{{Short description|Norwegian filmmaker and actress (born 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Mona Fastvold | image = Mona Fasvold at Berlinale 2026-1.jpg | caption = Fastvold in 2026 | birth_name = | other_names = Mona Lerche | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|3|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = Oslo, Norway | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = {{hlist|Film-maker|actress}} | years_active = 1997–present | spouse = {{marriage|Sondre Lerche|2005|2013|end=div}} | partner = Brady Corbet<br />(2013–present) | children = 1 }}
'''Mona Fastvold''' (born 7 March 1981) is a Norwegian filmmaker and actress. She is best known for directing the drama films ''The Sleepwalker'' (2014), ''The World to Come'' (2020) and ''The Testament of Ann Lee'' (2025). As a screenwriter, she is known for co-writing ''The Brutalist'' (2024) but has also co-written other notable screenplays.
==Early life== Mona Fastvold was born in Oslo on 7 March 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Mona Fastvold |url=https://iffr.com/en/person/mona-fastvold |access-date=11 October 2025 |website=International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)}}</ref>
==Career== Fastvold had a minor role in ''The Other Woman'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|title=Love and Other Impossible Pursuits|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032825/|website=IMDb|accessdate=4 March 2017}}</ref> She directed the drama films ''The Sleepwalker'' (2014) and ''The World to Come'' (2020),<ref name="lurie">{{cite web|last1=Lurie|first1=Danielle|title=Interview with The Sleepwalker Director/writer Mona Fastvold|url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/83755-interview-with-the-sleepwalker-directorwriter-mona-fastvold/#.WLrUDvkrKUk|website=Filmmaker|accessdate=4 March 2017|date=21 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefword.org.uk/2021/07/the-world-to-come/|title=The World to Come: an interview with director Mona Fastvold|date=23 July 2021}}</ref> and has directed music videos for several musicians, most notably her ex-husband Sondre Lerche.
She co-wrote the films ''The Childhood of a Leader'' (2015), ''Vox Lux'' (2018), and ''The Brutalist'' (2024) with her partner Brady Corbet, who directed all three. The latter earned the two a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.<ref>{{cite web|website=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oscar-nominations-emilia-perez-wicked-the-brutalist-1236282041/|title= Oscar Nominations 2025: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Leads With 13 Nods, ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Brutalist’ Follow With 10|author1=Brent Lang|author2=Jordan Moreau|date=January 23, 2025|access-date=February 2, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 2005, Fastvold married Norwegian musician Sondre Lerche.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aartun|first1=Jorun Sofie F.|title=Trendy å være to|url=http://www.vg.no/rampelys/hollywood/trendy-aa-vaere-to/a/106518/|website=VG|accessdate=4 March 2017|language=Norwegian|date=6 August 2005}}</ref> They divorced in 2013.<ref name="norris">{{cite web|last1=Norris|first1=John|title=Sondre Lerche Is A Punk-Rock Crooner|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2014/09/73710/sondre-lerche-please-album|website=Refinery29|accessdate=4 March 2017|date=2 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="barshad">{{cite web|last1=Barshad|first1=Nim|title=Hear Sondre Lerche’s Dancey, Divorce-Fueled ‘Bad Law’|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/05/hear-sondre-lerches-dancey-divorce-fueled-bad-law/|website=Spin|accessdate=4 March 2017|date=22 May 2014}}</ref>
Since 2013, Fastvold has been in a relationship with American actor and filmmaker Brady Corbet, whom she met on the set of ''The Sleepwalker''. They have a daughter named Ada (born 2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-sleepwalker-writers-on-balancing-filmmaking-with-baby-making-20141121|title='The Sleepwalker' Writers on Balancing Filmmaking with Baby-Making|work=IndieWire|first=Casey|last=Cipriani|date=21 November 2014|accessdate=3 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/markets-festivals/brady-corbet-the-childhood-of-a-leader-1201620698/|title=Q & A: Director Brady Corbet Talks About His ‘Childhood’|work=Variety|first=Damon|last=Wise|date=17 October 2015|accessdate=3 December 2015}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer |- | 2014 | ''The Sleepwalker'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2015 | ''The Childhood of a Leader'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 2018 | ''Vox Lux'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 2019 | ''The Mustang'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 2020 | ''The World to Come'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2024 | ''The Brutalist'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} |- | 2025 | ''The Testament of Ann Lee''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/the-brutalist-team-have-wrapped-on-musical-ann-lee-starring-amanda-seyfried-1236201954/|title=‘The Brutalist’ Team Have Wrapped On Under-The-Radar Musical ‘Ann Lee’ Starring Amanda Seyfried, Thomasin McKenzie, Lewis Pullman, Christopher Abbott, Tim Blake Nelson & Stacy Martin|work=Deadline|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|date=December 12, 2024|accessdate=December 13, 2024}}</ref> | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |}
'''Acting roles''' {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2003 | ''Capo Nord'' | | |- | 2009 | ''The Other Woman'' | Sonia | as Mona Lerche |- | 2018 | ''Vox Lux'' | | |- |}
'''Short film''' {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2008 | ''Fault Lines'' | Helen | |- | 2009 | ''Snapshots'' | Eve | As Mona Lerche |- | 2011 | ''Match'' | Jacqueline | As Mona Lerche |- | 2013 | ''The Thing Is'' | Rachel | |- | 2026 | ''Discipline'' | {{n/a}} | As director |}
===Television=== '''Director''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes |- | 2023 | ''The Crowded Room'' | 3 episodes |- | 2025 | ''Long Bright River'' | Episode: "Blind Spot" |}
'''Acting roles''' {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1997 | ''Asylet'' | Gry | 1 episode |- | 1998 | ''Nini'' | Vibeke | 1 episode |- | 1999 | ''Smørøyet'' | | 1 episode |- | 2006 | ''Hotel Cæsar'' | Daphne Flaa | 65 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Homemade'' | | 1 episode |- |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|2178754}}
{{Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay}}
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