Janis Maria Wilson

Janis Maria Wilson (born March 22, 1985) is a Norwegian model and actress. She is known for portraying Miss Gudbrandsdalen in the Norwegian-American TV series entitled Lilyhammer.
Career
Wilson is of Croatian and Italian descent. She was born in Rome but grew up in Norwegian county of Oppland and town of Lillehammer. She studied marketing and economics at the BI Norwegian Business School. She began modeling while still in college. In 2006 she appeared in the Norwegian television series Shopaholic, In 2010, she was one of 21 Norwegians competing for a chance to become a Playboy cover model. In 2012, she landed the role of Miss Gudbrandsdalen in Lilyhammer. A few months later, there were reports of an unrelated second assault which happened in Oslo; in this attack, also in 2010, Wilson reported that she was walking her dog in a park near her home when an unknown assailant attacked her; she suffered stab wounds and bruises and scratches but managed to survive.
 
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