Liv Helen Bredal (February 14, 1919 – November 25, 2011) was a Norwegian film actress from

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Family

Liv Bredal was born in

as the daughter of Olav M. Bredal (1896–1956) and Gunvor Kjeldsrud-Knudsen (1898–1940). She married the puppeteer Ivo Caprino in 1942, and she converted to Catholicism. She was the mother of the film directors Remo Caprino and Ivonne Caprino. She died in Bærum in 2011.

Career

Bredal appeared in four films altogether. She made her debut in 1941 in Alfred Maurstad's ''

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'', in which she played the lead role of Miss Nord, followed by a role in

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's ''

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''. In 1942, she played a supporting role in Alfred Maurstad's '' En herre med bart''. In 1944, Leif Juster offered her a position at the Edderkoppen Theater, but she declined it due to the distance from her home. Her final film performance was in the 1949 short ''I gode hender''.

Filmography

*1941: ''

'' as Miss Nord *1941: ''

'' as an office lady *1942: '' En herre med bart'' as Miss Helvik, a spa guest *1949: ''I gode hender'' (short)

References

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Liv Bredal
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