Edith Thallaug

Norwegian actress (1929-2020)
Person human Q4982432
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Edith Thallaug

Summary

Edith Thallaug is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Bærum Municipality[2]. She was born on June 16, 1929[3]. She died in Stockholm[4]. She died on June 7, 2020[5]. She worked as an actor[6], opera singer[7], and writer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bærum Municipality[2], Edith Thallaug…
  • Edith Thallaug died in Stockholm[4].
  • Edith Thallaug was born on June 16, 1929[3].
  • Edith Thallaug died on June 7, 2020[5].
  • Edith Thallaug held citizenship in Norway[10].
  • Edith Thallaug's professions included actor[6].
  • Edith Thallaug worked as an opera singer[7].
  • Edith Thallaug's professions included writer[8].
  • Edith Thallaug's field of work was singing[11].
  • Edith Thallaug's field of work was acting[12].
  • Edith Thallaug's field of work was detective novel[13].
  • Edith Thallaug received the Litteris et Artibus[14].
  • Edith Thallaug received the Griegprisen[15].
  • Edith Thallaug is recorded as female[16].
  • Edith Thallaug's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Edith Thallaug's genre is opera[18].
  • Edith Thallaug's family name is recorded as Thallaug[19].
  • Edith Thallaug's given name is recorded as Edith[20].
  • Edith Thallaug's pseudonym is recorded as Edith Rolfsen[21].
  • Edith Thallaug's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Norwegian[22].
  • Edith Thallaug's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Swedish[23].
  • Edith Thallaug's start of work period is recorded as 1959[24].
  • Edith Thallaug's sibling is recorded as Anita Thallaug[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: SE[27]

  • Began / founded: 1929-06-16[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2020-06-07[29]

  • Community tags: mezzo-soprano[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 29c1f2fa-d31e-4859-adc5-a33cef8e73ed[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bærum Municipality[2], Edith Thallaug… she was born on June 16, 1929[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], opera singer[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include singing[11], a type of activity[32]; acting[12], a type of arts[33]; and detective novel[13], a novel genre[34].

Recognition

Awards received include Litteris et Artibus[14], a medallion[35], in Sweden[36], founded in 1853[37] and Griegprisen[15], a music award[38], in Norway[39], founded in 1972[40].

Death and Burial

Edith Thallaug died on June 7, 2020[5]. She died in Stockholm[4].

Why It Matters

Edith Thallaug ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Edith Thallaug born?

Edith Thallaug's place of birth was Bærum Municipality[2].

Where did Edith Thallaug die?

Edith Thallaug died in Stockholm[4].

What did Edith Thallaug do for work?

Edith Thallaug worked as actor[6], opera singer[7], and writer[8].

What awards did Edith Thallaug receive?

Honors received include Litteris et Artibus[14] and Griegprisen[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . snl.no. snl.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation actor, opera singer, writer
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  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation actor, opera singer, writer
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  3. 20d ago · KaZoria · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation actor, opera singer, writer
    Instance of human
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