Petronella Barker
Actor
- Born
- October 29, 1965 (age 60) · Colchester, Essex, England, UK
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.
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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
The Bothersome Man
May 26, 2006
The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle
August 23, 2019
Hawaii, Oslo
September 24, 2004
Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall
August 27, 2010
Othello
December 15, 1965
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
March 26, 2021
A Serious Game
September 9, 2016
Victoria
March 1, 2013
Underdog
March 13, 2015
Trees Grow on the Stones Too
September 5, 1985
Sweetwater
September 14, 1988
The Blue Wolves
August 6, 1993
Acting28
- 2021Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Gritt as Petronella
- 2019The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle as Queen Victoria
- 2017Fountain of Youth as Acting Coach
- 2016A Serious Game as Mrs Von Rosen
- 2015Underdog as Marianne
- 2014Haram
- 2014Stress as Human Resources
- 2013Victoria as Victoria's Mother
- 2010Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall