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Berit Kullander (born March 23, 1938) is a Norwegian actress, dancer, and singer. Kullander performed in the
Norwegian Opera Company The Norwegian Opera Company () was an opera company in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian Opera Company was established in 1950 by the Brunvoll brothers with the aim of having a fixed location as well as operating as a traveling company. The artistic dir ...
's productions of the ballets ''
Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...
'' and ''
La Sylphide ''La Sylphide'' (; ) is a romantic ballet in two acts. There were two versions of the ballet; the original choreographed by Filippo Taglioni in 1832, and a second version choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836. Bournonville's is the only ve ...
''. After that she danced at
Chat Noir (French language, French for 'black cat') is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri. Establishment Chat Noir was established as a cabaret in 1912 by singer B ...
from 1954 to 1965. At the Norwegian Theater from 1965 to 1967, her roles included Anita in ''
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'' and the secretary in the stage adaptation of
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's ''
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''. For six seasons she was at the
National Swedish Touring Theatre The National Swedish Touring Theatre () is the largest touring theatre company in Sweden. It serves as Sweden's national stage on tour. The company is owned and funded by 240 local economic associations spread throughout the country. Their mai ...
(1967–1972), Intimate Theater, and Oscar Theater. She performed with the Norwegian National Traveling Theater from 1976 to 2005. In addition, she toured with
Jens Book-Jenssen Jens Peter Book-Jenssen (14 November 1910 – 28 March 1999) was a Norwegian singer of popular music, songwriter, revue artist and theatre director. From his stage debut in the early 1930s, his career included radio and television work, recording ...
.


Filmography

* 1956: '' Gylne ungdom'' as a dancer * 1962: '' Operasjon Løvsprett'' as Goggen's girlfriend * 1965: '' Klimaks'' * 1966: '' Kontorsjef Tangen'' (television) as the lady at the information desk * 1968: '' Festival i Venedig'' (television) as a starlet * 1971: '' Gråt elskede mann'' as Helen


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