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List Of Danish Americans
This is a list of notable Danish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American-born descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Danish American or must have references showing they are Danish American and are notable. List Actors * Jessica Alba, actress, mother is of part Danish descent * Bridgette Andersen, actress * Robert Anderson, actor, make-up artist and director * Gwili Andre, actress, immigrant from Denmark * Earl W. Bascom, actor, maternal grandfather was from Denmark * Rowan Blanchard, American actress * Alexis Bledel, actress, paternal grandfather of Danish descent * Michael Bowen, actor, son of actress Sonia Sorel (née Henius), who is the daughter of Danish-American biochemist Max Henius * Keith Carradine, actor, Danish maternal great-grandfather Max Henius, Danish maternal great-grandmother the sister of historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg * Robert Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Original Research
No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * Yes and no, ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A English determiners, determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed 🚫 * Numero sign, a typographic symbol for the word 'number', also represented as "No." or similar variants Geography * Norway (ISO 3166-1 country code NO) ** Norwegian language (ISO 639-1 code "no"), a North Germanic language that is also the official language of Norway ** .no, the internet ccTLD for Norway * Lake No, in South Sudan * No, Denmark, village in Denmark * Nō, Niigata, a former town in Japan * No Creek (other) * Acronym for the U.S. city of New Orleans, Louisiana or its professional sports teams ** New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ** New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association Arts and entertainment Film and television * Dr. No (film), ''Dr. No'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carradine
Robert Reed Carradine ( ; born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as ''Bonanza'' and his brother David's TV series, ''Kung Fu''. Carradine's first film role was in the 1972 film ''The Cowboys'', which starred John Wayne and Roscoe Lee Browne. Carradine also portrayed fraternity president Lewis Skolnick in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' series of comedy films. Early life Carradine was born in Hollywood, California, the son of actress and artist Sonia Sorel (née Henius) and actor John Carradine. He is one of many actors in the Carradine family. He is the brother of Christopher and Keith Carradine, paternal half-brother of Bruce and the late David Carradine, and maternal half-brother of Michael Bowen. His maternal great-grandfather was biochemist Max Henius, and his maternal great-grandmother was the sister of historian Johan Ludvig Heiberg. Carradine's parents divorced when he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maren Jensen
Maren Kawehilani Jensen (born September 23, 1956) is an American former model and actress, best known for portraying Lieutenant Athena in the 1978–79 television series ''Battlestar Galactica''. Jensen also made guest appearances in several US television series, such as ''The Love Boat'' and ''Fantasy Island''. Biography Maren Jensen was born in Arcadia, California. Her father was a physician, and her mother was a secretary with the Los Angeles Zoo. She is a middle child, with an older brother, Dana, and a younger sister, Kathleen. Jensen attended Herbert Hoover High School from 1971 to 1974, and after graduating received a scholarship to attend UCLA, where she majored in Theater Arts and Law. While still in college, Jensen began a modeling career. She was featured on the covers of ''Vogue'' and '' Mademoiselle''. A mutual friend introduced her to the agent Barbara Gale, who helped arrange two network commercials and a role in ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' in 1977. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Hersholt
Jean Pierre Carl Buron (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is best known for starring on the radio series '' Dr. Christian'' (1937–1954) and in the film ''Heidi'' (1937).Obituary ''Variety'', 6 June 1956, p. 63. Asked how to pronounce his name, he told ''The Literary Digest'', "In English, ''her'sholt''; in Danish, ''hairs'hult''." Of his total credits, 75 were silent films and 65 were sound films (140 total); he directed four. Early life Hersholt was born Jean Pierre Carl Buron in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hersholt claimed to be born into a family of actors, but in reality, both of his parents Henri Pierre Buron, the son of a French Catholic father and a Danish Protestant mother, and Clara (née Petersen), the daughter of a Danish Protestant father and a Danish Jewish mother, were hairdressers, though the father later was a cigar and wine retailer/vendor. Hersholt appeared in two of the first short films of Danish f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilie Hayward
Lillie Hayward (born Lillian Olenda Auen, September 12, 1891 – June 29, 1977) was an American screenwriter whose Hollywood career began during the silent era and continued well into the age of television. She wrote for more than 70 films and TV shows including the Disney film '' The Shaggy Dog'' and television series The Mickey Mouse Club and ''Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color''. She was also remembered for the films '' Her Husband's Secretary'' and '' Aloma of the South Seas'', the latter written in part with the help of her sister, actress and screenwriter Seena Owen. Lillie Hayward died in 1977 and was interred at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. Her husband of seventeen years, Jerry Sackheim, was also a Hollywood writer with whom she had worked on '' The Boy and the Pirates'' (1960). Partial filmography * ''Pidgin Island'' (1916, actor) * ''Big Tremaine'' (1916, actor) * '' Unto Those Who Sin'' (1916, actor) * '' The Promise'' (1917) * '' Wild Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Forrest , Denmark and died 25 October 1985 in San Diego, California. Between 1915 and 1925, she appeared in 33 movies. According to Ruth Wing, author of the ''Blue Book of the Screen'', Forrest enjoyed playing homely character roles, and her characters often wept during the film. However, wanting to capitalize on her beauty, producers later cast her in society dramas.
