomt", Dagbladet 5 January 2018
  4. "Frognerfjotter", Dagbladet 9 January 2018
  5. Brunstad, Vera (8 July 2021). "Cannes-debut etter første hovedrolle". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
  6. Lawson, Richard (10 July 2021). "'The Worst Person in the World' Is the Best Film at Cannes So Far". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. Bradshaw, Peter (8 July 2021). "The Worst Person in the World review – Nordic romcom is an instant classic". theguardian.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. "Cannes' Palme D'Or goes to Titane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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