Lydia Opøien

Lydia Opøien
Born(1894-11-04)November 4, 1894
Trondheim, Norway
DiedNovember 24, 1961(1961-11-24) (aged 67)
OccupationActress

Lydia Marie Opøien (November 4, 1894 – November 24, 1961) was a Norwegian actress.[1][2]

Among other venues, Opøien was engaged with the Oslo New Theater, the Norwegian Theater in Oslo, and the Trøndelag Theater. She also worked with the NRK Radio Theater.[3] Alongside her theater career she was also a film actress. Opøien appeared in twelve films between 1933 and 1957, with her screen debut in Jeppe på bjerget.[4][5]

She was the lawyer Adam Hiorth's second wife.[6]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Støren, Wilhelm K. (1978). Kulturminner i Trondheim. Trondheim: Aktietr i Trondhjem. p. 86.
  2. ^ Cowie, Peter; Buquet, Françoise; Pitkänen, Risto; Talboom, Godfried (1992). Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-Makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. London: Tantivy Press. p. 204.
  3. ^ "Broen". Radioteatret NRK P1+. NRK. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Aschehougs konversasjons leksikon, Bd. 14. Nedreaas – Pevsner. Oslo: Aschehoug. 1959. p. 411.
  5. ^ Klossner, Michael (2002). The Europe of 1500–1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 through 2000. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 195.
  6. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn (1948). Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 225. Retrieved April 4, 2021.