Ingrid Øvre Wiik

Ingrid Øvre Wiik (née Hansen, June 23, 1918 – June 10, 1999) was a Norwegian actress.[2][3]

Ingrid Øvre Wiik
Born(1918-06-23)June 23, 1918
Tromsdalen, Norway
DiedJune 10, 1999(1999-06-10) (aged 80)
Oslo, Norway[1]
OccupationActress

Family

Ingrid Øvre Wiik was born in Tromsdalen,[4] the daughter of Petter Hilmar Hansen (1884–1968) from Balsfjord and Ivanna Sofie Andreassen (1887–1970) from Andersdal, a village in the municipality of Tromsø. They lived at the Øvre farm. She married Arne Marius Wiik (1914–1996) from Mysen in 1950.[4][5]

Career

Øvre Wiik made her stage debut at the Bjørnevik Theater as Lilly in Skjærgårdsflirt in 1943. There, among other roles, she later played Clara Eynsford-Hill in Pygmalion and Borghild Stordal in Kranes konditori. She debuted at the New Theater in 1947.[4] In 1967 she received her first major role in Jean Anouilh's Eurydice at the New Theater,[6][7] where she performed until 1967.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Øvre Wiik was engaged with the Norwegian Theater and the National Traveling Theater. In 1977 she played the title role in the world premiere of Gunvor Øwre's Marta at the Norwegian Theater. In addition to her theater performances, she worked as a film and television actress. Øvre Wiik made her screen debut in 1951 in Edith Carlmar's Skadeskutt, and she appeared in 24 film roles altogether from 1951 to 1993. Her last appearance was in the television miniseries Morsarvet.

Filmography

References
  1. "Ingrid Øvre Wiik". Nordlys. No. 132. June 12, 1999. p. 40. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  2. Hedda Gabler: av Henrik Ibsen. Stavanger: Rogaland Teater. 1986. p. 15.
  3. Bing, Kaare (June 19, 1999). "Ingrid Øvre Wiik". Dagsavisen. No. 159. p. 60. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  4. "Gratulerer". Indre Smaalenenes Avis. No. 70. June 21, 1978. p. 2. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. "Arne Marius Wiik". Arbeiderbladet. No. 42. February 19, 1996. p. 36. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  6. Skavlan, Einar (1960). Norsk teater, 1930–1953. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 192.
  7. Lyche, Hans (1948). "Norsk teater". Ord och Bild. 57: 380. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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