Beate Marie Eriksen (born 19 October 1960) is a Norwegian actress and
director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known
for her role in the soap opera Hotel Cæsar.She is the granddaughter
of Olympic gymnast Marius Eriksen and the daughter of World War II
flying ace Marius Eriksen, Jr. She is also the niece of alpine skier
Stein Eriksen and is married to actor Toralv Maurstad.Eriksen's father
was Marius Eriksen, Jr., a fighter ace during World War II. After the
war, Marius Eriksen became Norwegian slalom champion twice, in 1947
and 1948. His father Marius Eriksen, Sr. was a gymnast who won a
bronze medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Marius Eriksen, Sr. was
married to Birgit "Bitten" Eriksen, a pioneer in the Norwegian women's
ski movement and an innovator in knitting design. Marius and Bitten's
younger son Stein Eriksen was also an accomplished athlete who won a
gold medal in giant slalom and a silver for slalom in the 1952 Winter
Olympics.
director. Eriksen has acted at several Norwegian theatres and is known
for her role in the soap opera Hotel Cæsar.She is the granddaughter
of Olympic gymnast Marius Eriksen and the daughter of World War II
flying ace Marius Eriksen, Jr. She is also the niece of alpine skier
Stein Eriksen and is married to actor Toralv Maurstad.Eriksen's father
was Marius Eriksen, Jr., a fighter ace during World War II. After the
war, Marius Eriksen became Norwegian slalom champion twice, in 1947
and 1948. His father Marius Eriksen, Sr. was a gymnast who won a
bronze medal in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Marius Eriksen, Sr. was
married to Birgit "Bitten" Eriksen, a pioneer in the Norwegian women's
ski movement and an innovator in knitting design. Marius and Bitten's
younger son Stein Eriksen was also an accomplished athlete who won a
gold medal in giant slalom and a silver for slalom in the 1952 Winter
Olympics.
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