Irish Reppen

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Iren Reppen, 2014

Iren Reppen (born December 19, 1965 in Harstad , Norway) is a Norwegian actress , singer , artist and theater director .

Career

Reppen grew up in her hometown Harstad. She attended Statens teaterhøgskole (State Theater School) in Oslo from 1987 to 1990 . After this acting training, she made her stage debut in 1990 in the role of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet at Trøndelag Teater in Trondheim . Then she went to Norske Teatret , where she worked as a theater actress for a long time. Iren Reppen was the theater director of Hålogaland Teater in Troms , Finnmark for four years from 2009 to 2013 . Since April 2013 Reppen has been the artistic director of the annual Per Gynt Festival in Vinstra . Furthermore, Iren Reppen has a seat in the Norsk kulturråd of the cultural department for the period from 2012 to 2015 .

Reppen played as a stage actress in various theaters across Norway. She is also active as a film actress in numerous roles and in many Norwegian film and television productions . She has also been involved in many television series and television shows as an actress, presenter and announcer on Norwegian radio and television , including the NRK .

She made her film debut in 1991 in the drama For dagene er onde as Anne and in 1992 in The Warrior's Heart as Kari Simonnaes. She also worked in the Norwegian Olsen Gang Junior series as Monica von Klem on the side of Jan Grønli (Maximillian von Klem) together in the role of the fraudulent couple in the film Olsenbanden jr. Sølvgruvens hemmelighet with. In the German-speaking countries, she had her best-known appearance in the German tragic comedy The Last Turns Out the Light! as the Norwegian teacher Anne. In 2012 she appeared in the German-Norwegian feature film Gnade as Sofie and in the thriller Escape - Legacy of the Vikings as Synnøve.

It's hard to be a man

The musical show De 'e' hardt å være mainn (It's hard to be a man) premiered at Festspillene i Nord-Norge (Festival in Nord-Norge ) in 1994 and became Reppen's greatest success to date. In the show she appeared together with the dancer Jo Strømgren . After the premiere, they went on tour with the Riksteatret in Nord-Norge in 1995 and with the support of the Norske Teatret in the autumn of the same year . The showmaster and presenter of the Norwegian TV show Åpen post Harald Eia used the main character «Kattekvinnen» from the play in his show; Reppen also appeared on his show, which helped her gain further popularity. In connection with this, the Norwegian Crown Prince couple Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby and Haakon of Norway received a CD of the work as a gift for their wedding on August 25, 2001 in Oslo Cathedral .

With Det er hardt å være 2 , a follow-up came out in 2004, which was first presented at Harstad Kulturhus in Reppen's hometown Harstad . At these performances there was again a dancer ( Lars Jacob Holm ) and also a band . The ensemble then toured all of Norway under the auspices of Riksteatret.

Songs from the piece Det e hardt å være mainn were released in 1996 on LP and CD as Reppen's debut music album.

Reppen wrote the lyrics for the songs back in 1992. The lyrics revolve around power, sex and love, which she interprets in an ironic way in her songs.

Private

Iren Reppen is the sister of the Norwegian economist and author Erik Reppen (* 1967), who wrote the well-known financial thriller “Macho Syndrome” (Macho Syndrome).

She is married to the Norwegian actor Hallvard Holmen (* 1966).

Discography

Participation in other publications

  • De tøffeste gutta (radio play, NRK children's radio)
  • «Regine» in Gjengangere by Henrik Ibsen , Radioteatrets arkiv (radio theater archive) 1995
  • "Bente" in Markus og rapping from Markus 1 and 2 by Klaus Hagerup (radio play) 1998
  • «Signe» in Banevokterens døtre (radio play, NRK children's radio, dramaturgy from 1998)
  • Jobs Bok (drama based on the book of Job in the Old Testament )

theatre

(Selection of your most important roles)

1990–1992: Trøndelag Teater

1992-2007: Det Norske Teatret

2009: Hålogaland Teatret

  • 2009: Theater director since January 1st
  • 2009: Director in the performance: "20 Teddy uten filter"

Filmography

  • 1991: For dagene er onde
  • 1991: Stesøsteren i "Seks personer søker en forfatter" (TV series)
  • 1992: The warrior's heart (Krigerens hjerte)
  • 1994: Vestavind (TV series)
  • 1997: Hercules , (Disney cartoon, voice)
  • 1998: Åpen post (TV show)
  • 1998/2001: Nini (TV series)
  • 1999: Alle borte (broadcast, as program director and moderator)
  • 2000–2004: Først & sist (talk show)
  • 2001: Shrek (voice for Princess Fiona)
  • 2003: Mødd (short film)
  • 2004: Shrek 2 (voice for Princess Fiona)
  • 2005: Elias - Elias kommer til Lunvik (voice)
  • 2007: The last one turns off the light!
  • 2007: Andre omgang
  • 2007: Thomas P (TV series)
  • 2007: Olsenbanden Jr. Sølvgruvens hemmelighet
  • 2008: Opptur, directed by Ketil Høegh (short film)
  • 2008: Himmelblå (TV series)
  • 2012: grace
  • 2012: Escape - Legacy of the Vikings ( Flukt )

Web links

Commons : Iren Reppen  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Iren Reppen ny sjef for Hålogaland teater (Norwegian) . In: Dagbladet , December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2008. 
  2. ↑ Irish Reppens oppsetninger ved Det norske Teateret. In: detnorsketeatret.no. Det Norske Teatret , January 1, 2001, accessed May 2, 2014 (Norwegian).
  3. ↑ Knut Ove Arntzen and Petter Henriksen: Hålogaland Teater ( Norwegian ) In: Store norske leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget , 2007. February 2, 2013. Accessed May 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Marit Lien: Iren Reppen ny kunstnerisk leder. In: peergynt.no. Per Gynt Festival in Vinstra , April 18, 2013, archived from the original on May 3, 2014 ; Retrieved May 2, 2014 (Norwegian).
  5. ↑ Rådet, Iren Reppen. In: kulturradet.no. Norsk kulturråd , January 1, 2012, accessed May 2, 2014 (Norwegian).
  6. ↑ Kunnskapsforlagets Media Encyclopedia: Biography about Iren Reppen. In: Store Norske Leksikon . February 14, 2009, accessed June 13, 2015 (Norwegian).
  7. ↑ Iren Reppen (Norwegian) . In: Dagbladet , March 1, 2000. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2008. 
  8. ↑ IREN REPEN: DET E HARDT Å VÆRE MAINN. In: musikkonline.no. February 14, 2009, archived from the original on April 21, 2007 ; Retrieved June 27, 2012 (Norwegian).
personal data
SURNAME Reppen, Irish
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian actress, singer and artist and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Harstad , Norway