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Aud Egede-Nissen

October 20, 2023

Aud Egede-Nissen (30 May 1893 – 15 November 1974) was a Norwegian actress, director and producer. She appeared in many early 20th-century German silent films.[1]

Aud Egede-Nissen
Aud Egede-Nissen, 1920s
Born(1893-05-30)30 May 1893
Bergen, Norway
Died15 November 1974(1974-11-15) (aged 81)
Oslo, Norway
Other namesAud Richter
OccupationActress
Years active1914–1942
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(m. 1915; div. 1924)​
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(m. 1924; div. 1931)​
Dag Havrevold
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(m. 1940)​
Children
Parents
Relatives

Early life Edit

Born in Bergen, Norway in 1893, Egede-Nissen was a daughter of Norwegian postmaster and politician Adam Hjalmar Egede-Nissen (1868–1953) and his wife Georga "Goggi" Wilhelma Ellertsen (1871–1959); she had ten siblings. Four younger sisters and two younger brothers all became actors as well: Gerd Grieg (1895–1988), Ada Kramm (1899–1981), Oscar Egede-Nissen (1903–1976), Stig Egede-Nissen (1907–1988), Lill Egede-Nissen (1909–1962) and Gøril Havrevold (1914–1992).[2][3]

German film career Edit

Aud made her acting debut on the Norwegian stage in 1911, appearing next in Norwegian director Bjørn Bjørnson's 1913 film Scenens børn. In 1913 she moved to Denmark and started working for Dania Biofilm Kompagni in Copenhagen. In 1914, Bjørn Bjørnson invited her to Berlin, where there were opportunities in the rapidly expanding film industry. In 1916, she appeared in Otto Rippert's six-part sci-fi serial Homunculus. Also that year, she starred as the character "Christine Daaé" in a German adaptation, directed by Ernst Matray, of Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera opposite Swedish actor Nils Olaf Chrisander.[4]

From 1917 Aud Egede-Nissen was not contented with being an actor in other companies' films in Berlin. In partnership with her husband Georg Alexander, she started the Egede-Nissen Film Co. (Egede-Nissen Filmbyrå) where she was the artistic and financial manager. Alexander directed most of their films, while Aud Egede-Nissen and her sisters Ada Kramm and Gerd Grieg usually played the female lead roles. Production notes suggest that these were mainly melodramas in serial form or detective films. In the two years between 1917 and 1919 her film company produced at least 29 films. Harder times and centralization in the German film industry after World War I ultimately contributed to the closing of Egede-Nissen's film company at the beginning of the 1920s. In 1920, she starred in two films directed by Ernst Lubitsch.[5][6]

In the period before 1931 she acted in over 80 films and directed 18 more, having worked with many noted directors of early German cinema, including Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, F. W. Murnau, Karl Grune, and Gerhard Lamprecht. She had major roles in movies of 1922 including Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler and F. W. Murnau's Phantom. Paul Richter, who was to become her second husband, also had a role in Dr. Mabuse. In 1924, the year Aud married him, he ascended to superstar status, taking the lead role of King Siegfried in Lang's Die Nibelungen. Along with Paul Richter, Aud also played in the 1928 Norwegian-German co-production Snowshoe Bandits (German: Schneeschuhbanditen) and based on a crime novel by Nils Lie and Nordahl Grieg. Egede-Nissen's German film career came to an end shortly after the advent of sound films, though she did return to Norway to make two films there in the 1940s.[2][7]

Personal life Edit

Egede-Nissen was twice married to actors. In 1915 she married the German actor Georg Alexander (1888–1945), by whom she had her son Georg Richter (1915–1972); in 1924 they divorced, and from 1924 to 1931 she was married to the Austrian actor Paul Richter (1895–1961). Upon their marriage, Richter adopted her nine-year-old son Georg Richter who became an actor and film producer. In 1940, she was married for the third time with Dag Havrevold (1911–1994). Together they had a son Dag Havrevold, Jr. (1938–2011). Havrevold's brother was Olafr Havrevold, who later married (and divorced) Aud's sister, Gøril.

