Unni Torkildsen (14 August 1901 – 20 June 1968) was a Norwegian actress.

Unni Torkildsen
Torkildsen in 1947
Born(1901-08-14)14 August 1901
Died20 June 1968(1968-06-20) (aged 66)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Olafr Havrevold (divorced)
Oscar Egede-Nissen

Biography

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She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.[1] She was first married to actor Olafr Havrevold (1895–1972).[2] Her second marriage was to the actor Oscar Egede-Nissen (1903–1976), the son of Adam Egede-Nissen and the brother of actresses Aud Egede-Nissen (1893–1974), Gerd Grieg (1895–1988), Ada Kramm (1899–1981) and Gøril Havrevold (1914–1992), who was also the ex-wife of Torkildsen's first hushand, Havrevold.[3][4]

Torkildsen spent her entire career at the Nationaltheatret, until retirement in 1964. She made her stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1925, as "Ophelia". She was later appointed at Nationaltheatret, where she played many leading roles over the years,[1] with a total of 161 assigned tasks at the theatre.[3]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Unni Torkildsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ Ringnes, Haagen. "Olafr Havrevold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Ringdal, Nils J., ed. (2000). Nationaltheatrets historie 1899–1999. Gyldendal. p. 666. ISBN 82-05-26482-1.
  4. ^ "The Egede-Nissen Sisters". Columbia University Libraries. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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