---
name: "Ellen Dorrit Petersen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ellen-dorrit-petersen"
fi1m_id: "ellen-dorrit-petersen"
imdb_id: "nm2717241"
tmdb_id: 79331
wikidata_id: "Q7710540"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 December 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-21T02:12:54.563410+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ellen Dorrit Petersen

## Identity

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ellen-dorrit-petersen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ellen-dorrit-petersen
- **IMDb ID:** nm2717241
- **TMDB ID:** 79331
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7710540
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Dorrit_Petersen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7710540, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2717241/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/79331

Actor. Born 4 December 1975 in Tau, Norway.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 December 1975, Tau, Norway
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Dorrit_Petersen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7710540, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2717241/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/79331

## Biography

Ellen Dorrit Petersen is a Norwegian actress. She was born on 4 December 1975 in Tau and trained at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, graduating in 2005. She began her career in theatre, working at Rogaland Teater from 2005 to 2006 and subsequently at Det Norske Teatret.

Petersen made her screen debut in the 2008 film *Troubled Water*. She is known for her leading roles in *Blind* (2014) and *Thelma* (2017), as well as appearances in *King of Devil's Island* (2010), *Shelley* (2016), *The Innocents* (2021) and *Armand* (2024). She is credited as Gunda in the 2026 film *Fjord*.

She has received two Amanda Awards for Best Actress, for *Iskyss* (2008) and *Blind* (2014), along with a Gullruten award and a Kanon prize.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, snl.no.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fjord* (2026), Fi1m 66, as Gunda — [page](https://film.one/film/fjord.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fjord* (2026), as Gunda — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/fjord.md)
- *The Fishing Place* (2024), as Anna
- *Armand* (2024), as Sarah
- *Longing for Today* (2023), Actor
- *Leave* (2022), as Cecilia
- *Possession* (2022), as Suzanne Smith
- *Battle: Freestyle* (2022), as Vivian
- *Tre nøtter til Askepott: Bakomfilm* (2021), as Seg selv | Self
- *Three Wishes for Cinderella* (2021), as Stemoren
- *Frydenlund Hair Parlour* (2021), as NS Woman (voice)
- *The Innocents* (2021), as Ida and Anna's Mother
- *Darkness* (2021), Actor
- *Another Happy Christmas* (2020), as Laila
- *Fishlove* (2020), as Eeva Kukkola
- *Ella* (2019), as Ella
- *Wisting* (2019), series, as Hanne Kaupang
- *Borderliner* (2017), series, as Anniken
- *Thelma* (2017), as Unni
- *Handle with Care* (2017), as Camilla
- *Aber Bergen* (2016), series, as Elea Bergen
- *Shelley* (2016), as Louise
- *Dark Woods II* (2015), as Live
- *Acquitted* (2015), series, as Inger Moen Hansteen
- *Blind* (2014), as Ingrid
- *Into the Dark* (2012), as Anita
- *The Mountain* (2011), as Solveig
- *King of Devil's Island* (2010), as Astrid
- *Pax* (2010), as Kathrine
- *Ice Kiss* (2008), as Vera Våge
- *Troubled Water* (2008), as Anna
- *Pionéren* (2008), as Alise

## Gallery

- ![Ellen Dorrit Petersen](https://film.one/media/person/95696/gallery-440b86601165.jpg) Ellen Dorrit Petersen — Image via TMDB
- ![Ellen Dorrit Petersen](https://film.one/media/person/95696/gallery-73549ef00e3c.jpg) Ellen Dorrit Petersen — Image via TMDB
- ![Ellen Dorrit Petersen](https://film.one/media/person/95696/gallery-60dfcdcf8156.jpg) Ellen Dorrit Petersen — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won

- Gullruten award for best actor 2017: Gullruten award for best actor (won), for *Aber Bergen*
- Amanda Award for Best Actress 2014: Amanda Award for Best Actress (won), for *Blind*
- Kanon Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2014: Kanon Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (won), for *Blind*
- Amanda Award for Best Actress 2009: Amanda Award for Best Actress (won), for *Ice Kiss*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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