Unni Bernhoft Explained

Unni Bernhoft
Birth Date:4 March 1933
Birth Place:Oslo, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Parents:Bias Bernhoft
Children:Jon Ola Sand
Relatives:Tobias Bernhoft (grandfather)
Spouse:Bjørn Sand
Occupation:Actress
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Unni Elisabeth Bernhoft (born 4 March 1933) is a Norwegian actress and tobacco retailer. Among her best known appearances is the role as bellhop in the comedy film Fjols til fjells. She is also known for her song recording "Lille Frøken Stang".

Personal life

Bernhoft was born in Oslo on 4 March 1933. She is a daughter of singer and revue writer Bias Bernhoft and Margit Haug, and is a granddaughter of Tobias Bernhoft. She is married to actor Bjørn Sand, and is the mother of television producer and executive Jon Ola Sand.[1] [2]

Career

Bernhoft made her stage debut at Chat Noir in 1953, in the revue Katten er løs.[2] Her film appearances include Bedre enn sitt rykte (1955), (1957), Fjols til fjells (1957), Støv på hjernen (1959), and Millionær for en aften (1960).[3] In the comedy Fjols til fjells she played the character "Ruth Granberg" (bellhop), opposite Leif Juster as "Poppe". Until 2002 Fjols til fjells was the fourth-most-viewed Norwegian film of all time.[4] Her best known song recording is probably "Lille Frøken Stang" from 1955.[2] She gave voice to the character "Vips" (Red Fraggle) in the Norwegian dub of Fraggle Rock.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stamtavle for Marie Holmboe . https://web.archive.org/web/20090426221155/http://holmboe.slekt.no/data/11-456.htm . dead . 26 April 2009 . 16 October 2016 . Norwegian .
  2. Encyclopedia: Bias Bernhoft . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Svein Erik Løken . Larsen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 16 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Unni Bernhoft . imdb.com. 16 October 2016.
  4. Book: Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag . Bakke, Sven Ove . Hobbelstad, Inger Merete . Kvalshaug, Vidar . Nilsen, Morten Ståle . 44 . 978-82-430-0560-0 . Norwegian . Spartacus . Oslo. 2012.
  5. Web site: Intervju med Unni Bernhoft . fraggelberget.com. 16 October 2016. Norwegian.