- Lisa Stokke
Lisa Stokke (born birth date and age|1975|3|25 in
Norway ) is a Norwegian singer and actress. She has appeared most notably in the stage musicalsMamma Mia! andGuys and Dolls and in theUK television seriesJonathan Creek .Acting career
Stokke was in the first class ever to graduate
LIPA , Paul McCartneys´ school in Liverpool, in 1998. Just four months after finishing her final exams, she was cast in the leading role as "Sophie" in the West End production of the brand newABBA musical "Mamma Mia! ". She remained as a part of the cast for only a year after having been on stage around 400 times. She moved on to appear in the musical "Guys and Dolls " and the productions of the shows "Chess" and "Hard Times".Following the success of "Mamma Mia!" and other stage shows Stokke has made appeared in various guest roles on British and Norwegian television, musical shows and films, in addition to leading roles on stage in
Norway . She appeared in one episode of the British detective series "Jonathan Creek ", playing Jodee Tressky in the episode "Satan's Chimney". She also starred in the Norwegian show Long Flat Balls II.Music
Her performance in "Mamma Mia!" is included on the original cast recordings from 1999. She also contributed to the "
Help! I'm A Fish " film soundtrack.She released her first solo album, "A Piece of Lisa" in 2006.
Other work
Stokke has been featured in commercials for Norwegian
football betting and advertising Ottakringer beer.In the summer of 2005 Stokke hosted the
Mandela concert, in support of the South African HIV and AIDS cause, in her hometown ofTromsoe .External links
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