Margarete Robsahm (born 9 October 1942) is a

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, actress and

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. She is the mother of director

Thomas Robsahm Thomas Robsahm (born 29 April 1964) is a Norwegian film producer and director. Personal life Born in Arendal on 29 April 1964, Robsahm is the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Margarete Robsahm, and is married to screenwriter and actress Silje ...

and sister of the actor

Fred Robsahm Fred Otto Robsahm (29 June 1943 – 26 March 2015) was a Norwegian film actor. He worked on a few Italian Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s and 1970s. He was married to Italian film actress Agostina Belli for 15 years. The story of Robsahm's life w ...

. To an international audience, she is best known for her role in ''

Castle of Blood ''Castle of Blood'' ( it, Danza Macabra, links=no) is a 1964 horror film directed by Antonio Margheriti and Sergio Corbucci. The film stars Barbara Steele, Arturo Dominici and Georges Rivière. The film was initially commissioned to director Ser ...

'' with

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, but she has also starred in Norwegian movies, among these ''Line'' from 1961. The movie was based on a novel by

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and caused a minor scandal in Norway at the time, as Robsahm was the first actress ever to expose her breasts in a Norwegian movie. In March 2008, Robsahm drew media attention for having received

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2.3 million over sixteen years in government funding for the arts without having produced a single movie. Although no criticism was levelled at her personally, questions arose regarding the government stipendiary system.

Filmography

Actress

*''Fem døgn i august'' (1973) *''Oltraggio al pudore'' (''All the Other Girls Do!'') (1964) *''Danza macabra'' (''Castle of Blood'') (1964) *''The Young Racers'' (1963) *''Diciottenni al sole'' (''Eighteen in the Sun'') (1962) *''

Il mantenuto ''His Women'' ( it, Il mantenuto) is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Ugo Tognazzi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Ugo Tognazzi as Stefano Gar ...

'' (''His Women'') (1961) *''Line'' (''

The Passionate Demons ''The Passionate Demons'' ( no, Line) is a 1961 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils Reinhardt Christensen. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Margarete Robsahm - Line * Toralv Maurstad - Jacob * Henki Kolstad - Gabrie ...

'') (1961)

Director and writer

*'' Begynnelsen på en historie'' (1988)

References

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* 1942 births Living people Norwegian film actresses Norwegian female models {{Norway-actor-stub