Wing wrote "Ann Forrest is 'different'. She is different from most screen stars in personality and beauty. But the gre ...
Ann Forrest (known also by her birth name Anna Kromann and as Ann Kroman or Ann Kornan; 14 April 1895 – 25 October 1985) was a Danish-born American actress of Hollywood's silent films. Biography Forrest was born 14 April 1895 in Sønderho Sønderho is a small village, with a population of 293 (1 January 2022), [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer, whose career spanned seven decades. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective drama ''Barnaby Jones'' (1973–1980). Originally a dancer, Ebsen began his film career in '' Broadway Melody of 1936.'' He also appeared as a dancer with child star Shirley Temple in '' Captain January'' (1936). Ebsen was also chosen to appear in '' The Wizard of Oz'', originally as the Scarecrow, and before filming began, his role was changed to the Tin Man. He fell seriously ill during filming due to the aluminum dust in his makeup and was forced to drop out. He appeared with Maureen O'Hara in ''They Met in Argentina'' (1941) and June Havoc in ''Sing Your Worries Away'' (1942). In '' Breakfast at Tiffa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Dushku
Eliza Patricia Dushku (; born December 30, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Faith in the supernatural drama series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1998–2003) and its spin-off series ''Angel'' (2000–2003). She also had lead roles in the Fox supernatural drama series ''Tru Calling'' (2003–2005) and the Fox science fiction series ''Dollhouse'' (2009–2010), for which she was a producer. Dushku had starring roles in various films, including ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Bye Bye Love'' (1995), ''Bring It On'' (2000), ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' (2001), ''The New Guy'' (2002), '' Wrong Turn'' (2003), '' On Broadway'' (2007), '' The Scribbler'' (2014), '' Jane Wants a Boyfriend'' (2015), and '' Eloise'' (2016). She has also done voice work for numerous video games and animated films. Early life Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the only daughter and youngest of the four children of school teacher and administrator Philip Richard George Dus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Dane
Karl Dane (born Rasmus Karl Therkelsen Gottlieb, 12 October 1886 – 14 April 1934) was a Danish-American comedian and actor known for his work in American films, mainly of the silent film era. He became a star after portraying “Slim”, a supporting role in one of the most successful silent films of all time, ''The Big Parade'' (1925), directed by King Vidor and starring John Gilbert. After signing with MGM in 1926, he appeared in supporting roles in several popular silent films before teaming up with George K. Arthur to form the successful comedy duo Dane & Arthur. They appeared in a number of very successful silent comedy features. When sound films arrived, they made short-subject comedies and toured in vaudeville. At the peak of his career, Dane earned $1500 a week. As the film industry transitioned from silent to sound films in the late 1920s, Dane's thick Danish accent became problematic. By 1930, Dane was relegated to less prominent roles, often with little to n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Curtis
Kelly Lee Curtis is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''Magic Sticks'' (1987), and ''The Devil's Daughter (1991 film), The Devil's Daughter'' (1991). Early life Kelly Curtis was born in Santa Monica, California, the older child of actors Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Her sister is actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Her paternal grandparents were Hungarian-Jewish immigrants and two of her maternal great-grandparents were Danish. The rest of her mother’s ancestry is German and Scots-Irish. She has four half-siblings, from her father's remarriages, Alexandra Curtis; Allegra Curtis; Nicholas Curtis, who died of a drug overdose; and Benjamin Curtis. Curtis' first appearance on the silver screen was as a young girl in the United Artists action/adventure ''The Vikings (1958 film), The Vikings'' (1958) starring her parents, as well as Kirk Douglas and Ernest Borgnine. Her parents divorced in 1962, after which her mother married Robert Brandt. In 1978, she graduated from Ski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) is an American actress, producer, children's author, and activist. She came to prominence with her portrayal of Lt. Barbara Duran on the ABC sitcom '' Operation Petticoat'' (1977–78). In 1978, she made her feature film debut playing Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's slasher film ''Halloween'', which established her as a scream queen and led to a string of parts in horror films such as '' The Fog'', '' Prom Night'', ''Terror Train'' (all 1980) and ''Roadgames'' (1981). She reprised the role of Laurie in the sequels '' Halloween II'' (1981), '' Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'' (1998), '' Halloween: Resurrection'' (2002), ''Halloween'' (2018), ''Halloween Kills'' (2021), and '' Halloween Ends'' (2022). Curtis's film work spans many genres, including the cult comedies ''Trading Places'' (1983)—for which she won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress—and ''A Fish Called Wanda'' (1988), for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Corby
Ellen Hansen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She played the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series ''The Waltons'', for which she won three Emmy Awards. She was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Aunt Trina in '' I Remember Mama'' (1948). Early life Ellen Hansen was born in Racine, Wisconsin, to immigrant parents from Denmark. She grew up in Philadelphia. An interest in amateur theater while in high school led her to Atlantic City in 1932, where she briefly worked as a chorus girl. She moved to Hollywood that same year and got a job as a script girl at RKO Studios and Hal Roach Studios, where she often worked on ''Our Gang'' comedies, alongside her future husband, cinematographer Francis Corby. She held that position for the next 12 years and took acting lessons on the side. Career Although she had bit parts in more than 30 films in the 1930s and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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