Unni Elisabeth Bernhoft (born 4 March 1933) is a Norwegian actress and tobacco retailer. Among her best known appearances is the role as bellhop in the comedy film ''

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''. She is also known for her song recording "Lille Frøken Stang".

Personal life

Bernhoft was born in

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on 4 March 1933. She is a daughter of singer and revue writer Bias Bernhoft and Margit Haug, and is a granddaughter of Tobias Bernhoft. She is married to actor

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, and is the mother of television producer and executive

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Career

Bernhoft made her stage debut at

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in 1953, in the revue ''Katten er løs''. Her film appearances include '' Bedre enn sitt rykte'' (1955), ' (1957), ''

'' (1957), '' Støv på hjernen'' (1959), and '' Millionær for en aften'' (1960). In the comedy ''

'' she played the character "Ruth Granberg" (bellhop), opposite

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as "Poppe". Until 2002 ''Fjols til fjells'' was the fourth-most-viewed Norwegian film of all time. Her best known song recording is probably "Lille Frøken Stang" from 1955. She gave voice to the character "Vips" (Red Fraggle) in the Norwegian dub of ''

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''.

References

1933 births Living people Actresses from Oslo Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses 20th-century Norwegian women singers 20th-century Norwegian singers {{norway-actor-stub