Ragna Wettergreen

Ragna Wettergreen (19 September 1864 – 27 June 1958) was a Norwegian actress. [1]

Ragna Wettergreen
Born(1864-09-19)19 September 1864
Christiania, Norway
Died27 June 1958(1958-06-27) (aged 93)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress

Biography

Ragna Wettergreen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. She the daughter of Olaus Olsen and Inger Marie Rynning Kristianisen, She was married in 1889 to defense attorney Haakon Ingolf Wettergreen (1858-1902). She was married a second time in 1903 to artillery captain Roald Skancke (1876-1932).[2]

She made her stage début at Christiania Theatre in 1886. She performed at Christiania Theatre until it closed in 1899, and from then mainly at Nationaltheatret. For the seasons 1905–09, she was at the Fahlstrøms Theater. [2]

She is particularly known for several title roles or principal characters in plays by Henrik Ibsen, such as Lady Inger of Ostrat, Hedda Gabler, The Vikings at Helgeland, Rosmersholm, John Gabriel Borkman, Little Eyolf, and The Wild Duck. She also participated in films, first in 1912, in the Danish film Historien om en moder. [3]

References
  1. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Ragna Marie Wettergreen". Store norske leksikon. Oslo. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. Berg, Thoralf. "Ragna Wettergreen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  3. "Ragna Wettergreen". danskefilm.dk. Retrieved 1 January 2020.


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