Mari Maurstad

Who is Mari Maurstad?

Mari Maurstad is a Norwegian actress. She debuted at Nationalteatret in 1981, and has worked there since. Here she has had roles such as "Polly" in Brecht's The Threepenny Opera, and "Mrs. Sørby" in Ibsen's The Wild Duck. She has also acted in outdoor performances of Ibsen's Peer Gynt, and in several one-woman shows. In film and television she is best known for her roles in Drømmeslottet and "Pilen flyttebyrå". Maurstad took part in the reality show "Skal vi danse" in 2007.

Mari Maurstad's father was the renowned Norwegian actor Alfred Maurstad, and actor Toralv Maurstad is her half-brother. She is married to cellist Aage Kvalbein, and the couple have three children.