Randi Brænne (26 May 1911 – 1 June 2004) was a Norwegian actress.[1]

Randi Brænne
Randi Brænne, c. 1935
Born(1911-05-26)26 May 1911
Kristiania, Norway
Died1 June 2004(2004-06-01) (aged 93)
OccupationActress
Spouses
RelativesBerit Brænne (sister)

Biography edit

Brænne was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was a daughter of Sigmund Brænne and Bodil Winge and was a sister of actress and writer Berit Brænne (1918–1976). Randi Brænne was married to two acting colleagues; Frithjof Fearnley (1896–1971) and Frank Robert (1918–2007).[2][3]

She made her stage debut at Det Nye Teater in 1934. She performed at various theatres including Den Nationale Scene, Trøndelag Teater, Centralteatret, Riksteatret and Seniorteatret. From 1971 and until retirement in 1982, she was permanently engaged at the Riksteatret.[1]

She had a number of film roles. Among her best-known film appearances were in Du har lovet mig en kone! (1935), Vi som går kjøkkenveien (1933), and Fantegutten (1932).[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Randi Brænne". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Berit Brænne". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Frank Robert". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Randi Brænne". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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