Beautiful Norwegian character actress,best known for her role as Milja in the film: "Ungen" (The Baby) 1938. A role she also played on the stage at The Norwegian Theater in Oslo, she was a leading lady at that theater for almost fifty years.

A great actress in classical plays,among her parts were: Ismene in: "Antigone" (Sofokles),Titania in: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (Shakespeare) and as Olga in: "Three Sisters".(Chekhov)

In films she played many leading parts, and she got several offers from abroad, but she chose to stay at home in Oslo. She played the title role in the film: "Godvakker-Maren" in 1940, and had also a great appearance in the film: "Dei svarte hestane" , (The Black Horses) in 1951, sadly this was her last film role.

After retiring from the stage in 1983, she lived in Oslo were she died at the age of 93.

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Eva Sletto

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