Randi Brænne (26 May 1911 – 1 June 2004) was a Norwegian actress.
She was born in
Kristiania
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
(now Oslo), Norway. She was a daughter of Sigmund Brænne and Bodil Winge and was a sister of actress and writer
Berit Brænne
Berit Winge Brænne (18 September 1918 – 6 September 1976) was a Norwegian actress, children's writer and songwriter.
Personal life
She was born in Aker, a daughter of architect Sigmund Brænne and Bodil Winge, and sister of actress Randi ...
(1918–1976). Randi Brænne was married to two acting colleagues;
Frithjof Fearnley (1896–1971) and
Frank Robert (1918–2007).
She made her stage debut at
Det Nye Teater
Det Nye Teater was a theatre that opened in Oslo in 1929, and ended as an independent theatre in 1959, when it merged with Folketeatret to form Oslo Nye Teater. The theatre's original purpose was to support contemporary Norwegian drama.
History
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in 1934. She performed at various theatres including
Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene ( en, National Theater) is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway.
History
Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has root ...
,
Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Trøndelag county, Norway.
Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances.
History
Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia ...
,
Centralteatret
Centralteatret ( en, Central Theater) is a theatre on Akersgata in the city centre of Oslo, Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western ...
,
Riksteatret
Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or ima ...
and Seniorteatret. From 1964 and until retirement in 1982, she was permanently engaged at the
Riksteatret
Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or ima ...
.
She had a number of film roles. Among her best-known film appearances were in ''
Du har lovet mig en kone!
''Du har lovet mig en kone!'' ( en, You Promised Me a Wife!) is a 1935 Norwegian comedy film written by Tancred Ibsen, and co-directed by Ibsen and Einar Sissener, starring Sissener, Randi Brænne and Kirsten Heiberg
Kirsten Heiberg (25 Apr ...
'' (1935), ''
Vi som går kjøkkenveien
''Vi som går kjøkkenveien'' (We Who Enter Through the Kitchen) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1933. The film was a joint production between the Norwegian and Swedish film industries, and it was shot in parallel with a Swedish version titled ' ...
'' (1933), and ''
Fantegutten
''Fantegutten'' (The Gypsy) is a Norwegian film from 1932 directed by Leif Sinding. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Harald Meltzer's novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1873. Egil Sætren designed the sets ...
'' (1932).
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1911 births
2004 deaths
Norwegian stage actresses
Norwegian film actresses
Actresses from Oslo
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