Ingebjørg Sem (1 November 1931 – 31 May 2009) was a Norwegian actress. She was born in

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as a daughter of dr. Mathias Øvrom Sem (1891–1971) and Solveig Camilla Svensson (1897–1978). In 1952 she married actor

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(1928–2003). They had the daughter Linn Stokke. She made her stage debut in 1951 at

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. After 1955 she worked at

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(1955–1957), Edderkoppen,

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and

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(from 1962). She also contributed to

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and

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, and had supporting parts in films such as '' Millionær for en aften'' (1960), ''Hennes meget kongelige høyhet'' (1968) and ''Anton'' (1973). She founded Norsk Teaterforlag in 1977 and Seniorteatret in Oslo in 1985.

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1931 births 2009 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Academic staff of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts {{Norway-actor-stub