Sonja Mjøen

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Sonja Mjøen
Sonja Mjøen i "Wien-Budapest" (1939).jpg
Sonja Mjøen
Born(1898-12-25)25 December 1898
Christiania, Norway
Died25 February 1993(1993-02-25) (aged 94)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1932⁠–⁠1946)​
Relatives

Sonja Mjøen (25 December 1898 – 25 February 1993) was a Norwegian actress, journalist and author.[1]

Biography[]

She was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of Claire Grevérus Mjøen (1874–1963) and Jon Alfred Mjøen (1860–1939). She was a sister of Fridtjof Mjøen and Jon Lennart Mjøen. From 1932 to 1946, she was married to journalist Axel Kielland who was a writer and journalist in Dagbladet.[2]

She made her stage debut at Trondhjems nationale Scene in 1924, in Hjalmar Christensen's play Din egen herre.[3] Her film debut was in 1927. In 1942, she escaped with her family from German-occupied Norway to Stockholm and did income-generating work for Svenska Norgehjälpen. After the Second World War, she got an appointment at the Centralteatret under Reidar Otto (1890–1959).[4] [5]

She re-located to the United States in 1953 and wrote reports for Dagbladet until 1974 when she returned to Norway. She published the books Da mor var ung in 1975 and Elsk din skjebne in 1977.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sonja Mjøen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. ^ Bonde, Arne. "Axel Kielland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  3. ^ Øisang, Ole (1941). Teater i Trondheim (in Norwegian). Trondheim: Det Trondhjemske Theaterinteressentskab / F. Bruns bokhandels forlag. p. 255.
  4. ^ "Svenska Norgehjälpen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Reidar Otto". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.


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