Johanne Dybwad
| Johanne Dybwad | |
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Dybwad in 1922
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| Born |
2 August 1867 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 4 March 1950 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | actress |
Johanne Dybwad (2 August 1867 – 4 March 1950, Oslo) was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the leading actress in Norwegian theatre for half a century.
Johanne was born in Christiania as the daughter of actor Mathias Juell (1835–1894) and actress Johanne Regine Elvig (1847–1882). Both her parents were acting for the Christiania Theatre. Her mother was the first Norwegian to play "Nora" in Ibsen's A Doll's House, in 1880. Her mother died in 1882, only 34 years old, and Johanne grew up with her aunt in Bergen. Her foster parents wanted to keep her away from the theatre, but she wanted to become an actress.
She was married to barrister and songwriter Vilhelm Dybwad from 1891 to 1916.
Johanne made her debut at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen 7 November 1887, in the comedy play Gertrude eller den lille skat. Her next role was "Nora" in A Doll's House. She had her breakthrough as "Fanchon" in Birch-Pfeiffer's play En liden Hex, first in Bergen, and later at Christiania Theatre in 1888. The scene when she danced in the moonshine, with her own shadow, fascinated the public, and theatre director and critic Gunnar Heiberg described the scene as "a big artist was born". She continued to play at Christiania Theatre, from 1888 to 1899. She joined theatre director Bjørn Bjørnson at the National Theatre from its opening in 1899, and played here most of her career. During her time at Christiania Theatre she played 76 roles, including "Hedvig" in The Wild Duck (1889), "Nora" in A Doll's House (1890), and "Juliet" in Romeo and Juliet (1899). At Nationaltheatret she played roles such as "Klara Sang" in Over Ævne I (1899), "Maja" in When We Dead Awaken and "Gerd" in Brand. She also toured with the theatre, to Copenhagen in 1903, to Berlin in 1907, and to Paris in 1937.
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