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Anna Bache-Wiig (born 19 September 1975) is a Norwegian actress and writer. She is best known for writing the screenplay for the film Utøya: July 22 in collaboration with Siv Rajendram Eliassen.

Anna Bache-Wiig
Bache-Wiig in 2013
Born	(1975-09-19) September 19, 1975 (age 46)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Actress, novelist, screenwriter
Notable work	Frikjent, Utøya: July 22

Early career

Bache-Wiig was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre (Norwegian: Statens teaterhøgskole). She published a novel in 2003 called Det aller fineste. She then published Sommernattsdrømmen (2005) and Lasses hus (2009). In 2010, she published a picture book entitled Don Fridtjof.[1]

Acting

Bache-Wiig has acted in several Norwegian television series, such as Mammon and Frikjent. She also appeared in Pål Sletaune's acclaimed 2005 thriller Next Door.[1] In 2020, she starred in one episode of the Netflix series Bloodride.[2]

Screen writing

Together with Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Bache-Wiig created and wrote the first season of the television series Frikjent (Acquitted) in 2016. In the UK, it was screened on Walter Presents, a video on demand service provided by Channel 4.[3]

Bache-Wiig and Eliassen then collaborated on the screenplay for the film Utøya: July 22. They received an honourable mention at the Berlin International Film Festival 2018. The two stayed teamed up with director Erik Poppe to write a new screenplay, The Emigrants, which will be released in 2020.[4]

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