Grethe Sønck (born Grethe Ingeborg Nielsen Hald; 16 July 1929 – 12 February 2010)Grethe Sønck er død
was a Danish actress and singer. She was born in Hjerm, near Struer. In 1946, she won a talent contest, and in 1947, she became a singer at the Restaurant Sommerlyst at

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. As a revue actress, she started in Cirkusrevyen at

in 1962, and later came to Nykøbing Falster Revue.

Personal life

Sønck first married Hjalmar Nicolausen from 1952 until 1960, then she married

Sejr Volmer-Sørensen Sejr Volmer-Sørensen (7 February 1914 – 11 May 1982), also known as Volmer-Sørensen and Win Volmer-Sørensen, was a Danish lyricist, actor, director and television host. Born in Kristianstad, Volmer-Sørensen was adopted by a family of leath ...

from 1968 until his death in 1982. In 1968, she changed her surname to Sønck.

Death

Grethe Sønck died on 12 February 2010 of

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at age 80, in her Rågeleje home.Grethe Sønck fundet død
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Filmography

* ''

The Greeneyed Elephant ''The Greeneyed Elephant'' () is a 1960 Danish body-swap comedy directed by Peter Guildbrassen and Sidney W. Pink. It stars Naura Hayden and Delphi Lawrence, and includes Dirch Passer playing a smaller role though top-billed in the marketi ...

'' (1960) * '' Soldaterkammerater på efterårsmanøvre'' (1961) * ''

Don Olsen kommer til byen ''Don Olsen kommer til byen'' (transl. Don Olsen comes to town) is a 1964 Danish comedy film directed by Anker Sørensen. The film stars Dirch Passer and Buster Larsen. Cast * Dirch Passer * Buster Larsen * Bodil Udsen * Birgitte Price * M ...

'' (1964) * ''

Der var engang ''Der var engang'' (transl. Once upon a time) is a 1966 Danish family film directed by John Price and starring Birgitte Bruun. Cast * Birgitte Bruun - Prinsessen af Illyrien * Hans W. Petersen - Kongen af Illyrien * Peter Steen - Prinsen ...

'' (1966) * '' Naboerne'' (1966) * '' The Olsen Gang'' (1968) * '' Dage i min fars hus'' (1968) * ''

Midt i en jazztid ''Jazz All Around'' () is a 1969 Danish drama film directed by Knud Leif Thomsen. It was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Finn Storgaard as Peter Hasvig * Lotte Wæver as Ellen * Anne-Lise Gabold as Vera Bagger * ...

'' (1969) * '' Revykøbing kalder'' (1973) * ''

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'' (1974) * ''

Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken ''Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken'' ( "The Goldcabbage Family Breaks the Bank") is a 1976 Danish comedy film directed by Gabriel Axel. It was the second in a series of three films about the eccentric ''Gyldenkål'' family, a sequel to '' Fa ...

'' (1976) * ''

Krummerne ''Krummerne'', or ''The Crumbs'', is a Danish film series about the family Krumborg and particularly the boy 'Krumme' ( Laus Høybye). They are loosely based on Thøger Birkeland's popular children's book series. The first film in the series, t ...

'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1993) * ''

Olsen-bandens sidste stik ''The Olsen Gang's Last Trick'' () is a 1998 Danish comedy film directed by Tom Hedegaard and Morten Arnfred, and starring Ove Sprogøe. The film was the 14th and last in the ''Olsen Gang''-series. This film was a latecomer after a 17-year break, ...

'' (1998) * '' Krummerne – Så er det jul igen'' (2006)

References

External links

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Biography of Grethe Sønck
accessed 20 August 2014 1929 births 2010 deaths Danish women singers Danish film actresses People from Struer Municipality Musicians from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-actor-stub