Henny Kristin Skjønberg (6 August 1886 – 5 January 1973) was a Norwegian actress and

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Biography

Hennika Bucher Eide was born in

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, Norway. She was the daughter of Henrik Eide (1831–1907) and Ingeborg Sofie Bucher (1846–1929). She attended upper secondary school at Kongsgård in Stavanger, after which she traveled to

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. She made her debut at the newly established Stavanger Faste Scene (later

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) in 1914. She was mainly employed at the Norwegian Theater in

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, where with humour and irony she specialized as a character comedian. She also acted in movies from 1920 to 1967. Skjønberg's most famous role came as the cranky old aunt Tante Pose in the 1940 movie of the same name. For years it has been a staple of Christmas entertainment, shown on Norwegian television every December. Skjønberg also wrote several stage-comedies for children performed at the Norwegian Theater and was an active instructor, mainly for children's plays. She received the Hulda Garborg stipend in 1934 and the Norwegian Dramatic Association's honorary medal ('' Norsk Dramatikerforbunds æresmedalje'') in 1953.

Personal life

She was married to actor

Eugen Skjønberg Conrad Eugen Skjønberg (March 27, 1889 – July 25, 1971) was a Norwegian actor. Eugen Skjønberg was married to the actress Henny Skjønberg. They resided at Ramstad. He was the father of Per Skjønberg, Pål Skjønberg, and Espen Skjønberg, ...

and was the mother of leading Norwegian actors

Pål Skjønberg Pål Eugen Bucher Skjønberg (20 October 1919 – 3 February 2014) was a Norwegian actor. He was born in Stavanger to actors Eugen (1889–1971) and Henny Skjønberg (1886–1973). He was the older brother of actor Espen Skjønberg. They g ...

and Espen Henrik Skjønberg. She was the grandmother of actors Hennika Skjønberg, Siv Skjønberg, and Jo Skjønberg.

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* 1886 births 1973 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Actors from Stavanger Norwegian theatre directors Norwegian film actresses Norwegian silent film actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses {{Norway-actor-stub