Gull-Maj Norin

Gull-Maj Norin (20 April 1913 – 27 November 1997) was a Danish actress of stage and film who performed in Denmark and Sweden during the 1930s and 1940s.

[1] Following several small film roles, she gained international recognition as the heroine in George Schnéevoigt's melodrama Fredløs (Outlawed).

[2] Hollywood director Josef von Sternberg saw her performance and asked Norin to replace the injured Merle Oberon in his film I, Claudius.

Norin remained in Scandinavia, working for ASA Film company in such movies as De Tre, måske fire, Nordhavets mænd and with Max Hansen in Wienerbarnet.

"[2] The Danish film critic Morten Piil wrote that Norin's acting created a "different female type with figures filled with tragic undertones and vague suffering.