Aud Egede-Nissen died in Oslo, Norway at the age of 81.[8][9]

Selected filmography Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Aud Egede-Nissen". Women Film Pioneers Project.
  2. ^ a b Einhart Lorenz. "Adam Egede-Nissen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "The Egede-Nissen sisters". Women Film Pioneers Project at Columbia University. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Aud Richter". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Aud Egede-Nissen". Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. ^ Fosheim Lund, Maria. "Disappearing act: The silent film career of Aud Egede-Nissen (1893–1974)". Journal of Scandinavian Cinema, Volume 7, Number 2, 1 June 2017, pp. 135–147(13). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Aud Egede Nissen". cyranos.ch/. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. ^ Trond Olav Svendsen. "Aud Richter". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. ^ Svein Erik Brodal. "Georg Richter". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

Other sources Edit

  • Fullerton, John; Olsson, Jan, eds. (1999). Nordic Explorations: Film Before 1930. Sydney: John Libbey & Company, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-86462-055-9.

External links Edit

  •   Media related to Aud Egede-Nissen at Wikimedia Commons
  • Aud Egede-Nissen at IMDb

October 20, 2023
egede, nissen, 1893, november, 1974, norwegian, actress, director, producer, appeared, many, early, 20th, century, german, silent, films, 1920sborn, 1893, 1893bergen, norwaydied15, november, 1974, 1974, aged, oslo, norwayother, namesaud, richteroccupationactre. Aud Egede Nissen 30 May 1893 15 November 1974 was a Norwegian actress director and producer She appeared in many early 20th century German silent films 1 Aud Egede NissenAud Egede Nissen 1920sBorn 1893 05 30 30 May 1893Bergen NorwayDied15 November 1974 1974 11 15 aged 81 Oslo NorwayOther namesAud RichterOccupationActressYears active1914 1942SpousesGeorg Alexander m 1915 div 1924 wbr Paul Richter m 1924 div 1931 wbr Dag Havrevold m 1940 wbr ChildrenGeorg Richter 1915 1972 Dag Havrevold Jr 1938 2011 ParentsAdam Egede NissenGeorga Wilhelma EllertsenRelativesGerd Grieg sister Ada Kramm sister Oscar Egede Nissen brother Goril Havrevold sister Stig Egede Nissen brother Lill Egede Nissen sister Contents 1 Early life 2 German film career 3 Personal life 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 Other sources 7 External linksEarly life EditBorn in Bergen Norway in 1893 Egede Nissen was a daughter of Norwegian postmaster and politician Adam Hjalmar Egede Nissen 1868 1953 and his wife Georga Goggi Wilhelma Ellertsen 1871 1959 she had ten siblings Four younger sisters and two younger brothers all became actors as well Gerd Grieg 1895 1988 Ada Kramm 1899 1981 Oscar Egede Nissen 1903 1976 Stig Egede Nissen 1907 1988 Lill Egede Nissen 1909 1962 and Goril Havrevold 1914 1992 2 3 German film career EditAud made her acting debut on the Norwegian stage in 1911 appearing next in Norwegian director Bjorn Bjornson s 1913 film Scenens born In 1913 she moved to Denmark and started working for Dania Biofilm Kompagni in Copenhagen In 1914 Bjorn Bjornson invited her to Berlin where there were opportunities in the rapidly expanding film industry In 1916 she appeared in Otto Rippert s six part sci fi serial Homunculus Also that year she starred as the character Christine Daae in a German adaptation directed by Ernst Matray of Gaston Leroux s novel The Phantom of the Opera opposite Swedish actor Nils Olaf Chrisander 4 From 1917 Aud Egede Nissen was not contented with being an actor in other companies films in Berlin In partnership with her husband Georg Alexander she started the Egede Nissen Film Co Egede Nissen Filmbyra where she was the artistic and financial manager Alexander directed most of their films while Aud Egede Nissen and her sisters Ada Kramm and Gerd Grieg usually played the female lead roles Production notes suggest that these were mainly melodramas in serial form or detective films In the two years between 1917 and 1919 her film