Grete Nordrå

Grete Nordrå (22 November 1924 – 13 March 2012) was a Norwegian actress who appeared on screen from the 1950s onwards. She was born in Asker.

She made her screen debut in 1955 when she appeared in Trost i taklampa. Over the next 35 years, her roles were few and far between, but in 1990 she appeared as a Norwegian witch in the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches, and her screen appearances since then have been more frequent, though still mostly on Norwegian television. Her biggest commercial success was co-starring in 2003's Mors Elling as the mother of title character. She was nominated for an Amanda Award for her performance. She died in 2012 in Bergen.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1955 Trost i taklampa Gunvor Smikkstugun 1957 Nine Lives Stenografen 1970 Douglas Fru Ahrman 1971 Rødblått paradis 1975 Hustruer Uteligger 1984 On the Threshold Fru Lund 1990 The Witches Norwegian Witch 1990 Landstrykere Edevarts mor 1991 For dagene er onde Ane 1999 Bornholms stemme Line 1999 Evas øye Damen med hund 2000 Da jeg traff Jesus... med sprettert 2001 Det største i verden Tine 2003 Mother's Elling Mor