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Lilleaas on Family, Fear, and Finding Your Voice
2 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Lilleaas reveals a secret dream of becoming a midwife.
- She shares artistic influences from her family's creative background.
- Lilleaas discusses overcoming acting fears with teacher advice.
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, an actress in the Oscar-contending film 'Sentimental Value,' reveals her multifaceted career interests, including a profound secret desire to become a midwife, a profession her sister practices.
She also reflects on her family's rich artistic legacy, noting a great aunt who was an actress and a grandfather who was a poet and musician. Lilleaas found inspiration in her teachers' advice on overcoming performance anxiety, particularly the adage, "Talent is to thrive," which guides her approach to finding contentment in any situation.
Lilleaas portrays Agnes, a diplomatic sister navigating complex family dynamics. She connects with the character's desire for family unity, drawing from her own experiences as a sibling and mother. The film's exploration of familial love, disappointment, and grief deeply resonated with her.
