Unni Bernhoft

Unni Elisabeth Bernhoft (born 4 March 1933) is a Norwegian actress and tobacco retailer.

Unni Bernhoft
Bernhoft and Leif Juster at the Edderkoppen Theatre in 1959
Born (1933-03-04) 4 March 1933
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
Merchant
Spouse(s)Bjørn Sand
ChildrenJon Ola Sand
Parent(s)Bias Bernhoft
RelativesTobias Bernhoft (grandfather)

She was born in Oslo to singer and revue writer Bias Bernhoft and Margit Haug, and is a granddaughter of Tobias Bernhoft. She is married to actor Bjørn Sand, and is the mother of television producer and executive Jon Ola Sand.[1][2]

Bernhoft made her stage debut at Chat Noir in 1953, in the revue Katten er løs.[2] Her film appearances include Bedre enn sitt rykte (1955), Smuglere i smoking (1957), Fjols til fjells (1957), Støv på hjernen (1959), and Millionær for en aften (1960).[3] In the comedy Fjols til fjells she played the character "Ruth Granberg," opposite Leif Juster as "Poppe." Until 2002 Fjols til fjells was the fourth-most-viewed Norwegian film of all time.[4] Her best known song recording is probably Lille Frøken Stang from 1955.[2] She gave voice to the character "Vips" (Red Fraggle) in the Norwegian dub of Fraggle Rock.[5]

References
  1. "Stamtavle for Marie Holmboe" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Larsen, Svein Erik Løken. "Bias Bernhoft". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  3. "Unni Bernhoft". imdb.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  4. Bakke, Sven Ove; Hobbelstad, Inger Merete; Kvalshaug, Vidar; Nilsen, Morten Ståle (2012). Norske klassikere. Bøker, filmer, musikk, radio og TV fra 1945 til i dag (in Norwegian). Oslo: Spartacus. p. 44. ISBN 978-82-430-0560-0.
  5. "Intervju med Unni Bernhoft". fraggelberget.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2016.


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