Anita Thallaug (14 February 1938 – 20 March 2023) was a Norwegian actress and singer.
Biography
Thallaug was born in Bærum on 14 February 1938.
Thallaug featured in musicals, cinema and television programs. Under the name Vesla Rolfsen, at the age of seven, she was performing at the Spider theatre in Oslo. She featured frequently in NRK children's programs of the 1950s.
Thallaug was the Norwegian contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, with the song "Solhverv", where she finished 13th (last). She was the first of four Norwegian entrants to score no points in the competition.
Anita Thallaug was the younger sister of opera singer Edith Thallaug. She died on 20 March 2023, at the age of 85.
Melodi Grand Prix entries
Films
1990: Den spanske flue (The Spanish Fly) (TV) Mrs Meisel
1964: Klokker i måneskinn (Bells in the Moonlight) Mannekeng, 'Manager of affairs' 1962: Operation Løvsprett Søster Bitten 1957: Blondin i fara (Blonde in Danger) (Swedish film) Mona Mace 1954: I moralens navn (The Moral Reputation)