Ragnhild Michelsen

Ragnhild Michelsen Steen (23 June 1911 – 30 September 2000) was a Norwegian actress.

Life Ragnhild Michelsen was born in Narvik on 22 June 1911, the daughter of Carl F. Michelsen and Clara Kokmann. Her first stage experience came while attending school in Oslo; Nissen and Hegdehaugen. She made her stage debut at Søilen Teater, subsequently working at the Carl Johan Theater from 1935 to 1940 and Den Nationale Scene from 1940 to 1947. Some of her major roles were in Twelfth Night, Mary Stuart and Brand. She later worked at Folketeateret from 1952 and lastly Fjernsynsteatret from 1961 to 1981.

In November 1963, a political satire written by Arild Feldborg as "a pendant" to Vaughn Meader's The First Family, was published as a spoken word album. Performed by Ragnhild Michelsen and Rolf Just Nilsen, the album "Dagligliv i Folkehjemmet" sold as well as to immediately reach the top 10 on the Norwegian chart VG-lista. In December the same year, the follow-up album "Jul i Folkehjemmet" was released, joining "Dagligliv i Folkehjemmet" in the top 10. Michelsen retired in 1981, but still featured in select films until 1990.

Filmography 1958: Ut av mørket 1958: Folkehjemmet 1960: Det store varpet 1963: Freske fraspark 1963: Elskere 1966: Afrikaneren 1967: Det største spillet 1968: Skipper Worse 1974: Crash 1974: Rallarblod 1974: Kimen 1975: En gutt som Jan 1975: Streik! 1987: Over grensen 1990: Til en ukjent