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Aud Egede-Nissen (30 May 1893 – 15 November 1974) was a Norwegian actress, director and producer. She appeared in many early 20th-century German silent films. [1]
Aud Egede-Nissen was born on 30 May 1893 in Bergen, Norway. She was an actress and producer, known for Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922), Das Phantom der Oper (1916) and Deception (1920). She was married to Paul Richter and Georg Alexander. She died on 6 November 1974 in Oslo, Norway.
The Egede-Nissen series, built around Aud, came in two waves, the first in 1917–18 and the second in 1918–19, with a total of eleven features. Some of these were dramatic tragedies, like Die Geburt der Venus (Georg Alexander 1917); others were detective films.
Aud Egede-Nissen, auch als Aud Richter bekannt, war eine norwegische Stummfilmschauspielerin und Theaterregisseurin.
Aud Egede-Nissen was a Norwegian stage and screen actress, and producer. She made her acting debut on the Norwegian stage in 1911, appearing next in Norwegian director Bjørn Bjørnson's 1913 film "Scenens børn".
Aud Egede-Nissen was born on May 30, 1893 in Bergen, Norway. She was an actress and producer, known for Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922), Das Phantom der Oper (1916) and Deception (1920). She was married to Paul Richter and Georg Alexander. She died on November 6, 1974 in Oslo, Norway.
Until recently, the transnational career of Aud Egede-Nissen has left a void in the film archive and film documents collection held at the National Library of Norway, where very little material relating to the actress-producer’s success on the European continent is found.
Aud Egede-Nissen was only 24 years old when she started her own film company in Berlin, just over a century ago in 1917: Egede-Nissen Film Compagnie GmbH. After just three years in Germany and the film industry, she had become an experienced actor and a well-established figure in Germany’s film world.
The contribution of the Egede-Nissen sisters, especially Aud, to silent film in the 1910s is remarkable given the odds they had to overcome as female producers in a male-dominated industry and the lack of tradition and experience in their home country, Norway.
Jun 1, 2017 · Until recently, the transnational career of Aud Egede-Nissen has left a void in the film archive and film documents collection held at the National Library of Norway, where very little...
