{{Short description|Norwegian actress (1925–1999)}} {{Infobox person | image = Randi Kolstad - Fo30141606290078.jpg | caption = Kolstad in 1954 | name = Randi Kolstad | birth_name = Randi Ballestad | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|05|23|mf=y}} | birth_place = Skien, Norway | death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|10|06|1925|05|23|mf=y}} | death_place = Oslo, Norway | resting_place = | occupation = Actress | yearsactive = | spouse = Lasse Kolstad (1946–1955)<ref name="NBL">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Brodal |first1=Svein Erik |title=Lasse Kolstad |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |year=2022 |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Lasse_Kolstad |language=Norwegian |accessdate=July 9, 2022}}</ref> | children = | mother = | father = | relatives = }}
'''Randi Kolstad''' (born '''Randi Ballestad''', later known as '''Randi Borch''', May 23, 1925 – October 6, 1999) was a Norwegian theater and screen actress.<ref name="SNL">{{cite encyclopedia |last1=Svendsen |first1=Trond Olav |last2=Bikset |first2=Lillian |last3=Kvalvik |first3=Bent |title=Randi Kolstad Borch |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |year=2021 |url=https://snl.no/Randi_Kolstad_Borch |language=Norwegian |accessdate=July 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Øisang |first1=Ole |title=Trøndelag teater gjennom 25 år |date=1962 |publisher=F. Bruns bokhandels forlag |location=Trondheim |page=92}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowie |first1=Peter |last2=Buquet |first2=Françoise |last3=Pitkänen |first3=Risto |last4=Talboom |first4=Godfried |title=Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-Makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden |date=1992 |publisher=Tantivy Press |location=London |page=204}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Actress Wants Baby, Not Divorce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105249716/randi-kolstad-1925-1999/ |work=The Colton Courier |date=May 7, 1952 |location=Colton, CA |page=3 |accessdate=July 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref>
Kolstad made her film debut in 1951 in ''Kranes konditori''.<ref name="SNL"/> She appeared in 14 films. She participated in preparing the script for the 1954 film ''Portrettet''.
==Family== Randi Kolstad was the daughter of the associate professor Thor Ballestad (1891–1970) and Hjørdis Marie Ruud (1902–1973). She was married to the actor Lasse Kolstad from 1946 to 1955. She later married Hans Jacob Astrup Borch (1924–1996) and took the surname Borch.<ref name="NBL"/><ref name="SNL"/>
==Filmography== {{colbegin}} * 1951: ''Kranes konditori'' as Borghild Stordal * 1952: ''Nødlanding'' as Kristin * 1952: ''Vi vil skilles'' as Bitten Dahl * 1953: ''Brudebuketten'' as Siv Blom * 1955: ''The Summer Wind Blows'' as Eivor, engaged to Klaus * 1956: ''På solsiden'' as Ester Riibe, Hartvig's wife * 1957: ''Seventeen Years Old'' as Lydia Hennert, a singer * 1958: ''Lån meg din kone'' as Anita (credited as Randi Borch) * 1962: ''Sønner av Norge kjøper bil'' as Anette Winkelbo * 1964: ''Klokker i måneskinn'' as the wife (credited as Randi Borch) * 1966: ''Hurra for Andersens'' as Mrs. Hermansen (credited as Randi Borch) * 1969: ''Himmel og helvete'' as Berit, Eva's mother (credited as Randi Borch) * 1971: ''Gråt elskede mann'' (credited as Randi Borch) {{colend}}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0096000|name=Randi Kolstad}} * [https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=person&itemid=64839 Randi Kolstad] at the Swedish Film Database * [https://filmfront.no/aktor/36857/randi-kolstad Randi Kolstad] at Filmfront * [https://sceneweb.no/nb/artist/41947/Randi_Kolstad%20Borch Randi Kolstad Borch] at Sceneweb
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolstad, Randi}} Category:1925 births Category:1999 deaths Category:20th-century Norwegian actresses Category:People from Skien Municipality