Johanne Bruhn
Johanne Bruhn | |
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 Johanne Bruhn in Bolettes bryllupsferd in 1916 | |
| Born | Johanne Rosendahl 8 May 1890 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 24 December 1921 (aged 31) |
| Other names | Johanne Bruhn-Johnsen |
| Years active | 1909–1921 |
| Relatives | Astrid Sommer (sister) |
Johanne Bruhn-Johnsen (8 May 1890 – 24 December 1921) was a Norwegian actress and was among one of the leading actors at the Det Norske Teatret.[1]
Early life and career
[edit]Johanne Rosendahl was born on 8 May 1890 in Christiania.[2][3][4] She was the sister of actress Astrid Sommer.[1]
In 1909, Bruhn made her acting debut as Helga in Geografi og Kærlighed, then toured Denmark with the Bjørnson tour. Subsequently, she worked with the Olaus Olsens Selskap.[5] Afterwards, she was engaged by the Det Norske Teatret, where she had success as Neger-Gurina in Ungen.[4] For two seasons, from 1914 to 1916, she was engaged at Trondhjems Teater, but later returned to the Det Norske Teatret.[2][6]
She had a small role as Øl-Ane in Oskar Braaten's Stor-Anders. Bruhn also had a small role in Eli Sjo by Olav Hoprekstad.[5] In November 1919, she portrayed Mildred Bjørge in Bjørgedal by Olav Hoprekstad, in which she was praised.[7] Bruhn portrayed Haldor's mother in Fante-Anne, the first film to be directed by a Norwegian in Norway based on a Norwegian and the first to feature professional actors.[8]
Personal life and death
[edit]Her first marriage was to Trondheim actor Birger Bruhn.[4] Bruhn married for the second time to journalist and editor Erling Johnsen.
Bruhn died on 24 December 1921 at the age of 31 from puerperal fever.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brodal, Svein Erik. "Astrid Sommer". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Johanne Bruhn". Dagsposten. 27 December 1921. p. 3.
- ^ "Person: 001 Signora Johanne Bruhn". Digitalarkivet. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Skuespillerinden fru Johanne Bruhn". Trondhjems Adresseavis (in Norwegian). Trøndelag, Trondheim. 27 December 1921. p. 2.
- ^ a b c "Fru Johanne Bruhn-Johnsen". Den 17de mai (in Norwegian). Oslo. 27 December 1921. p. 3.
- ^ a b Ungen : av Oskar Braaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Oslo: Det Norske teatret. 1981. p. 22.
- ^ Sletbak, Nils, ed. (1963). Det Norske teatret : femti år 1913-1963 (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Oslo: Samlaget. p. 87.
- ^ Mladenova, Radmila (2022). The 'White' Mask and the 'Gypsy' Mask in Film. Heidelberg University Publishing. p. 233. ISBN 9783968221311.