Petronella Barker
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1965-10-29 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Colchester, Essex, England, UK
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (10)
Movies (28)
Trees Grow on the Stones Too
1985
as Signy
Hawaii, Oslo
2004
as Bobbie
Haram
2014
Victoria
2013
as Victoria's Mother
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Bothersome Man
2006
as Anne Britt
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
2019
as Queen Victoria
Havet stiger
1990
as Susanne
Othello
1965
as Company
Stress
2014
as Human Resources
A Serious Game
2016
as Mrs Von Rosen
Gritt
2021
as Petronella
Dangerous Waters
1995
as Marlene
The Blue Wolves
1993
as Rita
Sweetwater
1988
as Lisa
Underdog
2015
as Marianne
Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall
2010
as Sidsel
Music for Weddings and Funerals
2002
as Helen
Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom
1998
as Tante Lissi
In Sickness and in Health
1975
as Miss Fisher
The 7 Deadly Sins
2000
Gåten Knut Hamsun
1996
as Dagny
Knockback: 2
1985
as Visitor
Thomas Hardy: A Haunted Man
1978
as Mrs Holder
Thranes metode
1998
as Mol
A Dog's Ransom
1978
as Gillian
Krystallandet
1990
Fountain of Youth
2017
as Acting Coach
About Petronella Barker
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… With 38 credits spanning from 1965 to 2023, Petronella Barker has appeared in 28 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Petronella Barker Movies
- Trees Grow on the Stones Too (1985) — as Signy
- Hawaii, Oslo (2004) — as Bobbie
- Haram (2014)
- Victoria (2013) — as Victoria's Mother
- Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021) — as Self (archive footage)
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