Berit Alten

Berit Alten
Born(1915-05-02)May 2, 1915
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedDecember 18, 2002(2002-12-18) (aged 87)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
SpouseAsbjørn Aarnes
FatherEdvin Alten
RelativesRønnaug Alten

Berit Alten (May 2, 1915 – December 18, 2002) was a Norwegian actress.[1][2][3]

Family

Alten was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the daughter of the judge Edvin Alten (1876–1967) and Ragna Aass (1880–1975). Her half-sister was the actress Rønnaug Alten (1910–2001). In 1950 she married the literary historian Asbjørn Aarnes (1923–2013).[4]

Career

Alten made her stage debut in 1938 at the New Theater,[5][6] and from 1939 to 1947 she was engaged with the Trøndelag Theater.[7] She made her film debut in 1939 in Helge Lunde's film Familien på Borgan. Alten appeared in four films altogether from 1939 to 1946. In her last film, Vi vil leve, she played one of the lead roles as Elsa.[8][9]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Berit Alten synes det er for mange gode mannsroller". Nidaros. No. 204. September 4, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ny norsk film om det 'illegale' arbeid". Nationen. No. 156. July 13, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Rønneberg, Anton (1945). Teater hjemme og ute: artikler i utvalg. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 249.
  4. ^ Askedal, John Ole (2022). "Asbjørn Aarnes". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "'Jeg kenner dig ikke' på Det Nye Theater". Arbeiderbladet. No. 150. July 2, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "'Jeg kenner dig ikke' på Det Nye Theater". Nationen. No. 150. July 2, 1938. p. 3. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Øisang, Ole (1962). Trøndelag teater gjennom 25 år. Trondheim: I kommisjon hos F. Bruns bokhandels forlag. p. 68.
  8. ^ "Kinoene". Moss Avis. No. 86. April 10, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "Norsk film overrasker". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. No. 62. March 14, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2023.