Elsa Lystad

Elsa Lystad (9 July 1930 – 26 December 2023) was a Norwegian film and stage actress. She was a recipient of the Leonard Statuette, the King's Medal of Merit, the Amanda Honorary Award, and Gullruten.

Career Lystad made her stage debut in 1956, and her breakthrough as actress came in the mid-1960s. She has since been a central actress in Norwegian film, theatre, television and radio.

Lystad was assigned to Det Norske Teatret from 1958 to 1964, and thereafter Chat Noir, Fjernsynsteatret, Oslo Nye Teater, and Den Nationale Scene until 1980. As freelancer she has later played for the theatres Nationaltheatret, Riksteatret, Chat Noir, ABC-teatret and Hålogaland Teater, as well as revue assignments. In 2007 she received the King's Medal of Merit in gold. In 2014 she also won the Gullruten award for best actress, for her role in Etter karnevalet.

Lystad died on 26 December 2023, at the age of 93.

Selected filmography 1966: Hurra for Andersens! 1968: De ukjentes marked 1968: Smuglere 1980: Belønningen 1988: Sweetwater

Selected works Hva er det med meg (autobiography, 1986)