Kristine Riis

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Kristine Riis
Kristine Riis sitting, wearing headset microphone, facing right of camera
Kristine Riis, 2018
Born (1982-08-03) 3 August 1982 (age 39)
Norway
Occupation
  • Actress
  • comedian
Known forNorsemen
Partner(s) (2017–2019)

Kristine Riis (born 3 August 1982) is a Norwegian actress and comedian. She is best known to international audiences for her role in the Netflix series Norsemen.[1]

Career[]

Together with Live Nelvik and , Riis hosted the show Drillpikene on NRK P3 from 2007 until 2009.[2] She was also a guest host on the SNL-like show [3] and played the role of Benedicte in the series . In 2012, she joined the cast of Løvebakken. She became a permanent member of the series on NRK1 in the spring of 2015.

In 2016, Riis was cast in the role of Liv, an opportunistic former slave who becomes the soon-to-be chieftain's wife, in the Netflix series Norsemen, a parody of Viking life and customs.[4] She remained in the role for the duration of the show's three seasons, until March 2020.

From 2017 until 2018, Riis hosted the talk show , which had previously been hosted by Siri Kristiansen (2010–17) and is currently presented by Live Nelvik.[5]

Personal life[]

In 2017, Riis confirmed that she was dating comedian .[6] In May 2019, Riis gave birth to their child, a boy whom they have named Charlie Riis Rønning.[7] The relationship ended in the autumn of 2019.[8]

Selected filmography[]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007–09 Drillpikene Herself
2011 Benedicte 24 episodes
2012/2016 Nytt på nytt Herself 2 episodes
2015–16 Herself/various 20 episodes
2016–2020 Norsemen Liv 18 episodes
2017–18 Herself

References[]

  1. ^ "Norsemen (Vikingane): It'll Pillage Your Funny Bone – Netflix Review". jokeronthesofa.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Slutt for Drillpikene" [The End of the Drill Girls]. nrkp3.no (in Norwegian). 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ "NRK-fjes erstatter Henriette Steenstrup" [NRK face replaces Henriette Steenstrup]. p4.no (in Norwegian). 16 August 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Bumbling Viking Parody Takes Netflix by Storm". sofn.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Ingen kjendiser bør føle seg trygge" [No celebrity should feel safe]. seher.no (in Norwegian). 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Komikerduoen bekrefter at de er kjærester" [Comedy duo confirms that they are lovers]. dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Fikk sitt første barn sammen" [Their first child together]. dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. ^ Johansen, Martine (23 September 2019). "Brudd for komikerparet". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 December 2020.

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