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.
