Brita Bigum (a.k.a. Britta Bigum and Brita Bigum Grønn, January 15, 1921 – October 12, 1980) was a

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actress.

Career

Bigum made her stage debut as a child in the play ''Per og Kari reiser til månen'' at the National Theatre in

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. She later danced at

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and the Edderkoppen Theater. Bigum made her film debut in 1940 in

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's '' Tørres Snørtevold'' and appeared in a total of eight films between 1940 and 1957. She appeared as Hannchen ( no, Hanna) in

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's operetta '' The Cousin from Nowhere'' (Norwegian title: ''Fetteren fra Batavia'') at the

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during the 1951/52 season, and she was also active at the

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in 1953.

Filmography

*1940: '' Tørres Snørtevold'' as the third sales clerk *1946: ''

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'' as Grynet *1949: ''

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'' as the English-speaking cabaret singer *1950: ''

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'' as Brita *1951: ''

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'' as Mrs. Berg *1951: ''

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'' as Liv, a nurse *1952: ''

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'' as Miss Svingvoll *1957: ''

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'' as Mrs. Rosenkrantz

References

External links

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Brita Bigum
at the

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Brita Bigum
at the National Theater
Brita Bigum
at

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Brita Bigum
at Sceneweb {{DEFAULTSORT:Bigum, Brita 1921 births 1980 deaths 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo