Ika Nord
Encyclopedia
Ulrika Christina Elisabeth Nord, stage name
Ika Nord (born 29 April 1960 in Halmstad
) is a Swedish actor
and mime
. In Sweden, she is best known for her work in children's television shows,. Internationally, Nord is best known for her role in Let the Right One In.
Ika Nord works as an actor, mime, clown
and director.
Ika Nord studied classic ballet in Halmstad
from the age of six to seventeen. Some years later she studied in Paris
at Conservatoire National de l’Art du Mime, then at Matt Mattox Jazz Art Dance School, École de Mime Étienne Decroux and L’Atelier de Théâtre Robert Cordier.
Stage name
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Ika Nord (born 29 April 1960 in Halmstad
Halmstad
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
) is a Swedish actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and mime
Mime
The word mime is used to refer to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech.Mime may also refer to:* Mime, an alternative word for lip sync...
. In Sweden, she is best known for her work in children's television shows,. Internationally, Nord is best known for her role in Let the Right One In.
Ika Nord works as an actor, mime, clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
and director.
Ika Nord studied classic ballet in Halmstad
Halmstad
Halmstad is a port, university, industrial and recreational city at the mouth of Nissan in the province of Halland on the Swedish west coast. Halmstad is the seat of Halmstad Municipality and the capital of Halland County...
from the age of six to seventeen. Some years later she studied in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
at Conservatoire National de l’Art du Mime, then at Matt Mattox Jazz Art Dance School, École de Mime Étienne Decroux and L’Atelier de Théâtre Robert Cordier.
External links
- Interview with Ika Nord in the Göteborgs-PostenGöteborgs-PostenGöteborgs-Posten is a major daily newspaper in Sweden. It is published in Gothenburg, with containing coverage of local, regional, national and international issues. It is chiefly distributed in western Götaland. It has the second largest national circulation, after Dagens Nyheter and before...