Svanhild Johannessen
Born(1882-08-21)August 21, 1882
Bergen, Norway
DiedJanuary 15, 1971(1971-01-15) (aged 88)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActress
SpouseHauk Aabel
ChildrenPer Aabel, Andreas Aabel
Parents
RelativesBorghild Johannessen

Svanhild Johannessen (August 21, 1882 – January 15, 1971) was a Norwegian actress.

Svanhild Johannessen was born in Bergen. She was the daughter of the actor Berent Johannessen and the actress Laura Elvig, and the sister of the actress Borghild Johannessen.[1][2] On June 14, 1901, she married the actor Hauk Aabel.[3][4] She was the mother of the actors Per Aabel and Andreas Aabel.[5][6]

Johannessen had her stage debut on January 4, 1900[7] at the Central Theater under the direction of Rudolf "Rulle" Rasmussen. She played the role of the young girl Hildegard in the comedy Das Opferlamm (The Sacrificial Lamb) by Oscar Walther and Leo Stein, in which her father played the lead role.[8]

In 1900, she participated in the Nord-Norge-turneen (Northern Norway Tour), headed by Harald Otto, in which she played Helga in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's comedy Geografi og Kærlighed (Geography and Love).

Selected roles

References

  1. ↑ Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. 1948. p. 587.
  2. ↑ Røine, Eva (1967). Vandring i Nationaltheatret. Oslo: Nationaltheatret. p. 39.
  3. ↑ Berg, Thoralf (2009). "Hauk Aabel". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ Ringdal, Nils Johan (2000). Nationaltheatrets historie: 1899–1999. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 666.
  5. ↑ Næss, Trine (2009). "Per Aabel". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  6. ↑ Kvalvik, Bent (2009). "Andreas Aabel". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Kr.a Centralteater". Social-Demokraten. No. 3. January 4, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Kristiania centralteater". Social-Demokraten. No. 5. January 6, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Theatrene igaar". Morgenbladet. No. 584. September 17, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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