Lydia Marie Opøien (November 4, 1894 – November 24, 1961) was a Norwegian actress. Among other venues, Opøien was engaged with the Oslo New Theater, the Norwegian Theater in Oslo, and the Trøndelag Theater. She also worked with the

NRK The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company. The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...

Radio Theater. Alongside her theater career she was also a film actress. Opøien appeared in twelve films between 1933 and 1957, with her screen debut in ''

Jeppe på bjerget ''Jeppe on the Hill; Or, The Transformed Peasant'' () is a Danish comedy by the Norwegian playwright Ludvig Holberg, written during the time of the Dano-Norwegian dual monarchy. The play premiered at the Lille Grønnegade Theatre in 1722, and w ...

''. She was the lawyer Adam Hiorth's second wife.

Filmography

* 1933: ''

'' as Nille * 1940: '' Godvakker-Maren'' as Mrs. Bjørn * 1942: '' En herre med bart'' as Rosa Niehlsen * 1942: '' Trysil-Knut'' as a servant girl * 1946: '' Englandsfarere'' as Johanne Volden * 1951: ''

Kranes konditori ''Kranes konditori'' (Krane's Café) is a Norway, Norwegian drama film from 1951 directed by Astrid Henning-Jensen. Henning-Jensen also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Cora Sandel's novel of the same name. Plot The film takes place in a ...

'' as Mrs. Krane * 1951: '' Storfolk og småfolk'' as Mari Smehaugen * 1952: '' Vi vil skilles'' as Mrs. Dahl * 1953: ''

Selkvinnen ''Selkvinnen'' (The Seal Woman) is a Norwegian film from 1953. It was directed by Lauritz Falk and Per Jonson; Falk himself played the lead role in the film. The film script was written by Leif Sinding. Gunnar Sønstevold composed the music for ...

'' as Dorothea, a servant at the Hammershaimb house * 1953: '' Skøytekongen'' as Hellemo's wife * 1954: ''

Aldri annet enn bråk ''Aldri annet enn bråk'' is a 1954 Norwegian comedy-drama film, edited by Edith Carlmar. It takes place in a working-class setting in the city of Oslo. The English title is ''Nothing but Trouble''. A 1955 Danish remake, ''Altid ballade'', was ...

'' as Mrs. Ramberg * 1957: '' Ni liv'' as Jordmoren (the midwife)

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