Unni Torkildsen | |
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![]() Torkildsen in 1947 | |
Born | |
Died | 20 June 1968 | (aged 66)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) |
Olafr Havrevold (divorced) Oscar Egede-Nissen |
Unni Torkildsen (14 August 1901 – 20 June 1968) was a Norwegian actress.
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]