Abigael Heber Magnussøn (May 30, 1884 – June 30, 1968) was a
Norwegian actress.
She was the daughter of the parish priest Andreas Emil Hansen and Anna Judith Sørensen. She married the actor
Sigurd Magnussøn on August 15, 1912.
She became a university student in 1904. During the 1909/10 season, she was a student at the
National Theatre in
Kristiania
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022, an ...
(now Oslo). When she finished her acting education, she was first engaged with the
National Theater in
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
from 1911 to 1912, and then with the Tivoli Theater in Kristiania from 1912 to 1913. She returned to the National Theatre in Oslo from 1915 to 1919, and was then with the experimental
Intimteatret theater from 1921 to 1922. After performing at
Chat Noir
(French language, French for 'black cat') is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri.
Establishment
Chat Noir was established as a cabaret in 1912 by singer B ...
from 1922 to 1924, she moved to
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
and was engaged with the
Trondhein National Theater from 1924 to 1925. She performed at various theaters after that.
Abigael Magnussøn also appeared in two films.
Filmography
* 1937: ''
Fant'' as Johanne's mother
* 1938: ''
Lenkene brytes''
References
External links
*
Abigael Heber Magnussønat the
National Theatre Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Magnusson, Abigael Heber
1884 births
1968 deaths
Norwegian stage actresses
Norwegian film actresses
20th-century Norwegian actresses
People from Østfold