Eva Sletto was a Norwegian

Norway

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 actress. She worked at Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret

Det Norske Teatret is a theatre in Oslo. The theatre was founded in 1912, after an initiative from Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs. It opened in 1913, touring with two plays, Ervingen by Ivar Aasen and Rationelt Fjøsstell by Hulda Garborg...

 from 1936 to 1983. She is best known for her role as "Milja" in the film Ungen (The Baby) by Oskar Braaten

Oskar Braaten

Oskar Braaten was a Norwegian novelist and playwright.-Biography:Oskar Alexander Braaten was born in Sagene, a borough of the city of Oslo. Sagene was one of Norway's oldest industrial areas dating to the mid-19th century. Oskar Braaten attended school in Sagene until he was 15 years old...

 in 1938, and also played "Ismene" in Sofokles' Antigone

Antigone

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, "Titania" in Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

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's A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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and "Olga" in Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

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's Three Sisters

Three Sisters (play)

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. Sletto also played in several movies in the early age of Norwegian cinema. She retired from the stage in 1983, and lived in Oslo until her death at the age of 93.

Select filmography

• Svarte hestane, Dei (1951) as Lisle Førnes
• Vigdis (1943) as Vigdis Bjørkli
• Trysil-Knut (1942)
• Gullfjellet (1941) as Randi
• Godvakker-Maren (1940) as Maren
• Hu Dagmar (1939) as Ingeborg
• Ungen (1938) as Milja
• Norge for folket (1936)

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