Lydia Opøien Explained

Lydia Opøien
Birth Date:	November 4, 1894
Birth Place:	Trondheim, Norway
Occupation:	Actress

Lydia Marie Opøien (November 4, 1894 – November 24, 1961) was a Norwegian actress.^{[1] [2]}

Among other venues, Opøien was engaged with the Oslo New Theater, the Norwegian Theater in Oslo, and the Trøndelag Theater. She also worked with the NRK Radio Theater.^[3] Alongside her theater career she was also a film actress. Opøien appeared in twelve films between 1933 and 1957, with her screen debut in Jeppe på bjerget.^{[4] [5]}

She was the lawyer Adam Hiorth's second wife.^[6]

Filmography

• 1933: Jeppe på bjerget as Nille
• 1940: Godvakker-Maren as Mrs. Bjørn
• 1942: En herre med bart as Rosa Niehlsen
• 1942: Trysil-Knut as a servant girl
• 1946: Englandsfarere as Johanne Volden
• 1951: Kranes konditori as Mrs. Krane
• 1951: Storfolk og småfolk as Mari Smehaugen
• 1952: Vi vil skilles as Mrs. Dahl
• 1953: Selkvinnen as Dorothea, a servant at the Hammershaimb house
• 1953: Skøytekongen as Hellemo's wife
• 1954: Aldri annet enn bråk as Mrs. Ramberg
• 1957: Ni liv as Jordmoren (the midwife)

External links

• • Lydia Opøien at Sceneweb
• Lydia Opøien at NRK
• Lydia Opøien at the Swedish Film Database

Notes and References

1. Book: Støren . Wilhelm K. . Kulturminner i Trondheim . 1978 . Aktietr i Trondhjem . Trondheim . 86.
2. Book: Cowie . Peter . Buquet . Françoise . Pitkänen . Risto . Talboom . Godfried . Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-Makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden . 1992 . Tantivy Press . London . 204.
3. Web site: Broen . Radioteatret NRK P1+ . NRK . April 5, 2021.
4. Book: Aschehougs konversasjons leksikon, Bd. 14. Nedreaas – Pevsner . 1959 . Aschehoug . Oslo . 411.
5. Book: Klossner . Michael . The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 through 2000 . 2002 . McFarland & Company . Jefferson, NC . 195.
6. Book: Steenstrup . Bjørn . Hvem er hvem? . 1948 . Aschehoug . Oslo . 225 . April 4, 2021.