Lillemor von Hanno (née Bergljot Selmer; 30 December 1900 – 5 April 1984) was a Norwegian actress, novelist, and playwright.[1]
Personal life
Von Hanno was born in Balsfjord Municipality, the daughter of the actress Ågot Gjems Selmer (1858–1926) and the physician Alfred Selmer (1851–1919). The family moved to Ås Municipality near Kristiania when she was two years old. She was the sister of the singer Tordis Gjems Selmer (1886–1964) and the actor Alfred Gjems Selmer (1893–1919). She married Major Otto Friedrich Wilhelm von Hanno (1891–1956) in 1927, and their marriage was eventually dissolved. In 1950 she married the industrialist Joakim Lund Ihlen (1899–1981).[2][1]
She also published the books Blindebukk in 1939 and Det går et år in 1940.[5]
During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany she took active part in the actors' resistance. She was among the actors who were ordered by the Ministry to contribute to its broadcasting programs, but when she refused, her working permit was revoked. This incident sparked a country-wide 1941 theatre strike in Norway, which lasted for several weeks. In 1944 she fled from the occupied country to Sweden.[6]