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Brita
Brita may refer to: People * Brita Appelgren (1912–1999), Swedish film actress * Brita Baldus (born 1965), German diver, who competed for East Germany until the unification in 1991 * Brita Biörn * Brita Borg (1926–2010), Swedish singer, actress, and variety show artist * Brita Borge (1931–2013), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Brita Bratland (1910–1975), Norwegian folk singer * Brita Catharina Lidbeck (1788–1864), Swedish Dilettante concert singer * Brita Collett Paus (1917–1998), Norwegian humanitarian leader * Brita Drewsen (1887–1983), Swedish artist and businesswoman * Brita Filter, American drag queen * Brita Granström (born 1969), Swedish artist who graduated from Konstfack Stockholm in 1994 and now lives and works between Great Britain and her homeland * Brita Hagberg (1756–1825), Swedish soldier * Brita Hazelius (1909–1975), Swedish breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics * Brita Horn (1745–1791), Swedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Filter
Brita Filter, the stage name of Jesse Carl Havea, is an American drag queen who has appeared on '' Shade: Queens of NYC'' and the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', ultimately placing 8th. Early life and career Havea is originally from Arizona, and is of Tongan descent. Havea was born and raised Mormon. Havea grew up as a child performer, and later went on to book national tours with theater companies and eventually studied acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. He later became a stage actor and performed in various regional and national productions. He landed the role of a stepsister in the musical production of ''Cinderella''. On the last night of his tenure with this production, Havea met a girl named "Brita" and decided to make "Brita Filter" his stage name that night. He then returned to New York City and started his business performing as Brita Filter, a drag queen, stating, "So after that finished, I came back to New York that day, and I decided I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Horn
Brita Margaretha Horn (1745 – 13 March 1791), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She is known for being the love interest of Charles XIII of Sweden from 1765 to 1771, during which time Charles' wish to marry her was given political significance and used by the Caps and Hats parties during the Age of Liberty. She is also known for her correspondence with her spouse from 1775 to 1791, which has been partially published. Life Brita Horn was one of two children born to ''riksråd'' count Adam Horn af Ekebyholm (1717-1778) and countess Anna Katarina Meijerfelt (1722-1779), and the sister of general major Johan Gustaf Horn. Her father, a sympathizer of the Caps, was an infamous rake known for his parties and his many mistresses - the opera singer Carl Stenborg was reputed to be the half brother of Brita Horn, and among his more known lovers where the lady-in-waiting Hedda von Berchner, the actress Marie Baptiste, the dancer Ninon Dubois Le Clerc and the opera singer Elisabeth Olin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Collett Paus
Brita Lucie Collett Paus (3 July 1917 Salsbruket, Norway – 28 June 1998, Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian humanitarian leader and the founder of Fransiskushjelpen, a Catholic charitable organisation in Norway. She led the organisation from 1956 until 1993. She converted to Catholicism from Lutheranism in 1950, and served as chair of the Laity Council of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo, as board member of Caritas in Norway from 1965 and member of governmental committees. She was married to orthopedic surgeon Bernhard Paus, the Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons. Their daughter Lucie Paus Falck became a politician. She was the daughter of landowner Axel Collett and Lucie Trozelli Krefting, and a member of the Collett family. Honours * St. Hallvard Medal, 1975 *Knight First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav, 1976 *Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, 1976 *Grand Duchy of Luxembourg *Torstein Dale Memorial Prize (Norwegian Red Cross) *Rotary International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Sophia De La Gardie
Brita Sophia De la Gardie (22 April 1713 – 1797) was a Swedish noble and amateur actress who later converted to Catholicism and became a nun. She was a central member of the cultural life in Stockholm in her time. She played a part in the history of Swedish theatre. She was the maternal aunt of Count Axel von Fersen the Younger. Life Brita Sophia De La Gardie was born to the politician Count Magnus Julius De la Gardie and the political salonist Hedvig Catharina Lillie. She was the sister-in-law to the scientist Eva Ekeblad. Culture personality During the 1720s and 1730s, amateur theatre was immensely popular in Stockholm and at the royal court. At the time, there were no Swedish language theatre in the capital; only foreign theatre companies performed professionally at the national stage of the Bollhuset Theatre. In 1732, ''Dom Japhlet d'Arménie'' by Scarron was performed at the stage of Bollhuset by the noble amateur troupe of Count Carl Gustaf Tessin and Countess Ulla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Borg
Brita Kerstin Gunvor Borg (10 June 1926 – 4 May 2010) was a Swedish singer, actress, and variety show artist. Her variety show career spanned from 1943 into the 1970s, while her singing career trailed away at the end of the 1960s. However, she was still an active actress in the 1980s. Borg represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 in Cannes. Biography Borg was born on Södermalm in Stockholm and began her career in the Södermalm-based variety show group ''Vårat gäng'' ("Our Gang") after having won a song competition organised by the magazine '' Vecko-Revyn'' in 1943. In 1945, she formed the quartet ''Flickery Flies'' with Allan Johansson, whom she later married. In 1947, she began her long collaboration with famous Swedish variety performer and writer Povel Ramel. She participated in his radio program ''Fyra kring en flygel'' ("Four around a grand piano") and was the prima donna of several versions of the ''Knäppupp'' variety show between 1952 and 1962. Amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Catharina Lidbeck
