Elna Kimmestad was a Norwegian actress.

He was born in Kristiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

. She made her stage debut in the play Erasmus Montanus

Erasmus Montanus

Erasmus Montanus is a satirical play about academic conceit in rural Norway, written by Ludvig Holberg in 1722. The script was first published in 1723 and performed in 1747.- Plot summary :...

at Trøndelag Teater

Trøndelag Teater

Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.-Background:Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances. Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia in continuous use...

 in 1942. She worked at Den Nationale Scene

Den Nationale Scene

Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatre in Norway.-History:...

 from 1944 to 1945, at Trøndelag Teater again from 1945 to 1948, at Den Nationale Scene from 1948 to 1951, Rogaland Teater

Rogaland Teater

Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway.-Background:The theatre building was built in 1883, on a parcel of Kannik prestegård. It was designed by architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and had initially almost 500 seats. The building housed Stavanger Faste Scene from 1914 to 1921, and...

 from 1951 to 1952, Riksteatret

Riksteatret

Riksteatret is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play En reise i natten. The theatre plays on about 200 different stages throughout the country. Its first theatre director was Fritz von der...

 from 1952 to 1953, Trøndelag Teater again from 1953 to 1969 and then the National Theatre

Nationaltheatret

The National Theatre in Oslo is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was founded in 1829...

 from 1969. Her specialty was comedy. She also appeared on the screen. She was married to actor Kjell Stormoen

Kjell Stormoen

Kjell Stormoen was a Norwegian actor, scenographer and theatre director.He was born in Bergen as a son of Trygve H. Stormoen and Hjørdis Henriksen . He was a first cousin of Guri Stormoen, and also related to Harald and Hans Stormoen...

from 1945 to 1972.