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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

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

Biography

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

References

  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.