Merete Skavlan (25 July 1920 â€" 2 November 2018) was a Norwegian
actress, theatre instructor and director.She was born in Kristiania as
a daughter of newspaper editor and theatre director Einar Skavlan and
music educator Margrethe Bartholdy. She was a granddaughter of
literary historian Olaf Skavlan.She was involved in resistance work
during World War II, and joined the unofficial "Stanislavskij Group"
in 1943. The members of this group founded Studioteatret, and she made
her debut at Studioteatret's first performance in 1945, in a
translation of Wilder's play The Long Christmas Dinner. She continued
to play for Studioteatret until 1950.Her acting career continued at
Det Nye Teater, where she played from 1950 to 1952, at Folketeatret
from 1952 to 1959, and at Oslo Nye Teater from 1959 to 1967. During
the 1960s she also played for Fjernsynsteatret, with roles such as
Angustias in an adaptation of GarcÃa Lorca's The House of Bernarda
Alba, and as Missis Smith in Ionesco's The Bald Soprano.
actress, theatre instructor and director.She was born in Kristiania as
a daughter of newspaper editor and theatre director Einar Skavlan and
music educator Margrethe Bartholdy. She was a granddaughter of
literary historian Olaf Skavlan.She was involved in resistance work
during World War II, and joined the unofficial "Stanislavskij Group"
in 1943. The members of this group founded Studioteatret, and she made
her debut at Studioteatret's first performance in 1945, in a
translation of Wilder's play The Long Christmas Dinner. She continued
to play for Studioteatret until 1950.Her acting career continued at
Det Nye Teater, where she played from 1950 to 1952, at Folketeatret
from 1952 to 1959, and at Oslo Nye Teater from 1959 to 1967. During
the 1960s she also played for Fjernsynsteatret, with roles such as
Angustias in an adaptation of GarcÃa Lorca's The House of Bernarda
Alba, and as Missis Smith in Ionesco's The Bald Soprano.
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