Unni Evjen

Unni Evjen (August 3, 1943 – September 27, 2019) was a Norwegian actress.

Evjen received her education at the National Academy of Theatre and made her debut at the Oslo New Theater in 1965 in Anne-Catharina Vestly's children's comedy Ut av trolldommen. She had a breakthrough at the Norwegian Theater in 1968 as Hedvig in The Wild Duck. From 1970 to 1974, she was one of NRK Television Theatre's most prominent young performers. From 1974 to 2010 she was employed at the Oslo New Theater, where she had several major roles.

Evjen was also engaged with the Norwegian National Traveling Theater, where among other performances she played the title role in the stage adaptation of Knut Hamsun's Victoria. She also appeared in many television productions, among which she played Rosa in Benoni og Rosa.

Filmography

1968: De ukjentes marked 1968: Hennes meget kongelige høyhet as Julie, Georg's girlfriend 1968: Smuglere as Klara 1971: Herr Print oppdager seg selv (1971) as Janine 1971: Mooney og campingvognene (TV) as Mave 1971: Samfunnets støtter (TV) as Dina Dorf 1971: Smilet (TV) as Her 1972: En folkefiende (TV) as Petra 1972: Fru Warrens virksomhet (TV) as Vivie Warren 1972: Yerma (TV) as Maria 1973: Aksel og Marit (TV) as Anne, a waitress 1973: Kirsebærhaven (TV) as Dunjasja 1973: Benoni og Rosa (TV) as Rosa 1975: Bydelen som ikke vil dø (TV) 1975: Svigerdottera (TV) as Minnie 1979: Lucie as Mrs. Mørk 1981: Martin as Kjersti Horn 1985: Du kan da ikke bare gå as Johan's mother 1989: Maria er så liten (TV) as Inger 2014: Fargene Forsvant (short) as Ingeborg