Gerd Egede-Nissen

Among the finest Norwegian stage actresses, at her best in classical roles. Remembered for her portrayals of Hedda Gabler and Ella Rentheim, (Ibsen) Viola, (Shakespeare) and as Maria Stuart. (Schiller) At the age of 17 she entered the silent movie industry, first in Denmark, later in Germany, where she and two of her sisters in 1917 created a ...