Ragnhild Fjermeros Hald (November 9, 1896 – July 17, 1975) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

actress. After attending high school from 1910 to 1913, she studied under

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. She was then engaged with the Norwegian Theater from 1919 to 1952, as well as the National Theater from 1930 to 1933, and finally with the People's Theater from 1952 onward. She was married to the actor

Nils Hald Nils Mauritz Hald (October 12, 1897 – July 14, 1963) was a Norwegian actor. Hald was born in Kristiansand, Norway, the son of the bookbinder Johan Christian Thor Hald (1865–1902) and Karen Marie Gundersen (1864–1944). He was married to t ...

from 1922 to 1938, and then to the visual artist

Rolf Nesch Rolf (Emil Rudolf) Nesch (January 7, 1893 – October 27, 1975) was German born, Norwegian expressionist artist, especially noted for his printmaking. Career Nesch was born at Esslingen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was the so ...

from 1950 to 1975.

Awards

*1938: Hulda Garborg scholarship *1946: first honorary award from the Norwegian Association of Artists with a prize of

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6,000 *1951/52:

Norwegian Theatre Critics Award The Norwegian Theatre Critics Award (''Den norske Teaterkritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1939 (except 1940–45). Norwegian Critics ...

for her role as Nille in ''

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'' by

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*1960:

King's Medal of Merit The King's Medal of Merit (Norwegian: ''Kongens fortjenstmedalje'') is a Norwegian award. It was instituted in 1908 to reward meritorious achievements in the fields of art, science, business, and public service. It is divided in two classes: gold ...

in gold

Filmography

*1922: '' Farende folk'' as a young woman (uncredited) *1932: ''

En glad gutt ''En glad gutt'' ( en, A Happy Boy) is a 1932 Norwegian drama film directed by John W. Brunius, starring Tore Foss, Hauk Aabel and Gøril Havrevold. The film is based on the story ''En glad Gut'' by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, published in 186 ...

'' as Øyvind's mother *1938: ''

Det drønner gjennom dalen ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (English: ''A Boom through the Valley'') is a 1938 Norwegian drama film written and directed by Olav Dalgard, starring Tryggve Larssen and Ragnhild Hald. It follows the trials and tribulations of contemporary lumberj ...

'' as Laura, Knut's wife *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 Hønse-Lovisa *1939: ''

Gryr i Norden ''Gryr i Norden'' (Dawn in the North) is a Norwegian film from 1939 that was directed by Olav Dalgard. ''Gryr i Norden'' is the last film in the "worker trilogy." The other two films are ''Det drønner gjennom dalen'' (1938) and ''Lenkene brytes'' ...

'' as Halldis, a manager *1940: ''

Godvakker-Maren ''Godvakker-Maren'' (Good Pretty Maren) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1940 directed by Knut Hergel, who also wrote the film script together with Alf Sommer and Einar Tveito. The script is based on Oskar Braaten's novel ''Bak høkerens disk'' an ...

'' as Andreas's wife *1941: ''

Gullfjellet Gullfjellet or Gulfjellet is a tall mountain in Vestland county, Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipalities of Bergen and Samnanger, and it is the highest mountain in the municipality of Bergen. The name "Gul" is an old name ...

'' as Olea, a dairy maid *1946: ''

Vi vil leve ''Vi vil leve'' (We Want to Live) is a Norwegian film from 1946 directed by Olav Dalgard and Rolf Randall. The film deals with the German occupation of Norway. The film studies professor Gunnar Iversen characterizes it as "an uneven and choppy fil ...

'' as Harald's mother *1951: ''

Storfolk og småfolk Storfolk og småfolk (Important People and Common People) is a Norwegian black-and-white comedy film from 1951 directed by Tancred Ibsen. Ibsen also write the script for the film. The film is based on five stories by Hans Aanrud and the action is ...

'' as Ander's wife *1962: ''

Kalde spor ''Cold Tracks'' ( no, Kalde spor) is a 1962 Norwegian drama film directed by Arne Skouen. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 35th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herr ...

References

External links

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Ragnhild Hald
at the Swedish Film Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Hald, Ragnhild 1896 births 1975 deaths 20th-century Norwegian actresses Norwegian silent film actresses Recipients of the King's Medal of Merit in gold Burials at Vestre gravlund Actresses from Oslo