Unni Torkildsen (14 August 1901 – 20 June 1968) was a Norwegian actress.

Biography

She was born in

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(now Oslo), Norway. She was first married to actor Olafr Havrevold (1895–1972). Her second marriage was to the actor

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(1903–1976), the son of

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and the brother of actresses

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(1893–1974), Gerd Grieg (1895–1988), Ada Kramm (1899–1981) and Gøril Havrevold (1914–1992), who was also the ex-wife of Torkildsen's first hushand, Havrevold. Torkildsen spent her entire career at the

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 ...

, until retirement in 1964. She made her stage debut at

in 1925, as "

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". She was later appointed at Nationaltheatret, where she played many leading roles over the years, with a total of 161 assigned tasks at the theatre.

Filmography

* 1925: '' Fager er lien'' * 1931: ''

Den store barnedåpen ''Den store barnedåpen'' (The Great Christening) is a 1931 Norwegian comedy film. It was directed by Tancred Ibsen and featured Einar Sissener, Aase Bye and Unni Torkildsen. It was the first feature-length Norwegian sound film A so ...

'' as Georgine * 1932: ''

Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde ''Prinsessen som ingen kunne målbinde'' (The Princess Who Always Had to Have the Last Word) is a Norwegian short film from 1932 based on the fairytale of the same name by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. Harald Stormoen starred as the king, Andreas ...

'' as the princess * 1937: '' To levende og en død'' as Helene Berger * 1946: ''

Så møtes vi imorgen ''Så møtes vi imorgen'' () is a 1946 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils R. Müller. It was Müller's debut film. It is based on the novel of the same name by Alex Brinchmann and it was adapted for film by Müller. The film tells the story ...

'' as Gerda Berg * 1954: '' Portrettet'' as Mrs. Hammer * 1958: ''

Ut av mørket () is a 1958 Norwegian film directed by Arild Brinchmann. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Urda Arneberg as Kari Holm * Pål Skjønberg as Per Holm, an architect * Ola Isene as Enger, the chief physicia ...

'' * 1959: '' Herren og hans tjenere''

References

External links

* 1901 births 1968 deaths Actresses from Oslo Norwegian stage actresses {{Norway-actor-stub