Gretelill Fries

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Gretelill Fries
Born
Margrethe Fries

(1923-08-18)August 18, 1923
DiedJune 7, 1977(1977-06-07) (aged 53)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
SpouseØistein Børke (1943–1949)

Gretelill Fries (born Margrethe Fries,[1] August 18, 1923 – June 7, 1977) was a Norwegian stage and film actress.[2]

Family[edit]

Fries was born in Bergen, the daughter of the actor and theater manager Hjalmar Fries.[3] She was the niece of the actor Harald Schwenzen and screenwriter Per Schwenzen. She was married to the actor Øistein Børke from 1943 to 1949.[1][4] She later remarried and was known as Gretelill Fries Kavli.[5]

Career[edit]

Fries debuted at the Rogaland Theater in 1947.[6][7] She was engaged with the National Theater in Oslo from 1952 to 1954,[8] and she also performed at the New Theater and People's Theater. Fries most often played young women, and her most noted role was as the maid Mirza in Christian Friedrich Hebbel's Judith in 1954.[9][10][11]

She appeared in Leif Sinding's film Gylne ungdom in 1956.[12] In the late 1950s, Fries ended her acting career and retired to private life.[citation needed]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Steenstrup, Bjørn (1973). Hvem er Hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 100.
  2. ^ Neufeld, Michael (2017). Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War. New York: Vintage Books. p. 481.
  3. ^ "'Vi har vært her før' spilles her mandag". Haugesunds Avis. No. 251. November 1, 1947. p. 6. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Familien". Nationen. No. 217. September 18, 1943. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Gretelill Fries Kavli". Asker og Bærums budstikke. No. 107. June 8, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Rogaland Teater: 'Vi har vært her før'". 1ste Mai. No. 235. October 9, 1947. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Hvem visste at Sara Torvestad kunne ri?". 1ste Mai. No. 54. March 5, 1949. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "August Oddvar - vår siste 'gullalderskuespiller'". Sandefjords Blad. No. 119. May 28, 1953. p. 3. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  9. ^ "Judith på Nationaltheatret". Friheten. No. 82. April 7, 1954. p. 2. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  10. ^ "Hebbels 'Judith' på Nationaltheatret – i en sterk og vakker framføring". Arbeiderbladet. No. 82. April 7, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  11. ^ "En teaterforestilling blir til ..." Drammens Tidende. No. 31. February 6, 1954. p. 7. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "Film". Indre Smaalenenes Avis. No. 113. September 26, 1956. p. 3. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

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