Johanne Voss

Johanne Voss (née Paulsen, January 13, 1868 – July 27, 1946) was a Norwegian actress from Bergen.[1][2][3]

Johanne Voss
Born(1868-01-13)January 13, 1868
Bergen, Norway
DiedJuly 27, 1946(1946-07-27) (aged 78)
Oslo, Norway
Resting placeWestern Cemetery
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Olav Voss
Parents
  • Peter Olay Paulsen (father)
  • Johanne Severine Jørgensen (mother)
RelativesAnna Paulsen

Family

Johanne Voss was the daughter of the carpenter Peter Olay Paulsen and Johanne Severine Jørgensen, and the sister of the actress Anna Paulsen (1858–1895).[4] On October 24, 1891 she married the actor Olav Voss (1864–1912) in Bergen.[1][3][4]

Life and work

After graduating from high school in 1883, Voss debuted on April 12, 1887 at her hometown theater, the National Theater in Bergen, as Pauline Protat in the play L'Héritage de Monsieur Plumet (Mr. Plumet's Bequest) by Théodore Barrière and Fritz Holst. She was engaged with this theater until about 1893.

Later she accompanied her husband Olav Voss to the theater stages in Kristiania (now Oslo). She was initially engaged at the Carl Johan Theater until it went bankrupt in 1895. She then toured with the Swedish theater director August Lindberg's company in Sweden and Norway for two years,[5] after which she performed at the Central Theater (from 1897 to 1898) and the Christiania Theater (from 1898 to 1899).[6] In 1898 she performed in Trondheim with Johan Fahlstrøm's troupe from the Central Theater.[7] In 1899, Voss was the recipient of a state artist's scholarship worth NOK 750 to pursue further education abroad.[8]

Voss was probably best known for her roles at the National Theater in Oslo from its inception in 1899, where she worked until 1937, often in comic roles. On her twenty-fifth anniversary as an actress in 1912, the National Theater staged Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan as a benefit performance for her, in which she played the role of Erlynne.[5]

Voss also appeared as an actress in several Norwegian films. As late as 1942, she played the role of Mrs. Solberg in Jeg drepte![9]

Johanne Voss is buried at Western Cemetery in Oslo.[10]

Selected theater roles

Filmography
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References
  1. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (2018). "Johanne Voss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. Mason, Susan Vaneta (1986). Ibsen's Women: The Acting in Early Norwegian Productions (Dissertation). Eugene, OR: University of Oregon. p. 81.
  3. Wiers-Jenssen, Hans (1924). Nationalteatret gjennem 25 aar. Kristiania: Gyldendal. pp. 48, 252.
  4. Steenstrup, Bjørn (1930). Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. p. 441. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. "Et 25 aars jubilæum. Skuespillerinden fru Johanne Voss". Dagbladet (110). April 7, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  6. Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon: norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 175.
  7. Øisang, Ole (1941). Teater i Trondheim gjennom 125 år. Trondheim: F. Bruns bokhandels forlag. p. 175.
  8. "Kunstnerstipendier". Stavanger Aftenblad (140). June 20, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  9. "Johanne Voss (1868–1946)". IMDb. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  10. "Johanne Voss". Gravferdsetaten. Oslo kommune. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  11. "Theatret". Bergens Adressecontoirs Efterretninger (82). April 9, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  12. "Theatret". Bergens Adressecontoirs Efterretninger (111). May 14, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  13. Paulson, Andreas (1932). Komediebakken og Engen. Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 89–90.
  14. "Carl Johan-Teatret". Dagbladet (264). September 15, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  15. "Central-teatret". Social-Demokraten (273). p. 2. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  16. "Central-Theatrets Opførelse". Trondhjems Adresseavis (132). May 3, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  17. "Nationaltheatret". Ørebladet (224). September 2, 1899. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  18. Bødtker, Sigurd (1923). Kristiania-premierer gjennem 30 aar. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 150, 223, 264.
  19. Vildanden. Oslo: Nationaltheatret, Amfiscenen. 2004. p. 8. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  20. Festprogram ved Nationaltheatrets 25-aars jubilæum 1., 2., og 3. september 1924. Kristiania. 1924. pp. 28, 30.
  21. Heltberg, A. (1943). Norsk film gjennom 35 år. Oslo: Centralforlaget. pp. 48, 58.
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