Brita Bigum (a.k.a. Britta Bigum and Brita Bigum Grønn,
January 15, 1921 – October 12, 1980) was a
Norwegian actress.
Career
Bigum made her stage debut as a child in the play ''Per og Kari reiser til månen'' at the
National Theatre in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
.
She later danced at
Chat Noir and the
Edderkoppen Theater.
Bigum made her film debut in 1940 in
Tancred Ibsen
Tancred Ibsen (11 July 1893 – 4 December 1978) was a Norwegian military officer, aviator, film director and screenwriter.
Background
Ibsen was the son of Sigurd Ibsen and Bergljot Bjørnson. He was the grandson of both Henrik Ibsen and Nobel ...
's ''
Tørres Snørtevold'' and appeared in a total of eight films between 1940 and 1957. She appeared as Hannchen () in
Eduard Künneke's operetta ''
The Cousin from Nowhere'' (Norwegian title: ''Fetteren fra Batavia'') at the
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet during the 1951/52 season,
and she was also active at the
New Theater in 1953.
Filmography
*1940: ''
Tørres Snørtevold'' as the third sales clerk
*1946: ''
Et spøkelse forelsker seg'' as Grynet
*1949: ''
Vi flyr på Rio'' as the English-speaking cabaret singer
*1950: ''
Døden er et kjærtegn
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Edith Carlmar (born Edith Mary Johanne Mathiesen; 15 November 1911 ...
'' as Brita
*1951: ''
Kranes konditori'' as Mrs. Berg
*1951: ''
Skadeskutt'' as Liv, a nurse
*1952: ''
Trine!'' as Miss Svingvoll
*1957: ''
Fjols til fjells
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'' as Mrs. Rosenkrantz
References
External links
*
Brita Bigumat the
Swedish Film Database
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Brita Bigumat the
National Theater
Brita Bigumat
Filmfront
Brita Bigumat Sceneweb
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1921 births
1980 deaths
20th-century Norwegian actresses
Actresses from Oslo