Gøril Havrevold, (née Egede-Nissen, 11 July 1914 – 17 March 1992) was a Norwegian stage and film actress.
Biography
She was born in
Stavanger
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, Norway; the daughter of
Adam Egede-Nissen
Adam Hjalmar Egede-Nissen (29 June 1868 – 4 April 1953), was a Norway, Norwegian Posten Norge, postmaster and politician, began his political career in the Liberal Party of Norway, Liberal Party and was first elected to the Storting (parliam ...
(1868–1953) and Georga Wilhelma Ellertsen (1871–1959).
she was the youngest of eleven siblings, seven of whom were actors, most of them at the Nationaltheatret. Among her siblings were the actresses
Aud Richter
Aud Egede-Nissen (30 May 1893 – 15 November 1974) was a Norwegian actress, director and producer. She appeared in many early 20th-century German silent films.
Early life
Born in Bergen, Norway in 1893, Egede-Nissen was a daughter of Norwegi ...
(1893–1974),
Gerd Grieg
Gerd Grieg ( Egede-Nissen, 21 April 1895 – 9 August 1988) was a Norwegian stage and film actress.
Biography
She was born in Bergen, Norway. Her parents were Georga Wilhelma Ellertsen (1871–1959) and politician Adam Egede-Nissen (1868–1953 ...
(1895–1988),
Ada Kramm
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Stig Egede-Nissen
Stig Egede-Nissen (December 11, 1907 – October 4, 1988) was a Norwegian actor and naval officer.
Biography
Egede-Nissen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Communist Party of Norway leader Adam Egede-Nissen and Goggi ...
.
Havrevold made her stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1932, and worked for this theatre for more than fifty years, acting in a large number of plays. Her film debut was in ''
En glad gutt
''En glad gutt'' ( en, A Happy Boy) is a 1932 Norwegian drama film directed by John W. Brunius, starring Tore Foss, Hauk Aabel and Gøril Havrevold. The film is based on the story ''En glad Gut'' by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, published in 186 ...
'' from 1932, and she also played in ''Syndere i sommersol'' from 1934 and in ''
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'' from 1937.
Personal life
Havrevold was first married in 1934 to actor Olafr Havrevold (1895–1972). They had two daughters and a son together. She remarried in 1962 to medical doctor Ragnvald Ingebrigtsen (1882–1975), who had previously been married to Gøril's sister Gerd.
Selected filmography
* ''
Sinners in Summertime
''Sinners in Summertime'' (Norwegian: ''Syndere i sommersol'') is a 1934 Norwegian drama film directed by and starring Einar Sissener. It also featured Tore Segelcke and Hans Jacob Nilsen and marked the debut of the future star of German cinema K ...