Rønnaug Alten

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Rønnaug Alten
Rønnaug Alten in 1940
Born(1910-02-09)9 February 1910
Tromsø, Norway
Died20 January 2001(2001-01-20) (aged 90)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
Spouse
(m. 1932; div. 1947)
ChildrenPål Løkkeberg
RelativesEdvin Alten (stepfather)
Berit Alten (half-sister)
AwardsGuldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (1982)
Order of St. Olav (1982)

Rønnaug Alten (9 February 1910 – 20 January 2001) was a Norwegian actress and stage instructor.[1]

Biography

She was born in

artium in 1928.[2][3]

In 1932, she married the actor Georg Løkkeberg (1909–1986). Their marriage was dissolved in 1947. She was the mother of the film director and screenwriter Pål Løkkeberg (1934–1998).[4][5]

She made her stage debut at

Folketeatret (1952–59), Oslo Nye Teater (1959–68) and Teatret Vårt in Molde (1972–74). Her final performance was at the Riksteatret in 1975.[6]

Rønnaug Alten's film career began in 1936 with a role under film director Olav Dalgard. She also translated and organized a series of recordings for NRK. She served as an instructor principally for children's performances. She was a board member of the Norwegian Actors' Equity Association. She was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1982. Also in 1982, she shared the award for Best Actress at the 18th Guldbagge Awards with Sunniva Lindekleiv and Lise Fjeldstad for their roles in Little Ida.[6][7]

External links

References

  1. Store norske leksikon
    . Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Edvin Alten". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Asbjørn Aarnes". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Georg Løkkeberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ Lillian Bikset. "Pål Løkkeberg". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b Lyche, Lise. "Rønnaug Alten". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Liten Ida (1981)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 9 March 2014.