Laila Mikkelsen (20 August 1940 – 13 January 2023) was a Norwegian film director and producer.

Career

Mikkelsen was born in

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on 20 August 1940. She made her film debut in 1976 with ''

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''. Her film '' Little Ida'' is set during the

German occupation of Norway The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until th ...

, and received international attention. Her film ' was based on a novel by

Arvid Hanssen Arvid Hanssen (28 July 1932 – 31 July 1998) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, poet, novelist and children's writer. Biography Hanssen was born in Vika at Indre Senja in Troms county. He completed Finnsnes High School in 1948. He ...

. In 1984 she directed the film '. Mikkelsen died on 13 January 2023, at the age of 82.

References

1940 births 2023 deaths Norwegian film directors Norwegian women film directors Norwegian film producers People from Vardø {{Film-producer-stub