Henny Skjønberg

Henny Kristin Skjønberg (6 August 1886 – 5 January 1973) was a Norwegian actress and stage director.[1]

Henny Skjønberg in 1967

Biography

Hennika Bucher Eide was born in Stavanger, Norway. She was the daughter of Henrik Eide (1831–1907) and Ingeborg Sofie Bucher (1846–1929). She attended upper secondary school at Kongsgård in Stavanger after which she traveled to London. [2]

She made her debut at the newly established Stavanger Faste Scene (later Rogaland Teater) in 1914. She was mainly employed at Det Norske Teatret in Oslo where with humour and irony she would specialize herself as a character comedian. She also acted in movies from 1920 to 1967. Skjønberg's most famous role came as the cranky old aunt, Tante Pose in the 1940-movie of the same name. For years it has been a staple of Christmas-entertainment, being shown on Norwegian television every December.[1][3]

Skjønberg also wrote several stage-comedies for children performed at Det Norske Teatret and was an active instructor, mainly for children's-plays. She received Hulda Garborg stipend in 1934 and the Norwegian Dramatic Association's honorary medal (Norsk Dramatikerforbunds æresmedalje) in 1953.

Personal life

She was married to actor Eugen Skjønberg (1889–1971) and was the mother of leading Norwegian actors Pål Eugen Bucher Skjønberg (born 1919) and Espen Henrik Skjønberg (born 1924). She was the grandmother of actors Hennika Skjønberg, Siv Skjønberg and Jo Skjønberg. [4] [5] [6] [7][8] [9]

gollark: It is literally dirt
gollark: Nobody.
gollark: It is your own problem, o pjalsful one.
gollark: … well, mine it.
gollark: Nope!

References
  1. Julie Rongved Amundsen. "Henny Skjønberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. "Stavanger Faste Scene". sceneweb.no. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. "Tante Pose (1940)". nb.no. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  4. "Hennika Skjønberg". nationaltheatret.no. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  5. "Siv Skjønberg". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  6. "Jo Skjønberg". IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  7. "Eugen Skjønberg". sceneweb. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  8. Julie Rongved Amundsen. "Pål Skjønberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  9. Julie Rongved Amundsen. "Espen Henrik Skjønberg". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

Other sources
  • "Skjønberg, Henny". Aschehoug og Gyldendals Store Norske Leksikon (2 ed.). 1988.


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