Ingerid Vardund (24 April 1927 – 25 December 2006) was a Norwegian actress. She was known to the Norwegian audience primarily for her roles in the films '' Jentespranget'' (1973) and the

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' (1980). For her role in ''Jentespranget'', she won the award for Best Actress at the

8th Moscow International Film Festival The 8th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1973. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Soviet film '' That Sweet Word: Liberty!'' directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius and the Bulgarian film '' Affection'' directed by ...

. Vardund debuted on stage in 1947 at the

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 ...

, and on the screen five years later with the movie ''Andrine og Kjell''. In 1971 she toured in Japan with

Nationaltheatret The National Theatre in Oslo () is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts. History The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was ...

(the National Theatre) as Nora in ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' (Danish language, Danish and ; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act Play (theatre), play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 De ...

''. She acted in a number of movies, and worked at Nationaltheatret from 1958 to 1993.

Selected filmography

* '' No Man's Woman'' (1953) as Mimmi * ''

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'' (1955) as car workshop owner's girlfriend * ''

5 loddrett ''5 loddrett'' (5 Down) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1959. It was directed by Nils Reinhardt Christensen, who also wrote the script based on a concept by Lillebil Kjellén. The film was shot at the studio in Jar. Plot Knut Jespersen (played ...

'' (1959) as the nightclub singer Anita Daae * ''

Sønner av Norge "Sønner av Norge" ('Sons of Norway') is the common title of the song "Norsk Nationalsang" ('Norwegian National Song'), which was the ''de facto'' national anthem of Norway from 1820 until the early 20th century. From the mid-1860s, "Ja, vi elske ...

'' (1961) as Eva Wikdahl, the dentist * ''

Lina's Wedding ''Lina's Wedding'' () is a 1973 Danish-Norwegian drama film directed by Knud Leif Thomsen. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival, where Ingerid Vardund won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Ingerid Vardund as Lina * ...

'' (1973) as Lina * ''

Over grensen ''Over grensen'' (Over the Border) or ''Feldmann-saken'' (The Feldman Case) is a Norwegian drama film that premiered on February 19, 1987. Bjørn Sundquist won the Amanda Award for the best male lead for his performance in the film. Plot The fil ...

'' (1987) as Rakel Feldmann

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VG: ''Ingerid Vardund is dead''
1927 births 2006 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian musical theatre actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo {{Norway-actor-stub