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as '' at nationaltheatret in 1979 frida foldal in ibsens '' john gabriel borkman http://www.linnstokke.com/ oslo stockholm hometown cultural price 2001 atle brynestad -lrb- 1990 -- -rrb- 1975 & ndash ; present linn sem stokke linnstokke-1979-dex fs 000228.jpg linn stokke
 linn stokke actress director , author , composer , singer , cultural
linn stokke

linn sem stokke -lrb- born 18 september 1961 -rrb- is a norwegian actress , author , singer and composer .
she is the daughter of ingebjørg sem and tor stokke , both actors .
she had her début at the national theatre as a child , in 1975 , and has since acted in over 25 productions there .
stokke became known to a national audience at a young age , in the role of the daughter in the sitcom `` hjemme hos oss '' in 1980 .
she has also worked in international productions , such as `` mio min mio '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- and the swedish `` om kärlek '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- see utube in 2006 stokke released her first album , `` unfolding '' , described as `` jazz-inspired singer/songwriter-pop with more than a little hint of new age . ''
in 2007 she was asked to compose and perform the signature melody for `` symposia 07 and the silent prayer for the earth '' these two songs , `` breathing love '' and `` the new day '' , are only available on itunes and www.linnstokke.com she has also written two books : `` tanker fra en sorg '' -lrb- thoughts from a grief -rrb- -- a collection of poems -- and the children 's book `` trollet trym og den hemmelige farven '' , which has also been translated to japanese .
linn lived for seven years with the actor hans ola sørlie , who died in a car accident in 1988 .
she is currently married to the entrepreneur atle brynestad , and in 1997 quit her job at the national theatre to `` set her self free '' , as she said .
stokke has two children with her first husband , and two with her second .
