Synnøve Gleditsch (née Synnøve Tanvik, June 16, 1908 – December 7, 1980) was a Norwegian actress.

Life and work

Synnøve Gleditsch was the daughter of the arsenal manager Nils Tanvik (1872–1969) and Kristine Eian (1875–1925). She debuted at the National Theater in 1928, where she was engaged until 1932. After this, Gleditsch was engaged at the Søilen Theater from 1934 to 1935, the Trøndelag Theater from 1937 to 1942, and the Edderkoppen Theater from 1949 to 1953; during this time she also had guest performances at many other theaters. Gleditsch also worked as a cabaret and revue artist, including at

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. During the

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, Synnøve Gleditsch had been scheduled to perform the song "Det skal lyse igjen over byen" (The Light Will Shine Again over the city) as the closing number in the Chat Noir revue ''Fra tid til annen'' in 1941. The state censorship body (), established by the occupying forces, intervened after the rehearsal and stopped further performance of the number. The song later became known under the new title "Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått" (Norway in Red, White, and Blue). Synnøve Gleditsch was married to

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from 1932 to 1942, when he was executed by the Germans. In the 1960s, Gleditsch worked at

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's Television Theater. She made a name for herself in roles such as Lady Teazle in

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's ''Det lykkelige valg'', and Adele in

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''. In addition to theater, she participated in 13 film and TV productions between 1949 and 1970. She made her film debut in the Norwegian version of '' Vi flyr på Rio''.

Filmography

* 1949: '' Vi flyr på Rio'' as Helmer's mother * 1954: ''

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'' as Mrs. Wang * 1954: ''

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'' as Ella Heymann, Otto's wife, Egil's mother * 1956: '' Ektemann alene'' as the office woman * 1960: '' Venner'' as a servant at the Smidt house * 1960: '' Veien tilbake'' as Jenny * 1962: ''

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'' * 1965: '' Skjær i sjøen'' Mrs. Ås, Marit's mother

NRK Television Theater

* 1961: ''Den store barnedåpen'' as Miss Jahr * 1961: ''Mester Pierre Pathelin'' as Giullemette, Pathelin's wife * 1963: ''Kranes konditori'' as Gudrun Buck * 1969: ''Huset på grensen'' as the mother-in-law * 1970: ''

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'' as the boarding house operator

References

External links

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Synnøve Gleditsch
at the

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Synnøve Gleditsch
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