She was born in
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was first married to actor
Olafr Havrevold (1895–1972). Her second marriage was to the actor
Oscar Egede-Nissen (1903–1976), the son of
Adam Egede-Nissen and the brother of actresses
Aud Egede-Nissen (1893–1974),
Gerd Grieg (1895–1988),
Ada Kramm (1899–1981) and
Gøril Havrevold (1914–1992), who was also the ex-wife of Torkildsen's first hushand, Havrevold. Torkildsen spent her entire career at the
Nationaltheatret, until retirement in 1964. She made her stage debut at
Nationaltheatret in 1925, as "
Ophelia". She was later appointed at Nationaltheatret, where she played many leading roles over the years, ==Filmography==