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Lizzie Florelius (September 19, 1886 – December 30, 1975) was a Norwegian actress. Florelius was born in
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(now Oslo). She had her film debut in 1923 in ''
Strandhugg paa Kavringen ''Strandhugg paa Kavringen'' (The Coastal Raid at Kavringen) is a 65-minute Norwegian film from 1923 that is now considered lost. The screenplay was written by Gunnar Nilsen-Vig, who was also one of the film's directors. Egil Sætren designed t ...
'', in which she played the wife of the main character, Silas. She appeared in another silent film in 1927, ''
Syv dager for Elisabeth ''Syv dage for Elisabeth'' (Seven Days for Elizabeth) is a Norwegian silent film comedy from 1927 directed by Leif Sinding. The screenplay was written by Sinding and Arvid Skappel, and it was based on Skappel's novella ''Påskeflirt''. Sonja Hen ...
''. After that she acted in three
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s: ''
Bra mennesker ''Bra mennesker'' ( en, Good People}) is a 1937 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, and starring Sonja Wigert, Georg Løkkeberg and Harald Steen. The script was also written by Sinding, based on a play by Oskar Braaten. The film was pro ...
'' (1937), ''
De vergeløse (The Defenceless) is a 1939 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, based on a book by Gabriel Scott and starring Georg Richter Georg Lüddeckens Alexander Richter (27 December 1915 – 10 May 1972) was a German-born Norwegian acto ...
'' (1939), and ''
Ut av mørket ( en, Out of the Dark) is a 1958 Norwegian film directed by Arild Brinchmann. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Urda Arneberg as Kari Holm * Pål Skjønberg as Per Holm, an architect * Ola Isene as Enger, ...
'' (1958). She was also active in the
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's
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, and in 1926 she played in the first Norwegian radio broadcast of ''
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''. Florelius died in 1975 and is buried in Our Savior's Cemetery in Oslo.


Filmography

*1923: ''
Strandhugg paa Kavringen ''Strandhugg paa Kavringen'' (The Coastal Raid at Kavringen) is a 65-minute Norwegian film from 1923 that is now considered lost. The screenplay was written by Gunnar Nilsen-Vig, who was also one of the film's directors. Egil Sætren designed t ...
'' as Silas's wife *1927: ''
Syv dager for Elisabeth ''Syv dage for Elisabeth'' (Seven Days for Elizabeth) is a Norwegian silent film comedy from 1927 directed by Leif Sinding. The screenplay was written by Sinding and Arvid Skappel, and it was based on Skappel's novella ''Påskeflirt''. Sonja Hen ...
'' as Anna Palme *1937: ''
Bra mennesker ''Bra mennesker'' ( en, Good People}) is a 1937 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, and starring Sonja Wigert, Georg Løkkeberg and Harald Steen. The script was also written by Sinding, based on a play by Oskar Braaten. The film was pro ...
'' as Mrs. Løvdal *1939: ''
De vergeløse (The Defenceless) is a 1939 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, based on a book by Gabriel Scott and starring Georg Richter Georg Lüddeckens Alexander Richter (27 December 1915 – 10 May 1972) was a German-born Norwegian acto ...
'' as the woman from the child welfare committee *1958: ''
Ut av mørket ( en, Out of the Dark) is a 1958 Norwegian film directed by Arild Brinchmann. It was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Urda Arneberg as Kari Holm * Pål Skjønberg as Per Holm, an architect * Ola Isene as Enger, ...
''


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* 1886 births 1975 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian silent film actresses Norwegian radio actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo {{Norway-actor-stub