Mona Hofland


Mona Hofland was a Norwegian actress of theatre and television.

Biography

Mona Hofland was born in Oslo, Norway. She studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo and was a student at the Studioteatret 1949-50. She had her stage debut at Studioteatret in 1949 and since built a reputation as a solid versatile actress. She did numerous famous roles including Lady Macbeth, the title-roles in Hedda Gabler and The Lady of the Camellias. She was also the first Norwegian Eliza Doolittle in a production of My Fair Lady.
She was married to actor Espen Skjønberg and the two co-starred in several productions, most notably as husband and wife in the popular soap-opera Familiesagaen De Syv Søstre.