Pia Tjelta

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Pia Merete Tjelta (born 12th September 1977) is a Norwegian actress.

Tjelta graduated from Teaterhøgskolen in 2006, but she had already appeared in many films. She made her film debut in 2001 in the film Mongoland. She entered Teaterhøgskolen in 2000, but after taking a 2 year maternity leave, she didn't manage to graduate until 2006. In 2005, she also worked on the jury of the TV series Filmstjerne on TV2. In 2006 she appeared at the Amanda awards, where she gave out the prize for best manuscript.

She made her stage debut in 2006 with the play Fyrverkerimakarens dotter at Det Norske Teatret. In 2007 she stared in the play "Få meg på, for faen" (based on the Norwegian book by the same name) at Det Norske Teatret, where she played Maria.

In February 2007 she received much media coverage for her lead role in the Norwegian romantic comedy Mars og Venus. The film was described as the year's big feelgood film.