Rut Tellefsen (born 23 August 1930) is a Norwegian actress.
Personal life
Tellefsen was born in
Malvik
Malvik is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Trondheim Region. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Hommelvik. Other villages in Malvik include Muruvika, Smiskaret, Sneisen, Vikhammer, ...
on 23 August 1930, a daughter of Johan Fredriksen and Anna Bergljot Smaage. She was married to actor
Tom Tellefsen
Tom Tellefsen (30 October 1931 – 17 January 2012) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Asker. He was married to actress Rut Tellefsen from 1955 to 1962. He made his film debut in 1949, in Arne Skouen's '' Gategutter'', and also played in '' ...
from 1955 to 1962, and to
Kjell Bækkelund
Kjell Bækkelund (6 May 1930 – 13 May 2004) was a Norwegian classical pianist.
Biography
Bækkelund was born in Oslo, Norway. He was the son of Martin Bækkelund (1903–66) and Rallik Antonette Hansen (1904–94). He was a student at the ...
from 1966 to 1972.
Career
Tellefsen made her stage debut at
Det Norske Teatret
Det Norske Teatret ( en, Norwegian Theater)Moe, Jens. 2011. ''My America: The Culture of Giving''. Bloomington, IN: iUniverse, p. 133. is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabl� ...
in 1956. She worked for
Fjernsynsteatret Fjernsynsteatret was a department of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) which produced plays for television broadcasting. It opened in 1960 (after about a year of experimental operation), and operated until 1990, when a major reorganisati ...
in its early days, during the 1960s, and she was assigned to
Oslo Nye Teater
Oslo Nye Teater is a theater located in Oslo, Norway. The theater has its main stage in its own theater house at Rosenkrantz' gate 10. It is one of Norway's most visited theatres. Oslo Nye Teater AS is wholly owned by Oslo Municipality. His ...
1969 to 1973. She was co-founder and later artistical director of
Telemark Teater
Teater Ibsen (from 1975 to 1991 Telemark Teater) is a theatre in Skien in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The theatre was established in 1975 as Telemark Teater, and changed its name to Teater Ibsen in 1991. The theatre serves as regional theatre f ...
, and was assigned to
Nationaltheatret
The National Theatre in Oslo ( no, Nationaltheatret) 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 Christiani ...
from 1981 to 2001.
Awards
Tellefsen was awarded the Norwegian Theatre Critics Award for 1985/1986, but did not want to accept the prize. She received the Amanda Award in 1996 for her role in the film ''Kristin Lavransdatter
''Kristin Lavransdatter'' is a trilogy of historical novels written by Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset. The individual novels are ''Kransen'' (''The Wreath''), first published in 1920, ''Husfrue'' (''The Wife''), published in 1921, and ''Korset'' (' ...
''.Order of St. Olav
The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...
in 2000.[
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References
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1930 births
Living people
People from Sør-Trøndelag
People from Malvik
Norwegian film actresses
Norwegian stage actresses
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