Ellen Gottschalch

Ellen Sofie Kathrine Gottschalch (2 May 1894 – 17 February 1981), was a Danish stage and film actress.[1]

Ellen Gottschalch
Born	(1894-05-02)2 May 1894 Asaa, Brønderslev Municipality, Denmark
Died	17 February 1981(1981-02-17) (aged 86) Frederiksberg, Denmark
Years active	1932–1972

She worked in the Arhus Theatre in 1911 then the Det Ny Theater in Copenhagen from 1912 to 1928.[2] She entered film in 1938. She was employed at the Royal Danish Theatre from 1941 to 1961 where she among roles played in Death of a Salesman and Mor Karen in Elverhøj by Johan Ludvig Heiberg.[3]

She was married to Christian Viggo Gottschalch 1915–1930 and later lived with the composer Kai Normann Andersen from 1932 to 1967.[2] She died in 1981 and was buried at the Frederiksberg Ældre Kirkegård.

Awards

• Bodil Award for Best Supporting Actress, 1948[4]
• Teaterpokalen, (English: The Teatre Trophy), 1949.[3]
• Ingenio et Arti, 1950[3]
• Tagea Brandts Rejselegat, 1951

Filmography

• Champagnegaloppen – 1938
• En desertør – 1940
• Jeg har elsket og levet – 1940
• Sommerglæder – 1940
• Far skal giftes – 1941
• En pige uden lige – 1943
• Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd – 1943
• Billet mrk. – 1946
• Ta', hvad du vil ha' – 1947
• Hvor er far? – 1948
• Berlingske Tidende (film) – 1949
• Historien om Hjortholm – 1950
• Susanne – 1950
• Familien Schmidt – 1951
• Fra den gamle købmandsgård – 1951
• Mød mig på Cassiopeia – 1951
• Bag de røde porte – 1951
• Vi arme syndere – 1952
• Ta' Pelle med – 1952
• The Crime of Tove Andersen – 1953
• Tante Tut fra Paris – 1956
• Englen i sort – 1957
• Tre må man være – 1959
• Løgn og løvebrøl – 1961
• Lykkens musikanter – 1962
• Tine – 1964

References

1. Morten Piil (2006). Danske filmskuespillere (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Gyldendal. p. 125-. ISBN 978-87-02-02104-2.
2. Ellen Gottschalch (1894–1981) Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon, retrieved 13 April 2013 (in Danish)
3. Ellen Gottschalch Gyldendals Teaterleksikon, via Den Store Danske, retrieved 13 April 2013 (in Danish)
4. 1948 Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine bodilprisen.dk, retrieved 13 April 2013

External links

• Ellen Gottschalch on IMDb
• Ellen Gottschalch in the Danish Film Database
• Ellen Gottschalch in the film database danskefilm.dk (in Danish)