Ingvild trained as actor at the Academy of Live & Recorded Arts (ALRA) in London from 97-00. Since then she has worked as an actor, director and stage fight choreographer. In 2011 she founded her Theatre company Memento, where she has both written and directed a number of performances. Her credits also include several Norwegian films and TV-series. In addition to her artistic career Lien holds academic degrees in culture and arts management, a BA in English, and a MA in North American Area Studies, both from the University of Oslo.