Laila Goody

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Laila Goody
Born	Laila Elin Goody 22 March 1971 Stavanger
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994 â€“ present

Laila Elin Goody (born 22 March 1971) is a Norwegian actress. Goody has an English father, who worked in the oil industry, and a Norwegian mother. She was born in Stavanger, and grew up in Rosendal, Hordaland from the ages of two to ten, before returning to Stavanger.^[1] Here she attended Stavanger Katedralskole.^[2] After graduating from Teaterhøyskolen (the Theater Academy) in 1994 she started working at Nationaltheatret (the National Theatre).^[3] After nine years at this theatre she decided to take a break, and in 2003 she moved on to do guest performances at Trøndelag Teater and Centralteatret.^[2][4]

Among her theatre roles are Queen Mary in Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart, "Hilde" in Henrik Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea, and "Catherine" in David Auburn's Proof.^[3][5] 2003 was also the year when her film and television career started taking off for real, and in the following years she had leading roles in the movies Jonny Vang (2003) and Den som frykter ulven (2004).^[6] Her effort at Centralteatret in the double role as "Shen Te" and "Shui Ta" in Bertolt Brecht's The Good Person of Sezuan (2006) was called "excellent", and "the most important reason" to watch the play.^[7] She has been called "Norway's most awarded young actress", and among the awards she has received are NRK Radioteatrets pris, Gösta Ekmans Nordiske Minnefond, Per Aabels ærespris and Narvesen-prisen.^[2] In 2002 she was awarded the television award Gullruten for her role in the Ibsen-drama "Rosmersholm".^[8] The same year she was also nominated for an Amanda Award for the same role, but lost out to Hildegun Riise.^[9]

Goody has been married once, for two years, when she was 23 to 25 years old.^[2] Later she became romantically involved with Anderz Eide, a freelance actor at Trøndelag Teater.^[1] She lives in Sagene, Oslo.^[1]

[edit] Select filmography

• Maja Steinansikt (1996)
• Markus og Diana (1996)
• 1732 Høtten (1998)
• "Lekestue" (TV, 2002)
• Jonny Vang (2003)
• Den som frykter ulven (2004)
• "Kodenavn Hunter" (TV, 2007)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Stokke, Olga (2006-10-18). "Letter igjen" (in Norwegian), Aftenposten. Retrieved on 2008-07-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Bernt Jakob Oksnes (2003-02-15). "Le med Laila" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Laila Goody" (in Norwegian). Nationaltheatret. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
4. ^ "Goody tilbake" (in Norwegian), Aftenposten (2006-10-18). Retrieved on 2008-07-21. 
5. ^ Stokkan, Morten (2003-01-25). "Premierer i kø for Goody" (in Norwegian), Dagbladet. Retrieved on 2008-07-21. 
6. ^ "Laila Goody". IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
7. ^ Rygg, Elisabeth (2006-10-18). "Brutal og bevegende Brecht" (in Norwegian), Aftenposten. Retrieved on 2008-07-21. 
8. ^ Mark S. Berger (2002-06-09). "Rørt til tårer av folket" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
9. ^ "Amanda Awards, Norway: 2001". IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.

[edit] External links

• Laila Goody at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview from Dagbladet.
• Biography from Nationaltheateret.

• Complete list of performances at Nationaltheateret.

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