Petronella Barker

Biography

Petronella Barker (born 29 October 1965) is a British-born Norwegian actress. She was born in Colchester, England, but grew up in Fredrikstad, Norway. While still studying at the Theatre Academy in Oslo (1985–1988), she had her debut in the Russian-Norwegian co-production Dragens fange (Trees Grow on the Stones Too, 1985). Her breakthrough as a movie actress came with the dystopic Sweetwater (1988), followed by Havet stiger (The Ocean Rises, 1990). In 1990 she made her stage debut as Perdita in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale at Centralteatret. Since then she has acted in several plays, also for Oslo Nye Teater and The National Theatre. Meanwhile she has continued doing roles both for TV and film, most prominently the movie Thranes metode (Thrane's Method, 1998), and the TV police series Fox Grønland (2001). Description above from the Wikipedia article Petronella Barker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Dramarama

Uti vår hage

The Architect

Varg Veum

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle

Gutta på skauen

Recoil

All Movies (28)

• Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Gritt2021 · as Petronella
• The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle2019 · as Queen Victoria
• Fountain of Youth2017 · as Acting Coach
• A Serious Game2016 · as Mrs Von Rosen
• Underdog2015 · as Marianne
• Haram2014
• Stress2014 · as Human Resources
• Victoria2013 · as Victoria's Mother
• Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall2010 · as Sidsel
• The Bothersome Man2006 · as Anne Britt
• Hawaii, Oslo2004 · as Bobbie
• Music for Weddings and Funerals2002 · as Helen
• The 7 Deadly Sins2000
• Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom1998 · as Tante Lissi
• Thranes metode1998 · as Mol
• Gåten Knut Hamsun1996 · as Dagny
• Dangerous Waters1995 · as Marlene
• The Blue Wolves1993 · as Rita
• Krystallandet1990
• Havet stiger1990 · as Susanne
• Sweetwater1988 · as Lisa
• Trees Grow on the Stones Too1985 · as Signy
• Knockback: 21985 · as Visitor
• A Dog's Ransom1978 · as Gillian
• Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man1978 · as Mrs Holder
• In Sickness and in Health1975 · as Miss Fisher
• Othello1965 · as Company

All TV Shows (10)

• The Architect2023 · as Katharina
• Gutta på skauen2022 · as Therapist
• Recoil2018 · as Kris Heltberg
• Varg Veum2007 · as Sidsel
• Uti vår hage2003
• Gåten Knut Hamsun1997 · as Dagny
• Radio 21995 · as Heidi
• Aksjemordet1990 · as Beth
• Dramarama1983 · as Godmother
• It's Murder. But Is It Art?1972 · as Fanny Templer