Career
She is known for films such as,, and Her 1949 film, Døden er et kjærtegn (Death is a Caress), is considered to be Norway"s first film noir. The last film she directed, Ung Flukt, introduced Liv Ullmann, Norway"s most famous actor internationally, to the silver screen.
Carlmar came from a poor family in the working class districts of East Oslo.
However, she did manage to take dancing classes and made her debut on stage at the age of 15. From 1936 she worked as an actress in various theatres.
Here she met the film director Tancred Ibsen who introduced her to the world of cinema. They made ten feature films over a ten-year period.
After a decade of film-making Carlmar retired as a director
In the last part of her life she accepted only minor acting roles in plays and movies.
