Olga Sjøgren
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Olga Sjøgren | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1884 Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway |
| Died | November 8, 1960 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Carl Almquist (1908–1914) Josef Sjøgren |
Olga Pauline Sjøgren (née Hagen, August 9, 1884 – November 8, 1960)[1] was a Norwegian actress and singer. She excelled as a revue actress and operetta singer, and she became involved early in film. She was also known as Olga Almquist.
Life and work
Olga Pauline Hagen was a student at Ludovica Levy's Second Theater academy in 1899. After that, she was engaged with the Eldorado Theater, the Tivoli Theater, and the Kongshavn Summer Theater, all in her hometown of Kristiania (now Oslo).
She was later associated with the Stavanger Theater, the Falkberget Theater, and the Norwegian Operetta Company (Norwegian: Det norske operetteselskap). She also toured with Bjørn Bjørnevik's Bjørnevik Theater, where she participated in more than 1,400 productions of the play Skjærgårdsflirt by Gideon Wahlberg. She also starred in the film version of Skjærgårdsflirt.[4]
Theater roles
- Rose in the operetta Les Premiers Pas (Norwegian title: Et Eventyr i Tyrol) by Daniel Auber and Adolphe Adam (Trondheim, 1906)[5]
- Ganymedes in the operetta Die schöne Galathée (Norwegian title: Den skjønne Galathea) by Franz von Suppé (Bygdøy Sjøbad, 1909)[6]
- Madam Grisk in the revue Christian Fredriksen by Thorleif Klausen (Kongsberg, 1914)[7]
- Turtelduen in the revue Christian Fredriksen by Thorleif Klausen (Kongsberg, 1914)[7]
- Katrine in Gideon Wahlberg's Skjærgårdsflirt
