Unni Torkildsen Explained

Unni Torkildsen
Birth Date:14 August 1901
Birth Place:Kristiania, Norway
Nationality:Norwegian
Occupation:Actress
Spouse: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]

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.[4]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Unni Torkildsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 12 October 2017.
  2. Encyclopedia: Olafr Havrevold . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Haagen . Ringnes . Haagen Ringnes . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 12 October 2017.
  3. Web site: The Egede-Nissen Sisters. Columbia University Libraries. January 1, 2020.
  4. Book: Nils J.. Ringdal . Nils Johan Ringdal . Nationaltheatrets historie 1899 - 1999. 2000. 666 . Gyldendal . 82-05-26482-1 .