Lisa Stokke
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Lisa Stokke | |
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 Emil Solli-Tangen, Lise Mæland, Lisa Stokke and Jørn Hoel, in Hønefoss church, 2019. | |
| Born | 25 March 1975 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse |
Tim Jolly (m.2002) |
| Children | Jasper and Tallulah |
Lisa Stokke(born 25 March 1975) is a Norwegian singer and actress, active inNorwayandGreat Britain.She appeared in the original West End-staging of the musicalMamma Mia!,and appeared inGuys and Dollsand in theUKtelevision seriesJonathan Creek.
Acting career
[edit]Lisa Stokke was born in the Arctic town ofTromsøin Northern Norway to achiropractorfather, Øivind Stokke (he was fromNordmøre;and died bysuicidein 2004).[1][2]Her American mother, Judith Rae, was born in 1949 inArkansas,and is an artist and writer. She has an older sister, Monica. They grew up inTromsdalenand their later parentsdivorced.[3]
Stokke is fromTromsø,[4]and was in the first class ever to graduate fromLIPA,Paul McCartney's school in Liverpool, in 1998.[5]Just four months after finishing her final exams, she was cast in the leading role of Sophie in the originalWest Endproduction of theABBAmusicalMamma Mia!.[4]She remained as a part of the cast for only a year after having been on stage around 400 times. She moved on to appear in West End productionsGuys and Dolls,ChessandHard Times.
Following the success ofMamma Mia!and other stage shows Stokke has appeared in various guest roles on British and Norwegian television, musical shows and films, in addition to leading roles on stage inNorway.She appeared in one episode of the British detective seriesJonathan Creek,playing Jodee Tressky in the episode "Satan's Chimney". She also starred in the Norwegian filmLong Flat Balls II.
In 2010, she appeared in her own documentary series entitledLisa Goes To Hollywood,portraying her search for a role inHollywood.The series was broadcast onNRK.
In theNorwegian languagedubof Disney'sFrozenandFrozen II,she provides the voice ofElsa.
On December 2, 2018, she guest-starred in theBBC1hit seriesDoctor Whoin the eleventh series episode "It Takes You Away".
Stokke lives inBattersea,[6]London,with her family. Her mother also moved to London.
Music
[edit]Her performance inMamma Mia!is included on theoriginal cast recordingsfrom 1999. She also contributed to theHelp! I'm a Fishfilm soundtrack.
She released her first solo album,A Piece of Lisain 2006.
She was the voice and singing voice ofElsain the Norwegian dub ofFrozen,Frost,she sang the Norwegian rendition of "Let it Go","La Den Gå ". InFrozen II,Frost IIin Norwegian, she sang the Norwegian rendition of "Into the Unknown","I ukjent land ".
On February 9, 2020, Stokke was called to joinIdina Menzel,Auroraand eight more of Elsa's international dubbers to perform “Into the Unknown”during the92nd Academy Awards.Every international performer sang one line of the song in a different language:Maria Lucia Heiberg RosenberginDanish,Willemijn VerkaikinGerman,Takako MatsuinJapanese,Carmen SarahíinLatin American Spanish,Stokke inNorwegian,Kasia ŁaskainPolish,Anna Buturlina inRussian,GiselainEuropean SpanishandGam WichayaneeinThai.[7]
Other work
[edit]Stokke has been featured in commercials for Norwegianfootball bettingandOttakringer beer.
In the summer of 2005, Stokke hosted theMandelaconcert, in support of the South AfricanHIV/AIDScause, in her hometown of Tromsø.
Awards
[edit]- Citizen ofTromsøof the year (1999).
References
[edit]- ^Klikk
- ^Dagbladet
- ^abListen to Norway,Volumes 7-8, 1999, Norwegian Music Information Centre
- ^Hanser, Anders & Palm, Carl Magnus (2000)From Abba to Mamma MIA!: The Official Book,Watson-Guptill Publications,ISBN978-0-8230-8317-6,p. 246
- ^Vg.no Han er morsom, snill og pålitelig
- ^McPhee, Ryan (2020-02-10)."Watch Idina Menzel and 9 Fellow Elsas Sing Frozen 2's 'Into the Unknown' at the Oscars".Playbill.Retrieved2020-02-10.
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