Wenche Kvamme (19 June 1950 – 9 March 2019) was a Norwegian singer and actress.
Career
Kvamme was born in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
, and was educated at the
Norwegian National Academy of Theatre
The Oslo National Academy of the Arts ( no, Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo, ''KHiO'') is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts. It is one of two public institutes of higher learning in N ...
.
She made her stage début at
Nationaltheatret in 1977, in an adaptation of
Georg Büchner
Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchn ...
's play ''
Danton's Death
''Danton's Death'' (''Dantons Tod'') was the first play written by Georg Büchner, set during the French Revolution.
History
Georg Büchner wrote his works in the period between Romanticism and Realism in the so-called Vormärz era in German hi ...
''.
[ She was appointed at the Bergen theatre Den Nationale Scene in 1978, where she worked most of her career.]television show
A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...
s include ' (1991), ' (1996–2000), and ' (2002–2003).[
Kvamme was awarded the in 1990.][
She died in Bergen on 9 March 2019, aged 68.][
]
References
1950 births
2019 deaths
Actresses from Bergen
20th-century Norwegian women singers
20th-century Norwegian singers
Norwegian actresses
21st-century Norwegian women singers
21st-century Norwegian singers
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