Signe Thora Aas Danning (August 25, 1878 – February 10, 1980) was a Norwegian actress from the silent film era. Signe Thora Aas Danning - Oslo Museum - TM

Danning was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). She was engaged with the

National Stage National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

in Bergen from 1897 to 1906, and it was there that she met the Danish composer

Christian Danning Sophus Christian Danning (16 June 1867 – 7 November 1925) was a Danish composer and conductor. From 1898 to 1907 he worked in Bergen as a conductor for the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Den Nationale Scene, and from 1907 to 1914 he condu ...

. They married in 1902 and moved to Kristiania in 1906, where she played at the Fahlstrøm Theater and at a theater in Oslo's Tivoli amusement park. After four silent films, they relocated to Odense, Denmark in 1914. Following her husband's early death in 1925, she lived at the Grayfriars Monastery retirement home in Odense.

Filmography

*1911: ''

Bondefangeri i Vaterland ''Bondefangeri i Vaterland'' (Con Job in Vaterland) is a Norwegian silent film from 1911 that is considered lost. The film portrayed prostitutes and beggars in Oslo's Vaterland neighborhood. The film premiered at the Kosmorama Theater in Kristian ...

'' as the White Rose *1911: ''

Fattigdommens forbandelse ''Fattigdommens forbandelse'' (The Curses of Poverty) is a Norwegian silent film that premiered at the Kosmorama Theater in Kristiania (now Oslo) on October 7, 1911. The film is considered the first Norwegian feature film, and was also announce ...

'' *1911: ''

Under forvandlingens lov ''Under forvandlingens lov'' (Under the Law of Change) or ''Jo tykkere, jo bedre'' (The Thicker, the Better) is a Norwegian silent film from 1911. It is the oldest known surviving Norwegian film, and it was directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede. The f ...

'' as Camillo's wife Julia *1912: ''

Hemmeligheden ''Hemmeligheden'' (The Secret) is a Norway, Norwegian silent film from 1912 that is considered lost. Plot The film was a drama in which a young woman from a coastal town gets to know an artist from Paris. They start a relationship and she has a ...

'' as Elise Halling

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Danning, Signe 1878 births 1980 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses Norwegian silent film actresses 19th-century Norwegian actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo Norwegian emigrants to Denmark