Liv Uchermann Selmer (January 7, 1893 – January 24, 1983) was a

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actress. Selmer was born in

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(now Oslo), the daughter of Karl Kristian Uchermann (1855–1940) and Bolette Hermana Schnitler (1864–1939). She married the actor Alfred Gjems Selmer (1893–1919). She debuted at the National Theatre in Oslo in 1913 as the wicked fairy Mørkøie in the Norwegian translation of

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's play ''Sleeping Beauty'' ( fi, Prinsessa Ruusunen). For the first 15 years of her career, she was engaged with various theaters in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, and Stavanger, and she was emplyed by the Oslo New Theater from 1929 to 1963. Her roles included Esther in

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's play ''Indenfor Murene'' (Inside the Walls), the title role (and later Herlofs-Marte) in

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's play '' Anne Pedersdotter'', and Mrs. Higgins in

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's play ''

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''. Selmer appeared in several Norwegian films and performed in many broadcasts of

NRK NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting Aksjeselskap, AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and ...

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. She played Eline in

Henrik Ibsen Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...

's ''

Lady Inger of Ostrat ''Lady Inger of Ostrat'' (original title: ''Fru Inger til Østeraad'') is an 1854 play by Henrik Ibsen, inspired by the life of Inger, Lady of Austraat. The play, the third work of the Norwegian's career, reflects the birth of Romantic Nation ...

'' at the Central Theater in a production in which

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played the title role. The production premiered on November 17, 1921. Two years later, Selmer played the green-clad woman in ''

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed ''Per Gynt'', the Norwegian fairy tale on wh ...

'' at the National Theatre in Oslo. In 1928 she played Hjørdis in ''

The Vikings at Helgeland ''The Vikings at Helgeland'' (''Hærmændene paa Helgeland'') is Henrik Ibsen's seventh play. It was written during 1857 and first performed at Christiania Norske Theater in Oslo on 24 November 1858. The plot takes place during the time of Erik B ...

'' in 44 productions across Norway during the Bjørnevik Theater's Ibsen tour.

Filmography

*1938: ''

Ungen ''Ungen'' (The Child or The Kid) is a Norway, Norwegian drama film from 1938 directed by Rasmus Breistein. The lead roles are played by Eva Sletto, Harald Heide Steen, and Ragnhild Hald. It is a film adaptation of Oskar Braaten's 1911 play ''Ungen ...

'' as Lagreta, Julius's mother *1940: ''

Tante Pose ''Tante Pose'' is a 1940 Norwegian film, directed by Leif Sinding, based on the book by Norwegian author Gabriel Scott. It stars Henny Skjønberg in the title role. Synopsis The Christmas preparations are underway at the wealthy Bals family far ...

'' as the provost's wife *1940: '' Tørres Snørtevold'' as Mrs. Thorsen *1942: '' Den farlige leken'' as the cleaning woman *1942: ''

Jeg drepte! ''Jeg drepte!'' (I Have Killed!) is a Norwegian film directed by Toralf Sandø. It premiered on August 17, 1942. Plot A doctor is operating on a male patient. Under anesthesia, the man reveals that he is in a relationship with the doctor's wife. ...

'' as the head nurse *1943: ''

Sangen til livet ''Sangen til livet'' (The Song of Life) is a Norwegian film from 1943 based on Johan Bojer's play ''Sigurd Braa''. It was directed by Leif Sinding. The film premiered on October 25, 1943. Plot The film is a melodrama about a factory director who ...

'' as Mrs. Kamp, Eli Braa's mother *1943: '' Vigdis'' as Minda Bjørkli *1944: ''

Kommer du, Elsa? ''Kommer du, Elsa?'' (Are You Coming, Elsa?) is a Norwegian drama film from 1944 directed by Toralf Sandø. The script was written by Sandø and Victor Borg, and it is based on Borg's play ''Kommer du, Elsa?'' The cast includes Aase Bye, Erlin ...

'' as Miss Enger *1948: '' Den hemmelighetsfulle leiligheten'' as the housekeeper *1951: '' Dei svarte hestane'' as Inger *1952: ''

Trine! ''Trine!'' is a Norwegian black-and-white drama film from 1952 directed by Toralf Sandø. Eva Røine starred in the title role. The film was based on Hans Geelmuyden's novel ''Trine!'', and Geelmuyden wrote the script for the film together with ...

'' as Aunt Andrea *1959: ''

5 loddrett ''5 loddrett'' (5 Down) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1959. It was directed by Nils Reinhardt Christensen, who also wrote the script based on a concept by Lillebil Kjellén. The film was shot at the studio in Jar. Plot Knut Jespersen (played by ...

'' as a maid *1959: '' Støv på hjernen'' *1961: ''

Sønner av Norge "Sønner av Norge" (originally "Sønner af Norge", ) is the common title of the song "Norsk Nationalsang" (), which was the ''de facto'' national anthem of Norway from 1820 until the early 20th century. From the mid-1860s, "Ja, vi elsker dette lan ...

'' *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 ...

'' as a chambermaid *1965: '' Hjelp – vi får leilighet!''

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