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Wenche Foss

January 30, 2023

Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang (5 December 1917 – 28 March 2011), better known as Wenche Foss (Norwegian: [ˈvɛ̂ŋkə ˈfɔsː]), was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television.[1][2]

Wenche Foss
Wenche Foss in 1959
Born
Eva Wenche Steenfeldt-Foss

(1917-12-05)5 December 1917
Kristiania, Norway
Died28 March 2011(2011-03-28) (aged 93)
Oslo, Norway
Other namesEva Wenche Steenfeldt Foss Stang
OccupationActress
Years active1935–2011
Spouse(s)Alf Scott-Hansen
Thomas Stang

Personal life

Wenche Foss was born to engineer Christian August Steenfeldt-Foss (1878–1960) and Alfhild Røren.[1] Foss grew up with an atheist mother and a devout Christian father; she inherited both views but has stated: "I could not fall asleep without the prayer".[3]

Her first marriage was to engineer and film producer Alf Scott-Hansen (1903–1961), a son of port director Alf Scott-Hansen, but the marriage was dissolved. In 1953 she married landowner and industrialist Thomas Stang (1897–1982),[1] thus becoming a sister-in-law of Axel Heiberg Stang and daughter-in-law of Ole A. Stang and Emma Heiberg.[4][5] Her son Fabian Stang was mayor of Oslo from 2007 to 2015.[6]

Career

She made her stage debut in 1935 as Ingrid in Vilhelm Dybwad's operetta Taterblod. She was subsequently part of the ensemble at the Carl Johan Teater from 1936 to 1939, and then became a central figure in Centralteatret. She received acclaim in a number of leading roles. Her breakthrough role was in Carl Erik Soya's To tråder.[1] Later she played numerous leading roles in the ensembles of Nationaltheatret and Oslo Nye Teater, being a regular at Nationaltheatret since 1952.

Foss was also an accomplished vocalist (mezzo-soprano) who received classical training with M. Hviid and K. B. Børresen. Her performances in Emmerich Kálmán's operetta Die Bajadere, Eduard Künneke's Der Vetter aus Dingsda, Franz Lehár's operettas Der Graf von Luxemburg and The Merry Widow, in which she played the title role.[1] She pioneered musical parts in such musicals as Kiss Me, Kate, Cabaret and Hello, Dolly.[1]

Foss also took the occasional role as a voice actress. She provided the voice of Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad in the 1975 animated feature film Flåklypa Grand Prix, known in English as Pinchcliffe Grand Prix. She voiced the same character in another animated feature, 1998's Solan, Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa (Gurin with the Foxtail).[citation needed]

Activist and humanitarian

In 1953, Foss gave birth to a child with Down syndrome who died at a young age. She is credited with raising public awareness about disabled individuals, founding, among other things, the vacation resort "Solgården" ("Hacienda del Sol") in Alicante, Spain.[1]

She survived breast cancer in 1971 and wrote a candid account of her experience. She was a strong supporter of gay rights[1] and an outspoken critic of the Christian Democratic Party owing to its opposition to gay marriage and gay rights. She also questioned the raison d'être of the party, maintaining that "religion and politics should not be mixed".[7]

Death and recognition

Foss was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav in 1972. In 1988 she was promoted to Commander with Star in the same order. She was one of few Norwegian civilians to hold such a high rank in the King's order of chivalry. She has also been awarded the Red Cross Badge of Honour and appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.[when?]

Foss received a number of accolades, among them the Hedda Award, an honorary Amanda prize, and Toleranseprisen.[1] In 2007, Queen Sonja of Norway unveiled Per Ung's statue of Foss outside Norway's National Theater. She was awarded the Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Award in 2006.

