Lydia Opøien

Lydia Marie Opøien (November 4, 1894 – November 24, 1961) was a Norwegian actress.

Among other venues, Opøien was engaged with the Oslo New Theater, the Norwegian Theater in Oslo, and the Trøndelag Theater. She also worked with the NRK Radio Theater. Alongside her theater career she was also a film actress. Opøien appeared in twelve films between 1933 and 1957, with her screen debut in Jeppe på bjerget.

She was the lawyer Adam Hiorth's second wife.

Filmography 1933: Jeppe på bjerget as Nille 1940: Godvakker-Maren as Mrs. Bjørn 1942: En herre med bart as Rosa Niehlsen 1942: Trysil-Knut as a servant girl 1946: Englandsfarere as Johanne Volden 1951: Kranes konditori as Mrs. Krane 1951: Storfolk og småfolk as Mari Smehaugen 1952: Vi vil skilles as Mrs. Dahl 1953: Selkvinnen as Dorothea, a servant at the Hammershaimb house 1953: Skøytekongen as Hellemo's wife 1954: Aldri annet enn bråk as Mrs. Ramberg 1957: Ni liv as Jordmoren (the midwife)