Anita Thallaug (born 14 February 1938) is a Norwegian actress and singer.

Biography

Thallaug was born in

Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluent suburb of Oslo on the west coast of the city. Bærum is Norway's fifth largest municipality with a population of 128,760 (2021). It is part of the electoral ...

on 14 February 1938. She has featured in musicals, cinema and TV programs. Under the name Vesla Rolfsen, at the age of seven, she was performing at the Spider theatre in

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. She featured frequently in

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children's programs of the 1950s. Thallaug was the Norwegian contestant in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1963 The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest and took place in London, United Kingdom. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporatio ...

, with the song "Solhverv", where she finished 13th (last). She was the first of four Norwegian entrants to score no points in the competition. Anita Thallaug is the younger sister of opera singer Edith Thallaug.

Melodi Grand Prix entries

Films

*1990: '' Den spanske flue'' (The Spanish Fly) (TV) Mrs Meisel *1964: ''

Klokker i måneskinn ''Klokker i måneskinn'' (Bells in the Moonlight) is a Norwegian anthology film from 1964 directed by Kåre Bergstrøm. The film is about four men that have gathered for an evening of bridge. Three of them relate accounts of supernatural events, w ...

'' (Watches in the Moonlight) Mannekeng, 'Manager of affairs' *1962: ''

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'' Søster Bitten *1957: ''

Blondin i fara ''Blonde in Bondage'' (Swedish: ''Blondin i fara'') is a 1957 Swedish drama crime film directed by Robert Brandt, who also wrote lyrics to the film's two songs. Distributors Corporation of America released the film in the US as a double featu ...

'' (Blonde in Danger) (Swedish film) Mona Mace *1954: ''

I moralens navn ''I moralens navn'' (The Moral Reputation) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1954 directed by Olav Engebretsen. It stars Eva Lunde, Fridtjof Mjøen, and Anita Thallaug. The film is based on Finn Bø's play with the same name, which premiered at th ...

'' (The Moral Reputation)

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Omtale i ''Norsk pop- og rockleksikon'' fra 2005
1938 births Living people People from Bærum Norwegian women singers Norwegian musical theatre actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian television actresses Melodi Grand Prix contestants Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1963 Melodi Grand Prix winners {{norway-actor-stub