Marta Frogg (also Martha Frogg, née Martha Rynning Olsen, March 18, 1871 – April 2, 1950) was a Norwegian actress, singer, and prompter.

Family

Marta Frogg was born in Austre Moland, the daughter of the master mason Olaus Olsen (1828–1914) and Inger Marie Rynning Kristensen (1827–1897), and the sister of the actress Ragna Wettergreen (1864–1958). On November 25, 1891, she married the lawyer Nicolai Frogg (1866–?) in Kristiania (now Oslo). She was the mother of the actor Odd Frogg (1901–1934). In contemporary times, the family name was often written ''Frog''.

Life and work

Marta Frogg debuted on November 1, 1907 at the Fahlstrøm Theater in the role of Annette in ''Maternité'' (Norwegian title: ''Ugifte Mødre'') by Eugène Brieux. Her sister Ragna Wettergreen played the role of Lucie in the same production. She took part in a theater tour in 1910 and 1911. In addition to appearing in plays, she performed in shows and sang. In the 1927–1928 season, she was a prompter at

Agnes Mowinckel Agnes Mowinckel (25 August 1875 – 1 April 1963) was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Born in Bergen into a distinguished family, she became Norway's first professional stage director. A pioneer in bringing painters to the theatre, she ...

's Balkongen theater.

Selected roles

*Annette in ''Maternité'' (Norwegian title: ''Ugifte Mødre'') by Eugène Brieux (Fahlstrøm Theater, 1907) *Florizel in ''Et Besøg'' (Norwegian title: ''Et Besøk'') by Edvard Brandes (Randsfjord Theater, 1910)

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