Unni Torkildsen

Unni Torkildsen
Unni Torkildsen
	Torkildsen in 1947
Born	14 August 1901; Kristiania, Norway
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.

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

1925: Fager er lien
1931: Den store barnedåpen as Georgine
1932: Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde as the princess
1937: To levende og en død as Helene Berger
1946: Så møtes vi imorgen as Gerda Berg
1954: Portrettet as Mrs. Hammer
1958: Ut av mørket
1959: Herren og hans tjenere

References

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

External links

Unni Torkildsen at IMDb

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[snl-1] 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.

[ringdal666-3] 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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