Wenche Klouman (May 11, 1918 – February 8, 2009) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

actress.

Family

Klouman was born in

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(now Oslo), the daughter of the actor and illustrator Thoralf Klouman and the actress Borghild Johannessen. She was the sister of the musician Carsten Klouman. Her grandfather Bernt Johannessen was a prominent actor at the National Theater in Bergen in the second half of the 19th century; he was also the grandfather of the actor

Per Aabel Per Pavels Aabel (25 April 1902 – 22 December 1999) was a Norwegian actor, artist, dancer, choreographer and instructor.

, the son of the comedian Hauk Aabel and Svanhild Johannessen, the sister of Borghild Johannessen. Klouman was married to the actor

Karl-Ludvig Bugge Karl Ludvig Erlingsøn Bugge (1 September 1915 – 1987) was a Norwegian actor, screenwriter and journalist. He attended Frogner School and was russ president here in 1934. In 1941 he wrote a play for Centralteatret, ''Fortunas sønn Peter'', i ...

from 1943 to 1948, and then to Finn Rønneberg Kerr from 1950 until his death in 2001.

Career

Klouman debuted at the Oslo New Theater in 1937 and was later engaged with the National Theater in Bergen and especially the Central Theater in Oslo. Klouman appeared in comic plays typical of the time such as

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's ''Dear Ruth'', Jens Locher's ''Tre må man være'' (It Has to Be Three), and

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's ''På solsiden'', and in the film ''

Det kunne vært deg ''Det kunne vært deg'' ( no, It Could Have Been You}) is a 1952 Norwegian comedy film directed by Kåre Bergstrøm and Henki Kolstad, starring Inger Marie Andersen, Henki Kolstad Henki Kolstad (3 February 1915 – 14 July 2008) was a Norweg ...

''. She also played

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in ''

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'', operetta roles in ''Min søster og jeg'' (a translation of

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's ''Ma sœur et moi'', My Sister and I) and '' Die Csárdásfürstin'', and a large complex character role in the psychological thriller '' The Gioconda Smile'' by Aldous Huxley, in which she delivered a sensational performance. Klouman retired from the stage in the early 1950s, but she later starred in a few so-called housewife films.

Filmography

*1939: ''

Familien på Borgan (The Family at Borgan) is a 1939 Norwegian drama film. It was directed by Helge Lunde. Cast *Victor Bernau as Halvor Berg, a farm manager *Harald Steen as Borgan, a wholesaler *Joachim Holst-Jensen as Cohn, a lawyer * Lillemor von Hanno as Marie ...

'' as Anne, Berg's daughter *1941: ''

The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared ''The Sausage-Maker Who Disappeared'' ( no, Den forsvundne pølsemakere) is a 1941 Norwegian comedy film written and directed by Toralf Sandø, starring Leif Juster and Ernst Diesen. Private investigators Gløgg (Diesen) and Rask (Juster) have b ...

'' as Malla Hansen *1946: '' To liv'' as Wenche Nordgaard *1948: ''

Trollfossen ''Trollfossen'' is a Norwegian film from 1948. It was directed by Alf Scott-Hansen and featured Ola Isene and Wenche Foss in the lead roles. The film tells the story of the skilled pianist Sylvia Strøm (Wenche Foss), who is forced by her husb ...

'' as the nurse *1949: ''

Det gælder os alle ''Det gælder os alle'' is a 1949 Danish drama film directed by Alice O'Fredericks. Cast *Poul Reichhardt as Jørgen Vedel * Lisbeth Movin as Edith *Ib Schønberg as Direktør Lassen *Agnes Rehni as Fru Lassen *Lily Broberg as Karen * Ilselil L ...

'' as Gerd *1949: ''Lejlighed til leje'' (Danish) as the cabaret performer Lise Martins *1952: ''

'' *1954: ''Slik kan det gjøres. Husmorfilmen 1954'' *1957: ''Hjemme hos oss. Husmorfilmen 1957''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klouman, Wenche 1918 births 2009 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo