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Lene Cecilia Sparrok
Southern Sámi actress and reindeer herder from Norway
Lene Cecilia Sparrok (born 6 October 1997) is a Norwegian Southern Sámi reindeer herder[1] and actress. She was the main protagonist, Elle-Marja, in the Sami 2016 film Sami Blood, for which she won a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Sporrok was born in Namsskogan in Nord-Trøndelag, and went to school in Snåsa. She grew up in a family that worked with reindeer herding. She speaks Southern Sámi, Norwegian and Swedish.