On 2 December 2010, Wenche Foss announced that she was seriously ill and did not expect to live past New Year.[8] She died in her sleep on 28 March 2011 at Diakonhjemmet Hospital in Oslo, surrounded by her family.[9]

Her death saw an outpour of public grief and tributes rarely bestowed upon civilians.[10] The Norwegian government announced she would be buried with government honour at state expense, the fifth woman in Norwegian history to be given this respect. The funeral was broadcast live on national television, 4 April 2011, and was, in keeping with Foss' own wishes, open to the public. It was also attended by King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, as well as Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and other prominent members of government.[11]

Foss is depicted on the tail fin of a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800, with the registration EI-FHY.[12]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lyche, Lise (2000). "Wenche Foss". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Vol. 2. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget.
  2. ^ Levin, Mona (2007) [2002]. Wenche Foss - en biografi (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Gyldendal. ISBN 978-82-05-37434-8.
  3. ^ Wenche Foss i Min tro: Jeg kunne ikke sovne uten aftenbønnen 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Stang – yngre haldenslekt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Stang, Ole Andreas". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 500. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ^ Tisdall, Jonathan (17 October 2007). . Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Wenche Foss vil legge ned KrF". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 20 November 2004.
  8. ^ . Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010.
  9. ^ Henriksen, Arve (28 March 2011). . Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  10. ^ "Folket ga Wenche den siste champagnen". Se og Hør (Norway) (in Norwegian). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Bisettelsen var i Wenche Foss' ånd". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 4 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  12. ^ "EI-FHY | Boeing 737-8JP | Norwegian | JetPhotos". JetPhotos. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

