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Kristine Froseth (/ˈfrsɛθ/;[1] Norwegian: Frøseth; born September 21, 1995[2][3][4]) is a Norwegian-American actress. She is known for playing Kelly Aldrich in the Netflix series The Society (2019), Alaska Young in the Hulu series Looking for Alaska (2019), and Nan St. George in the Apple TV+ series The Buccaneers (2023). In 2022, she starred in the Showtime series The First Lady as young Betty Ford.

Born (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 30)
OccupationActress
Yearsactive2013–present
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Kristine Froseth
Froseth in 2026
Born (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 30)
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present
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She is also known for acting in films, taking supporting roles in Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018), Apostle (2018), The Assistant (2019), and Oh, Canada (2024) while also taking leading roles in Sharp Stick (2022), and How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022).

Early life

Froseth was born on September 21, 1995, in Summit, New Jersey,[5] to Norwegian parents.[6] Her childhood was spent traveling back and forth between Oslo and New Jersey due to her father's work.[7]

Career

Froseth started modeling after being discovered on a catwalk audition at Ski Storsenter in Norway,[2][8] and was also scouted by IMG Models while in New Jersey at a local mall fashion show.[9] She has modeled for brands such as Prada, Armani, Miu Miu and H&M.[10][11][12]

Her acting career began when a casting director found her photos and encouraged her to audition for the film adaptation of John Green's novel Looking for Alaska. In 2016, she was cast in the pilot for a potential series adaptation of Let the Right One In.[13] Froseth began her acting career with the 2017 film Rebel in the Rye.[3][14] In 2018, she starred in two Netflix movies, Sierra Burgess Is a Loser[15] and Apostle,[16] and a Sky miniseries, The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair.[17]

On May 9, 2018, it was announced that Hulu would be adapting the John Green novel Looking for Alaska into an 8-episode miniseries.[18] On October 30, 2018, Green announced that Froseth would be playing Alaska Young, one of the main characters.[19] She stars in the 2021 Amazon Prime Video film Birds of Paradise directed by Sarah Adina Smith.[20]

In June 2022, Froseth was cast to star in Apple TV+'s The Buccaneers.[21] That same year Froseth played the protagonist, Coby Rae Dellum, on the first episode of the second season of the FX on Hulu series American Horror Stories which aired on July 21, 2022.[22] Also in 2022 she starred in the Lena Dunham sex comedy Sharp Stick and Daniel Goldhaber's action-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline. She also portrayed a young Betty Ford in the limited series The First Lady (2022).

Personal life

Froseth is dating her co-star Guy Remmers, whom she met on The Buccaneers set, from 2022.[23]

Filmography

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Film

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2017 Rebel in the Rye Shirley Blaney
2018 Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Veronica
Apostle Ffion
2019 Prey Madeleine
Low Tide Mary [24]
The Assistant Sienna [25]
2021 Birds of Paradise Marine Elise Durand [20]
2022 Sharp Stick Sarah Jo [26]
How to Blow Up a Pipeline Rowan [27]
2023 Snorkeling Jameson
2024 Desert Road Clare [28]
Oh, Canada Alicia Fife [29]
2026 Her Private Hell Hunter [30]
TBA Pickleheads Mia Presley Post-production
TBA The Face of Horror Eleanor Post-production
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Television

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2013 New Face Herself Web series [2][31]
2016 Junior Jess Main role
2017 Let the Right One In Eli Unsold television pilot
2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Nola Kellergan Miniseries
2019 The Society Kelly Main role
Looking for Alaska Alaska Young Miniseries [19]
2020 When the Streetlights Go On Chrissy Monroe Miniseries [32]
2022 The First Lady Betty Ford (young) Limited series [33]
American Horror Stories Coby Rae Dellum Episode: "Dollhouse" [34]
2023–present The Buccaneers Nan St. George Main role [21]
TBA The Age of Innocence May Welland Limited series
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Theater

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2025 All Nighter Darcie The Newman Mills Theater, MCC Theater [35]
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Music videos

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2016 "False Alarm" The Girl The Weeknd [36]
"Killing Me to Love You" Girl Vancouver Sleep Clinic [37]
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Awards and nominations

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2024 Sitges Film Festival Best Actress Desert Road Won [38]
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