Unni Elisabeth Bernhoft (born 4 March 1933) is a Norwegian actress and tobacco retailer.

Personal life

Bernhoft was born in Oslo to singer and revue writer

Bias Bernhoft Tobias Brodtkorb "Bias" Bernhoft (13 October 1902 – 24 November 1986) was a Norwegian singer and revue writer. Early and personal life He was born at Voss in 1902 to the Holmenkolbanen director Tobias Bernhoft (1869–1937) and his wife Mar ...

and Margit Haug, and is a granddaughter of

Tobias Bernhoft Tobias Brodtkorp Bernhoft (5 December 1869 – 20 August 1936) was a Norwegian engineer and director. He was born on 5 December 1869 to Tobias Bernhoft senior (1841-1872) and his wife Thora (1848-1910) at Strinda. He married Marie Holmboe on 30 Se ...

. She is married to actor

Bjørn Sand Bjørn Hjalmar Sand (born 19 September 1928) is a Norwegian revue writer and actor. He was born in Oslo, and is half brother of Rolf Sand. He married Unni Bernhoft in 1955, is son-in-law of Bias Bernhoft and is the father of Jon Ola Sand. He is ...

, and is the mother of television producer and executive Jon Ola Sand.

Career

Bernhoft made her stage debut at Chat Noir in 1953, in the revue ''Katten er løs''. Her film appearances include '' Bedre enn sitt rykte'' (1955), ' (1957), '' Fjols til fjells'' (1957), '' Støv på hjernen'' (1959), and ''

Millionær for en aften ''Millionær for en aften'' (Millionaire for an Evening) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1960 directed by Øyvind Vennerød. It stars Henki Kolstad, Unni Bernhoft, and Willie Hoel. Jørn Ording and Vennerød arranged the screenplay, which was writ ...

'' (1960). In the comedy '' Fjols til fjells'' she played the character "Ruth Granberg," opposite Leif Juster as "Poppe." Until 2002 ''Fjols til fjells'' was the fourth-most-viewed Norwegian film of all time. Her best known song recording is probably ''Lille Frøken Stang'' from 1955. She gave voice to the character "Vips" (Red Fraggle) in the Norwegian dub of '' Fraggle Rock''.

References

1933 births Living people Actresses from Oslo Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses 20th-century Norwegian women singers 20th-century Norwegian singers {{norway-actor-stub