Brita Catharina Lidbeck, also ''Brita Catharina Munck af Rosenschöld'' (1788 – 2 March 1864) was a Swedish Dilettante concert singer. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.Gustaf Hilleström: Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, Matrikel 1771-1971 She was the daughter of Petrus Munck af Rosenschöld, bishop in Lund. She married Anders Lidbeck, professor in Lund, in 1817. She was a student of the opera singer Karl Magnus Craelius, and made her public debut at a concert arranged by him in Stockholm in 1813. Brita Catharina Lidbeck was a non-professional concert singer. She performed at charity concerts and in musical societies. She was inducted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1827. She performed in public for the last time in a charity concert to the benefit of the students of the Royal Academy of Music on 6 March 1842. Singers from the royal academy performed at her funeral. See also * Anna Brita Wendelius * Christina Fredenheim Christina Elisabet Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Koivunen
Brita Koivunen (married name: Brita Koivunen-Einiö; 31 August 1931, Helsinki – 12 April 2014, Helsinki) was a Finnish schlager singer. Some of her most famous songs include "Suklaasydän", "Sävel rakkauden" and "Mamma, tuo mies minua tuijottaa", a Finnish version of " Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)", all from the 1950s. During her career, Koivunen sold 100,000 certified records, placing her among the top 50 best-selling female soloists in Finland. Last years During the late 1990s, Koivunen still performed in trio with Pirkko Mannola and Vieno Kekkonen. She retired in 2005 and was replaced by Marjatta Leppänen. In 2006, she was widowed following the death of her husband of more than 50 years, music producer Paavo Einiö. Koivunen-Einiö died on 12 April 2014 from natural causes In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic. Within the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Sailer
Brita J. Sailer (born 1953) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 2B, which includes all or portions of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Pennington and Polk counties in the northwestern part of the state. A Democrat, she is an art teacher, freelance artist and consultant. Sailer was first elected in 2004, and was re-elected in 2006 and 2008. She was unseated by Republican Dave Hancock in the 2010 general election. She was a member of the House Environment Policy and Oversight Committee, and was vice chair of the Environment Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Game, Fish and Forestry Division. She also served on the Commerce and Labor Subcommittee for the Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division, and on the Finance subcommittees for the Energy Finance and Policy Division and the Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division. Sailer attended Alexandria High School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Pipare
Brita, "the wife of Jöran Pipare" (floruit 1595) was an alleged Swedish witch. Her case is a significant one, illustrating a witch trial held when the belief in witchcraft had increased, but the law still did not permit harsh persecution of magic practice. Brita is described in court protocol as "Brita, fru till Jöran Pipare" ('Brita, wife of Jöran the Flute player'). In September 1593, Brita was charged with sorcery in Stockholm alongside the cunning woman "Margareta from Norrsunda". Margareta was active as a folk magician who practiced medicine, exposed thieves and gave rest to ghosts by magic charms: however, as she denied to have used these charms to hurt any one, she was acquitted with a reprimand, as the court did not take her seriously. Brita was accused of having caused illness as well as economical damage to some of the city merchants by use of magic. She admitted to have used '' signeri'' (spells) and '' lövjeri'' (potions), but she denied to have had any dealings wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Granström
Brita Granström (born 1969) is a Swedish artist who graduated from Konstfack Stockholm in 1994 and now lives and works between Great Britain and her homeland as a painter and illustrator. Painting In 2011 Granström's self-portrait ''Mother of Four'' was bought by The Ruth Borchard Collection. A major solo exhibition ''Life in Landscape'' opened in London at Kings Place Gallery and toured to The University Gallery in Newcastle in 2012 under the title ''A Breath of Fresh Air''. Recent exhibitions include ''The Night Swimmer'' (2014) at The University Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne and ''Sea Salt & Sourdough'' (2015) at The Open Eye Gallery Edinburgh. She is represented by Thompson's Galleries Aldeburgh. Illustration Granström was shortlisted for the ALMA (Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award), in 2013 and 2014 for her children's books. The ALMA is the largest children's literature award in the world. She was elected as a Fellow of the English Association in May 2011. As a children's boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Persdotter Karth
Brita Persdotter Karth is a fictional person in Swedish history. She was earlier believed to have been the mistress or perhaps even wife of the exiled prince Gustav of Sweden, son of king Eric XIV, and her eldest son Lars was believed to have been the forefather of the noble Swedish families of Eldstierna and Stierneld. The story behind the legend The history about Brita Karth and her alleged children with prince Gustav was the product of baron Adolf Ludvig Stierneld (1755-1835), courtier and a well-known collector of historical documents, whom historians have later found also to be a ruthless forger of such documents. Wishing to claim a royal ancestry for his own family Stierneld reported having found handwritten notes by Brita Karth herself regarding her relation and family with Gustav in an old pious book that was to have been given to her by Gustav's mother, Karin Månsdotter. Although Stierneld's claims were at the time accepted by the Swedish House of Nobility they were als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brita Tott
Brita Olovsdotter Tott (or ''Thott'') (in Swedish) or Birgitte Olufsdatter Thott (in Danish), ( fl. 3 March 1498) was a Danish and Swedish noble, landowner and royal county administrator She was judged for treason and for the forgery of seals. She was one of the biggest landowners in Scandinavia, and her estates played a role in politics in Sweden and Denmark. Background Brita was born the eldest daughter of two Danish nobles; statesman Olov Axelsson Tott (d. 1464) and Karen Jensdotter Falk (d. 1429). Her family was one of the most powerful in Scandinavia: her father was politically influential in both Sweden and Denmark, and her mother was the heir of Vallø Castle. She was related to the Swedish regent consort Lady Ingeborg Tott (d. 1507), consort of the Swedish regent Sten Sture the elder. She was in 1442 married Swedish noble councillor Eringisle Nilsson (d. 1469) son of Erengisle Nilsson (d. 1406) and Margareta Bengtsdotter Bielke (d. 1370). He had inherited the estat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