company produced at least 29 films Harder times and centralization in the German film industry after World War I ultimately contributed to the closing of Egede Nissen s film company at the beginning of the 1920s In 1920 she starred in two films directed by Ernst Lubitsch 5 6 In the period before 1931 she acted in over 80 films and directed 18 more having worked with many noted directors of early German cinema including Ernst Lubitsch Fritz Lang F W Murnau Karl Grune and Gerhard Lamprecht She had major roles in movies of 1922 including Fritz Lang s Dr Mabuse the Gambler and F W Murnau s Phantom Paul Richter who was to become her second husband also had a role in Dr Mabuse In 1924 the year Aud married him he ascended to superstar status taking the lead role of King Siegfried in Lang s Die Nibelungen Along with Paul Richter Aud also played in the 1928 Norwegian German co production Snowshoe Bandits German Schneeschuhbanditen and based on a crime novel by Nils Lie and Nordahl Grieg Egede Nissen s German film career came to an end shortly after the advent of sound films though she did return to Norway to make two films there in the 1940s 2 7 Personal life EditEgede Nissen was twice married to actors In 1915 she married the German actor Georg Alexander 1888 1945 by whom she had her son Georg Richter 1915 1972 in 1924 they divorced and from 1924 to 1931 she was married to the Austrian actor Paul Richter 1895 1961 Upon their marriage Richter adopted her nine year old son Georg Richter who became an actor and film producer In 1940 she was married for the third time with Dag Havrevold 1911 1994 Together they had a son Dag Havrevold Jr 1938 2011 Havrevold s brother was Olafr Havrevold who later married and divorced Aud s sister Goril Aud Egede Nissen died in Oslo Norway at the age of 81 8 9 Selected filmography EditDie Filmprinzessin 1914 Mobilmachung in der Kuche 1914 Das Phantom der Oper 1916 Homunculus 1916 Sumurun 1920 The Closed Chain 1920 Temperamental Artist 1920 Das Geheimnis der Chrysanthemen 1920 Anna Boleyn 1920 Ships and People 1920 The Raft of the Dead 1921 The Terror of the Red Mill 1921 Night of the Burglar 1921 The Maharaja s Favourite Wife 1921 The Secret of the Mummy 1921 Dr Mabuse der Spieler 1921 Lucrezia Borgia 1922 Phantom 1922 A Dying Nation 1922 The Expulsion 1923 The Street 1923 Carousel 1923 Carlos and Elisabeth 1924 The New Land 1924 Slums of Berlin 1925 Peter the Pirate 1925 The Red Mouse 1926 People to Each Other 1926 The Ones Down There 1926 The Armoured Vault 1926 Eternal Allegiance 1926 Battle of the Sexes 1926 Sister Veronika 1927 Lord of the Night 1927 King of the Centre Forwards 1927 The Villa in Tiergarten Park 1927 Snowshoe Bandits 1928 The Woman in the Advocate s Gown 1929 Eskimo 1930 Between Night and Dawn 1931 Hansen og Hansen Norway 1941 Trysil Knut Norway 1942 Swedish title Nordlandets vaghalsReferences Edit Aud Egede Nissen Women Film Pioneers Project a b Einhart Lorenz Adam Egede Nissen Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved 1 June 2018 The Egede Nissen sisters Women Film Pioneers Project at Columbia University Retrieved 1 June 2018 Aud Richter Store norske leksikon Retrieved 1 June 2018 Aud Egede Nissen Det Danske Filminstitut Retrieved 1 June 2018 Fosheim Lund Maria Disappearing act The silent film career of Aud Egede Nissen 1893 1974 Journal of Scandinavian Cinema Volume 7 Number 2 1 June 2017 pp 135 147 13 Retrieved 1 June 2018 Aud Egede Nissen cyranos ch Retrieved 1 June 2018 Trond Olav Svendsen Aud Richter Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved 1 June 2018 Svein Erik Brodal Georg Richter Norsk biografisk leksikon Retrieved 1 June 2018 Other sources EditFullerton John Olsson Jan eds 1999 Nordic Explorations Film Before 1930 Sydney John Libbey amp Company Ltd ISBN 978 1 86462 055 9 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Aud Egede Nissen at Wikimedia Commons Aud Egede Nissen at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aud Egede Nissen amp oldid 1169715967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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