Anna-Lisa

Anna-Lisa (born Anna Lisa Ruud; 30 March 1933^[1] – 21 March 2018)^[2] was a Norwegian-born actress who appeared primarily in American films and television series, until she returned to Norway in the early 1970s, where she became a puppeteer.

Anna-Lisa
Anna-Lisa in Black Saddle (1959)
Born	Anna Lisa Ruud (1933-03-30)30 March 1933 Oslo, Norway
Died	21 March 2018(2018-03-21) (aged 84) Oslo, Norway
Occupation(s)	Actress of film, television, and stage
Years active	1958–1970

Early life

Anna-Lisa was born in Oslo, Norway as Anna Lisa Ruud,^[2] and worked there at the Central Theater. In 1954, she travelled to the United States to visit her brother, a travel agent in Hollywood.^[3]

Career

In the late 1950s, she guest-starred in the Western television series Sugarfoot, Maverick, and Bronco, all of which were aired by ABC/Warner Bros.^[2] She guest-starred on the 1960 series, The Islanders, an adventure/drama set in the South Pacific, and on Bonanza (episode: "The Savage") and Gunsmoke (episode: "The Blacksmith"). She won a recurring role as Nora Travers in the ABC Western series Black Saddle, with Peter Breck and Russell Johnson.^[4] Her success in Black Saddle resulted in roles in two spaceflight-themed feature films: the 1959 Three Stooges comedy Have Rocket, Will Travel and a year later in 12 to the Moon. She continued to appear in such television series as GE True, hosted by Jack Webb, until she left Hollywood to follow a career on the stage.^[2] She appeared in an episode of The Millionaire in 1959; the episode ".45 Caliber" of Laramie; a 1963 segment of Perry Mason, "The Case of the Velvet Claws" as Norma Vickers; and the 1964 episode "The Village of Guilt" of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.^{[citation needed]}

In the early 1970s, she moved back to Norway. From 1976 until she retired from stage in 1995, she was a puppeteer at the Oslo Nye theatre in the Norwegian capital.^[5]

Filmography

• Have Rocket Will Travel (1959) - Three Stooges sci fi movie
• Sea Hunt - season three, episode 23 (1960)
• Bonanza (1960) - Ruth Halversen / White Buffalo Woman in the episode "The Savage"
• Laramie (11-15-60, TV series 2, episode 8) - Louisa in “.45 Caliber”
• 12 to the Moon (1960) - Dr. Sigrid Bomark
• 77 Sunset Strip (1960-1962, two episodes) - Marie Kosary / Dr. Abby Ryner
• Gunsmoke (1960) - Gretchen Mueller in season six, episode two "The Blacksmith "
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) - season one (1965) "The Village of Guilt" episode

Death

Anna-Lisa died in Oslo on 21 March 2018, aged 84.^[6]