Inger Marie Andersen

{{Short description|Norwegian actress (1930–1995)}}

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{{Infobox person

| image = {{#statements:P18}}

| name = Inger Marie Andersen

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|11|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Glemmen, Norway

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1995|4|29|1930|11|25|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bergen, Norway

| occupation = Actress

| yearsactive = 1951–1982

}}

Inger Marie Andersen (25 November 1930 – 29 April 1995) was a Norwegian actress who was the most popular female film star in her native country during the 1950s.{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QktG6a4YnQYC&dq=Inger+Marie+Andersen+1995&pg=PA49|title=Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema|author1=John Sundholm |author2=Isak Thorsen |author3=Lars Gustaf Andersson |author4=Olof Hedling |author5=Gunnar Iversen |author6=Birgir Thor Møller|year=2012|chapter=Andersen, Inger Marie|pages=49–50|publisher=Scarecrow Press}}{{cite encyclopedia|title=Inger Marie Andersen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|url=https://snl.no/Inger_Marie_Andersen|language=Norwegian|access-date=21 November 2021}} Starring as both romantic and comedic leads, she appeared in 17 films between 1951 and 1982. Her first film was as the leading actress in Nils R. Müller's critically lauded comedy Vi gifter oss (1951); which made her an instant celebrity. She was also a stage actress at the National Theatre in Oslo where she began her career in 1950. She starred in Stevnemøte med glemte år (1957), which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film422817.html |title=Rendezvous with Forgotten Years |work=Film Affinity |access-date=15 June 2021}} After the early 1960s, her film appearances became more sporadic and her fame diminished.