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Edith Carlmar

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 11/15/1911 († 91, 05/17/2003) | Christiania / Kristiania (Norway)
Edith Carlmar (born Edith Mary Johanne Mathiesen; 15 November 1911 – 17 May 2003) was a Norwegian actress and Norway's first female film director. She is known for films such as Aldri annet enn bråk (1954), Fjols til fjells (1957), and Ung flukt (The Wayward Girl, 1959). Her 1949 film, Døden er et kjærtegn (Death is a Caress), is considered to be Norway's first film noir. The last film she directed, Ung flukt, introduced Liv Ullmann, Norway's most famous actor internationally, to the silver screen. Carlmar came from a poor family in the working class districts of East Oslo. However, she did manage to take dancing classes and made her debut on stage at the age of 15. In the theater she met Otto Carlmar whom she married three years later. From 1936 she worked as an actress in various theatres. Here she met the film director Tancred Ibsen who introduced her to the world of cinema. In 1949 she and her husband started Carlmar Film A/S, and began writing scripts, directing and producing films. They made ten feature films over a ten-year period. After a decade of film-making Carlmar retired as a director. In the last part of her life she accepted only minor acting roles in plays and movies. Carlmar's films often tackled such social issues as abortion, drug addiction, mental illn... ()
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Edith Carlmar (Edith Mary Johanne Mathiesen) (15 November 1911 – 17 May 2003) was an Norwegian actress and Norway's first female film director.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Awards & Nominations for Edith Carlmar

The Amanda Committee's Honorary Award
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Movies with Edith Carlmar as Actress(9)

as Tom's Grandmother1992 Lethal Lies
as Matron (uncredited)1957 Fools in the Mountains
as En kunde på apoteket1953 Ung frue forsvunnet
as Pasient1951 Maimed
as 1. kontordame1948 The Mysterious Apartment

Movies with Edith Carlmar as Crew(12)

Directing/Director1959 The Wayward Girl
Directing/Director1958 Lend Me Your Wife
Directing/Director1957 Fools in the Mountains
Directing/Director1957 Slalåm under himmelen
Directing/Director1956 On the Sunny Side
Directing/Director1955 Better Than Their Reputation
Directing/Director1954 Nothing but Troubles
Writing/Writer1954 Nothing but Troubles
Directing/Director1953 Ung frue forsvunnet
Directing/Director1951 Maimed
Directing/Director1949 Death Is a Caress
Production/Production Supervisor1948 The Mysterious Apartment

Full Name: Edith Carlmar
Citizenship: Norway
Born: Wednesday, 11/15 1911 (November) in Christiania / Kristiania (Norway)
Died: Saturday, 05/17 2003 (May) in Oslo (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Spouses (current/former): Otto Carlmar
Edith Carlmar frequently works together with these people:
Otto Carlmar (21x, Crew)
Lise Grepp (6x, Crew)
Mattis Mathiesen (6x, Crew)
Vera Hall (6x, Crew)
Sverre Bergli (5x, Crew)
Einar Vaage (4x, Actor)
Anders Sundby (4x, Actor)
Tancred Ibsen (4x, Crew)
Olav Engebretsen (4x, Crew)
Tore Kinge (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:561386, Added: 10/13/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024