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- Elsa Lystad was born on July 9, 1930 in Oslo, Norway. She was an actress, known for Etter karnevalet (2013), Fredrikssons fabrikk - The movie (1994) and Fredrikssons fabrikk (1990). She was married to Arpad Robert Istvan Szemes. She died on December 26, 2023 in Oslo, Norway.
- SpouseArpad Robert Istvan Szemes(March 25, 1961 - August 27, 1998) (his death, 2 children)
- One of Norway's leading comediennes, she also had a great knack for drama. Her breakthrough came in comedy television in the 1960s, spoofing everyone from the Kessler Sisters, to Mata Hari and Marlene Dietrich.
- Lystad made her stage debut in 1956, and her breakthrough as actress came in the mid-1960s. She has since been a central actress in Norwegian film, theatre, television and radio.
- Lystad was assigned to Det Norske Teatret from 1958 to 1964, and thereafter Chat Noir, Fjernsynsteatret, Oslo Nye Teater, and Den Nationale Scene until 1980. As freelancer she has later played for the theatres Nationaltheatret, Riksteatret, Chat Noir, ABC-teatret and Hålogaland Teater, as well as revue assignments.
- Her breakthrough came in 1965 at the revue theatre Lysthuset in Oslo, where she played in collaboration with Rolv Wesenlund and Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
- She was a recipient of the Leonard Statuette in 1983 and the Amanda Honorary Award in 2014.
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