Norwegian actress (1943–2019)
Unni Evjen
Born (1943-08-03 ) August 3, 1943Died September 27, 2019(2019-09-27) (aged 76) Occupation Actress
Unni Evjen (August 3, 1943 – September 27, 2019) was a Norwegian actress.[ 1]
Evjen received her education at the National Academy of Theatre and made her debut at the Oslo New Theater in 1965 in Anne-Catharina Vestly 's children's comedy Ut av trolldommen . She had a breakthrough at the Norwegian Theater in 1968 as Hedvig in The Wild Duck . From 1970 to 1974, she was one of NRK Television Theatre 's most prominent young performers. From 1974 to 2010 she was employed at the Oslo New Theater, where she had several major roles.[ 2]
Evjen was also engaged with the Norwegian National Traveling Theater , where among other performances she played the title role in the stage adaptation of Knut Hamsun 's Victoria . She also appeared in many television productions, among which she played Rosa in Benoni og Rosa .[ 3]
Filmography
1968: De ukjentes marked
1968: Hennes meget kongelige høyhet as Julie, Georg's girlfriend[ 4]
1968: Smuglere as Klara
1971: Herr Print oppdager seg selv (1971) as Janine
1971: Mooney og campingvognene (TV) as Mave
1971: Samfunnets støtter (TV) as Dina Dorf
1971: Smilet (TV) as Her
1972: En folkefiende (TV) as Petra
1972: Fru Warrens virksomhet (TV) as Vivie Warren
1972: Yerma (TV) as Maria
1973: Aksel og Marit (TV) as Anne, a waitress
1973: Kirsebærhaven (TV) as Dunjasja
1973: Benoni og Rosa (TV) as Rosa
1975: Bydelen som ikke vil dø (TV)
1975: Svigerdottera (TV) as Minnie
1979: Lucie as Mrs. Mørk
1981: Martin as Kjersti Horn[ 5]
1985: Du kan da ikke bare gå as Johan's mother
1989: Maria er så liten (TV) as Inger
2014: Fargene Forsvant (short) as Ingeborg
References
^ "Unni Evjen" . Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2022 .
^ Kvalvik, Bent (October 8, 2019). "Minneord". Aftenposten .
^ Thorheim, Kirsti; Grepstad, Ottar (1995). Hamsun i æventyrland: Nordlandsliv og diktning . Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 168.
^ Cowie, Peter (1968). World Filmography . London: Tantivy Press. p. 466.
^ Cowie, Peter (1980). International Film Guide 1981 . London: Tantivy Press. p. 258.
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