Renate Reinsve
Birthday: Born in 1987-11-24 in Solbergelva, Drammen, Norway
Deathday: Alive
Renate Reinsve (born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress, best known for Oslo, August 31st (2011), Welcome to Norway (2016), The Worst Person in the World (2021) and Sentimental Value (2025). At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, Reinsve won the Best Actress Award for The Worst Person in the World, the first time ever a Norwegian actress has won an award at the festival. She has also starred in the Apple TV+ legal thriller series Presumed Innocent, the A24 satirical dark comedy A Different Man, and the thriller Armand (all in 2024).
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Best før
Character: Anemone
Lena loses both her job and husband on her 40th birthday. Now she has to start again - and deal with her ex-husband's new girlfriend....
Nesten voksen
Character: Siri
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Roeng
Character: Lena
The mayor of Roeng finds his municipality Roeng insanely rich after a 15-year-old finds gold in investing the municipality's savings in hedge funds, making the target of going into space....
ELSE!
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Ida tar ansvar
Character: Sarah
Ida has just arrived in Oslo to study psychology at the University, after dropping out of her literature studies in Trondheim. Ida's is anxious for most things. Not getting of the bus at the right stop, running out of toilet paper on the public toilet, environmental changes and world war three. But her greatest fear is terror. There is nothing that frightens her more than being a victim of a random attack....
Presumed Innocent
Character: Carolyn Polhemus
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together....
The Oscars
Character: Self
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar....
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self - Guest
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC's "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy ...
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Another End
Character: Zoe-Ava
In a future where consciousness can be transferred, Sal is urged by his sister to try a breakthrough technology that implants the memories and personality of the dead into the living. After the passing of his wife, Sal must decide how far he's willing to go to reconnect with the past....
Cake Bomb
Character: March
Two different, fashionable women are having lunch in a London restaurant. They seem to be doing this on a regular. They start talking about trainees and why women are more adept at doing their "profession" than men. This women versus men dialogue becomes our key dialogue for the short. The two women turn out to be part of a "spy" organization. While the two talk, a dashing male agent comes in the restaurant. He takes a seat by the bar. The two women explain who he is, a smug member of their oppo...
Armand
Character: Elizabeth
Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school. While no one knows what actually happened between the two boys, the incident triggers a series of events, forcing parents and school staff into a captivating battle of redemption where madness, desire and obsession arise....
The Governesses
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Three rebellious governesses upend the household they work in - inspiriting the minds of the males in their care, igniting the imaginations of the bohemian couple who employ them, and abandoning their charges for erotic adventures....
Making The Worst Person in the World
Character: Self
In this new program, director Joachim Trier, actors Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, and Herbert Nordrum, screenwriter Eskil Vogt, and sound designer Gisle Tveito discuss their passion for cinema and the conception and production of The Worst Person in the World. The interviews were shot in New York and Oslo in 2022. In English, not subtitled. (51 min). Part of the Criterion Collection home video release for THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD....
Sentimental Value
Character: Nora Borg
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star....
A Different Man
Character: Ingrid
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost....
Handling the Undead
Character: Anna
On a hot summer day in Oslo, the dead mysteriously awaken, and three families are thrown into chaos when their deceased loved ones come back to them. Who are they, and what do they want?...
Welcome to Norway!
Character: Line
A couple decide to open a home for refugees in the remote cold mountains of Norway....
Women in Oversized Men's Shirts
Character: Ane
The dorkiest thing in the world, according to feminist poet Sigrid, is the movie cliche of the young woman who in the morning dons her male lover's shirt, looking adorably "indie cute". But when she begins a relationship with Kåre Tryvle, she has difficulties living up to her ideals. Meanwhile, pregnant performance artist Trine is planning to give birth in a cage, dressed up as Marie Antoinette, on camera, and factory worker Astrid is looking for the son she had adopted away....
Oslo, August 31st
Character: Renate
A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation....
Twigson the Explorer
Character: Mother
Lillebror moves with Twigson and his family to the western part of Norway, but he dreams of even bigger expeditions, like going to the North Pole....
Dark Woods II
Character: Synne
An old sanatorium is deteriorating in an isolated forest in the mountains. Five contract workers have taken on the task of tracking the huge building for hazardous waste before it's demolished. They realize that the job is more than a search for asbestos and mercury when they encounter the building's frightening past. You can demolish a building, but never remove the past....
Sweet Things
Character: Anne
A woman finally gets the job she's been waiting for, but a sweet offer never comes without a bitter aftertaste....
Phoenix
Character: Kristin
From a young age, Jill has acted as the responsible adult in her small family. She cares for her loving but mentally unstable mother and her younger brother. The news that their estranged father will be visiting on Jill's birthday gives the children much needed hope. When the family is struck by tragedy, Jill keeps it a secret....
Dog Eat Dog
Character: Silje
Silje wants to leave her boyfriend, but when she finds him in a half-hearted attempt to hang himself she has to reconsider, in fear of acting reckless....
The Worst Person in the World
Character: Julie
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is....
The Affected
Character: Rita
Minutes before a plane's departure, a situation develops. A passenger refuses to sit down to prevent the deportation of another man. The pilot then finds himself having to take a political stand, the last thing he wants to do....
The Orheim Company
Character: Lene
A strong, human tale about a boy growing up with an alcoholic father, but also an energetic story about teenage lust, pain and passion – about liberation and redemption....
Fjord
Character: Lisbet Gheorghiu
The Gheorghius – Catholic and Romanian - settle in a Norwegian village, the mother’s birthplace. They quickly bond with the Halbergs, who live in the neighbouring house near the bay. Despite their very different upbringings, the children of both families soon become close friends. Until the Gheorghius are suspected of hurting their own children…...
Backrooms
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After a therapist's patient goes missing into a dimension beyond reality, she has to enter the unknown to save him....
Butterfly
Character: Lily
Two sisters raised on a charter resort in Gran Canaria. After 27 years, they reluctantly return to their childhood island to deal with their parents death, and end up with a half-finished esoteric retreat center in the Canary Islands....