Aud Egede-Nissen

Biography

Aud Egede-Nissen was a Norwegian actress and producer born in Bergen in 1893, daughter of a postmaster and politician. She began her career on the Norwegian stage in 1911 before moving to Denmark and Berlin, where she worked extensively in the rapidly expanding film industry. Notable roles include Haidee in "One Arabian Night" (1920) and Christine Daaé in Ernst Matra's German adaptation of the classic novel.