Unni Torkildsen


Unni Torkildsen was a Norwegian actress.

Biography

She was born in Kristiania, Norway. She was first married to actor Olafr Havrevold. Her second marriage was to actor Oscar Egede-Nissen, the son of Adam Egede-Nissen and the brother of actresses Aud Egede-Nissen, Gerd Grieg, Ada Kramm and Gøril Havrevold, who was also the ex-wife of Torkildsen's first hushand, Havrevold.
Torkildsen spent her entire career at the Nationaltheatret, until retirement in 1964. She made her stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1925, as "Ophelia". 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.
She participated in several films, including To levende og en død and Den store barnedåpen .