Mimi Kihle


Mimi Azora Kihle was a Norwegian actress.

Family

Kihle was born in Horten, Norway. She was the daughter of the torpedo lieutenant Karl August Kihle and Helga Josephine. Her father was the son of Abraham Abrahamsen, and in the 1900 census the family is listed under the surname Abrahamsen. In 1931, Kihle married Finn Myklegaard, who was an editor and owner of a publishing house.

Career

Kihle debuted at the Central Theater in 1923 as Gerty in Der keusche Lebemann by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach. She saw great success as a guest performer at the Apollo Theater in Copenhagen in 1931, where she starred as Pussy Angora in Unter Geschäftsaufsicht by the same authors.
On a tour during the Ibsen jubilee in 1928, she played Ingrid, the Green-Clad Woman, and Anitra in Peer Gynt. At the Central Theater in 1929, she played the boy Eyolf in Little Eyolf. She performed at the Central Theater until 1932, and then at the Carl Johan Theater until 1940, when she retired from the stage. She also appeared in films. Together with Odd Frogg, she performed the song "Hvorfor så alene?" in the film Lalla vinner!. It was composed by Dan Folke and Kai Normann Andersen. The song was also released by His Master's Voice.

Filmography