External links

  • Wenche Foss at IMDb
  • The family tree of Wenche Foss om Geni.com

January 30, 2023
wenche, foss, wenche, steenfeldt, stang, december, 1917, march, 2011, better, known, norwegian, ˈvɛ, ŋkə, ˈfɔsː, leading, norwegian, actress, stage, screen, television, 1959borneva, wenche, steenfeldt, foss, 1917, december, 1917kristiania, norwaydied28, march,. Eva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang 5 December 1917 28 March 2011 better known as Wenche Foss Norwegian ˈvɛ ŋke ˈfɔsː was a leading Norwegian actress of stage screen and television 1 2 Wenche FossWenche Foss in 1959BornEva Wenche Steenfeldt Foss 1917 12 05 5 December 1917Kristiania NorwayDied28 March 2011 2011 03 28 aged 93 Oslo NorwayOther namesEva Wenche Steenfeldt Foss StangOccupationActressYears active1935 2011Spouse s Alf Scott HansenThomas Stang Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Activist and humanitarian 4 Death and recognition 5 Selected filmography 6 References 7 External linksPersonal life EditWenche Foss was born to engineer Christian August Steenfeldt Foss 1878 1960 and Alfhild Roren 1 Foss grew up with an atheist mother and a devout Christian father she inherited both views but has stated I could not fall asleep without the prayer 3 Her first marriage was to engineer and film producer Alf Scott Hansen 1903 1961 a son of port director Alf Scott Hansen but the marriage was dissolved In 1953 she married landowner and industrialist Thomas Stang 1897 1982 1 thus becoming a sister in law of Axel Heiberg Stang and daughter in law of Ole A Stang and Emma Heiberg 4 5 Her son Fabian Stang was mayor of Oslo from 2007 to 2015 6 Career EditShe made her stage debut in 1935 as Ingrid in Vilhelm Dybwad s operetta Taterblod She was subsequently part of the ensemble at the Carl Johan Teater from 1936 to 1939 and then became a central figure in Centralteatret She received acclaim in a number of leading roles Her breakthrough role was in Carl Erik Soya s To trader 1 Later she played numerous leading roles in the ensembles of Nationaltheatret and Oslo Nye Teater being a regular at Nationaltheatret since 1952 Foss was also an accomplished vocalist mezzo soprano who received classical training with M Hviid and K B Borresen Her performances in Emmerich Kalman s operetta Die Bajadere Eduard Kunneke s Der Vetter aus Dingsda Franz Lehar s operettas Der Graf von Luxemburg and The Merry Widow in which she played the title role 1 She pioneered musical parts in such musicals as Kiss Me Kate Cabaret and Hello Dolly 1 Foss also took the occasional role as a voice actress She provided the voice of Enkefru Stengelfohn Glad in the 1975 animated feature film Flaklypa Grand Prix known in English as Pinchcliffe Grand Prix She voiced the same character in another animated feature 1998 s Solan Ludvig og Gurin med reverompa Gurin with the Foxtail citation needed Activist and humanitarian EditIn 1953 Foss gave birth to a child with Down syndrome who died at a young age She is credited with raising public awareness about disabled individuals founding among other things the vacation resort Solgarden Hacienda del Sol in Alicante Spain 1 She survived breast cancer in 1971 and wrote a candid account of her experience She was a strong supporter of gay rights 1 and an outspoken critic of the Christian Democratic Party owing to its opposition to gay marriage and gay rights She also questioned the raison d etre of the party maintaining that religion and politics should not be mixed 7 Death and recognition EditFoss was decorated as a Commander of the Order of St Olav in 1972 In 1988 she was promoted to Commander with Star in the same order She was one of few Norwegian civilians to hold such a high rank in the King s order of chivalry She has also been awarded the Red Cross Badge of Honour and appointed a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog when Foss received a number of accolades among them the Hedda Award an honorary Amanda prize and Toleranseprisen 1 In 2007 Queen Sonja of Norway unveiled Per Ung s statue of Foss outside Norway s National Theater She was awarded the Ibsen Centennial Commemoration Award in 2006 On 2 December 2010 Wenche Foss announced that she was seriously ill and did not expect to live past New Year 8 She died in her sleep on 28 March 2011 at Diakonhjemmet Hospital in Oslo surrounded by her family 9 Her death saw an outpour of public grief and tributes rarely bestowed upon civilians 10 The Norwegian government announced she would be buried with government honour at state expense the fifth woman in Norwegian history to be given this respect The funeral was broadcast live on national television 4 April 2011 and was in keeping with Foss own wishes open to the public It was also attended by King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway as well as Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and other prominent members of government 11 Foss is depicted on the tail fin of a Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737 800 with the registration EI FHY 12 Selected filmography Edit1940 Torres Snortevold 1942 En herre med bart 1942 Jeg drepte 1942 The Dangerous Game 1945 Rikard Nordraak 1946 Et spokelse forelsker seg 1948 Trollfossen 1951 Kranes konditori 1952 Det kunne vaert deg 1953 Ung frue forsvunnet 1959 Stov pa hjernen 1959 Herren og hans tjenere 1962 Tonny 1963 Om Tilla 1974 Bor Borson Jr 1975 Flaklypa Grand Prix voice of Enkefru Stengenfhon Glad 1980 Life and Death 1982 Victoria L 2006 En udodelig mann Kristine Cathrine Ploug References Edit a b c d e f g h i Lyche Lise 2000 Wenche Foss In Helle Knut ed Norsk biografisk leksikon Vol 2 Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Levin Mona 2007 2002 Wenche Foss en biografi in Norwegian 2nd ed Oslo Gyldendal ISBN 978 82 05 37434 8 Wenche Foss i Min tro Jeg kunne ikke sovne uten aftenbonnen Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bratberg Terje Stang yngre haldenslekt Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 24 February 2012 Steenstrup Bjorn ed 1948 Stang Ole Andreas Hvem er hvem in Norwegian Oslo Aschehoug p 500 Retrieved 24 February 2012 Tisdall Jonathan 17 October 2007 Oslo finally has mayor Aftenposten Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 6 June 2008 Wenche Foss vil legge ned KrF Verdens Gang in Norwegian 20 November 2004 Wenche Foss er alvorlig syk Aftenposten in Norwegian Norwegian News Agency 2 December 2010 Archived from the original on 4 December 2010 Henriksen Arve 28 March 2011 Wenche Foss er dod Aftenposten in Norwegian Norwegian News Agency Archived from the original on 30 August 2011 Retrieved 28 March 2011 Folket ga Wenche den siste champagnen Se og Hor Norway in Norwegian 30 March 2011 Retrieved 30 March 2011 Bisettelsen var i Wenche Foss and Verdens Gang in Norwegian 4 April 2011 Retrieved 4 April 2011 EI FHY Boeing 737 8JP Norwegian JetPhotos JetPhotos Retrieved 15 August 2017 External links EditWenche Foss at IMDb The family tree of Wenche Foss om Geni com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wenche Foss amp oldid 1134080788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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