Charlotte Pousette, née ''Nordgren'' (23 January 1832 – 28 April 1877) was a Swedish stage actress. She was a star attraction of Swedish theatre in the 1850s and 1860s and enjoyed widespread fame. Charlotte Pousette was a student of the

Royal Dramatic Training Academy The Royal Dramatic Training Academy ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teaterns Elevskola, also known as ''Dramatens elevskola''), was the acting school of Sweden's national stage, the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and for many years (1787–1964) seen as the f ...

. She was engaged at the theatre company of

Edvard Stjernström Carl Edvard Stjernström (11 October 1816 – 10 February 1877) was a Swedish stage actor and theater director. In 1833, he was accepted as a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. From 1842 to 1850, he was employed at Nya Teatern. He was th ...

in 1852-63. As such, she was active at the ''

Mindre teatern Mindre teatern (''The Smaller Theatre''), Nya teatern (''The New Theatre''), Lindeberska teatern (''The Lindeberg Theatre''), was a Swedish theatre at Kungsgatan in Stockholm, active 1842–1863. The building was used as localities for the Royal D ...

'' in Stockholm (1854–63), and performed in Finland (where the Stjernström company had theatre monopoly in 1850-53); on 15 September 1859, she performed a main role in the inauguration of the '' Stora Teatern'' in

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. She was a member of the theatre company of Wilhelm Åhman and her spouse Mauritz Pousette in 1863-74 (and a such engaged at the '' Stora Teatern'' in

in 1869-74), and finally at the

Swedish Theatre (Stockholm) The Swedish Theatre (Swedish: ''Svenska Teatern'' or ''"Svenskan"'') in Stockholm was, at the beginning of the 20th century, Sweden's largest dramatic theatre. It was located on Blasieholmen in central Stockholm. During its years in use, from ...

in 1874-77. In 1887, was described in retrospect: :"Her ability, always well tuned, often shining, shifted in different phases; in the historical play (marquise Pompadour in " Narcisse Rameau", Elisabeth of Valois in »

Don Carlos ''Don Carlos'' is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the dramatic play '' Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Friedri ...

"), in the romantic play (Parthenia in "Ingomar eller skogens son", Helena in "Konungens läkare"), in the work of Shakspeare (the wetnurse in "

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

", Karin in "Så tuktas en argbigga"), in the work of

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

(Toinette i "Den inbillade sjuke" and Dorine in "

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

"), in the work of

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(the Hostess in "Gröna lund" and

Ulla Winblad Ulla Winblad was a semi-fictional character in many of Carl Michael Bellman's musical works. She is at once an idealised rococo goddess and a tavern prostitute, and a key figure in Bellman's songs of ''Fredman's Epistles''. The character was part ...

i "Johan Fredman"), in the burgher drama (Fru Mohrin in "Familjen Mohrin"), in the

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...

(Regina in "De löjliga mötena" and Maria in "Den ondes besegrare"), in vaudevelle (Armantine in "Hofvet i Biberack"), in the new French comedy by

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, Augier and Sardou (duchess de Langeais in "Kärlek och vänskap", mrs Lecoutellier in "Notarien Guérin" and marquise d’Auberive in "Moderna vinglare" as well as '' Seraphine'' in the play of that name, among others. In the latest mentioned role, which was given at the ''

'' in 1869, her art was on the point of its culmination; the masterful relief, which she gave the terrifying image of piousness and indulgence, given of the Second Empire by the writer of ''Seraphine'', was lively admired by the critics of that time."Charlotte Pousette in Arvid Ahnfelt, ''Europas konstnärer'' (1887)

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