Kari Onstad is a Norwegian singer and actress.

She began her career in the choir of the Norwegian Opera and Ballet, but then took up acting in 1968. She was employed at Trøndelag Teater

Trøndelag Teater

Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.-Background:Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances. Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia in continuous use...

 from 1968 to 1972 and at Den Nationale Scene

Den Nationale Scene

Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatre in Norway.-History:...

 from 1976 to 1980. She then worked as a freelancer. In 1991 she portrayed Gina Ekdal in Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...

's The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck is an 1884 play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.-Plot:The first act opens with a dinner party hosted by Håkon Werle, a wealthy merchant and industrialist. The gathering is attended by his son, Gregers Werle, who has just returned to his father's home following a self-imposed...

at the National Theatre

Nationaltheatret

The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was founded in 1829...

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She is the wife of Stein Winge

Stein Winge

Stein Winge is a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director.He has produced numerous plays and operas, and was theatre director at the National Theatre from 1990 to 1992. He was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St...

, daughter-in-law of Sigurd Winge

Sigurd Winge

Sigurd Winge was a Norwegian painter and visual artist who worked with various media. He was born in Germany, and the father of actor Stein Winge. Among his works are Terror from 1942 and Kvinnehode from 1944/1945. He was a professor at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1969 to...

 and mother of Viktoria Winge

Viktoria Winge

Anette Hoff is a Norwegian actress. She is the daughter of actor and director Stein Winge and actress and singer Kari Onstad.-Selected filmography:-External links:...

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