Thurid Hetland
Thurid Hetland | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1885 |
| Died | January 18, 1963 (aged 77) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, and preacher |
Thurid Marie Hetland (first name also Turid; July 8, 1885 – January 18, 1963) was a Norwegian actress, singer, and preacher.[1][2][3] She was an actress both on stage and in film, performed as a pianist, and also made a gramophone recording.
Family
[edit]Thurid Hetland was born in Stavanger, the daughter of the sales agent Alexander Olai Hetland (1851–1912) and the midwife Berthe Christine Pedersen (1851–?).[4] She was the sister of the actress Cesie Hetland (1874–?). She married the Norwegian-American painter Erik P. Petri (1878–1966) in 1918.[5]
Life and work
[edit]Thurid Hetland was an actress at the National Theater in Bergen from 1907 to 1909, where she first performed as a theater student. In 1910 she made appearances as a singer of romantic songs.[6] In 1911, Hetland went on tour, including with the actor Birger Bruhn.[7] Starting in September of the same year, she participated in the National Tour's fifth season under Ludovica Levy's management.[8] Around 1914 she was associated with Chat Noir in Kristiania (now Oslo).[9] In 1914, she took part in the Central Theater's Central Tour, led by Pehr Qværnstrøm, in which, among other things, she performed shows from Chat Noir and took part in several plays.[9][10]
Thurid Hetland was also a film actress for a short period. In 1917, she appeared in the role of the miser Per Grunk's sister in the silent film En vinternat,[11] which is considered lost. In the same year, she also appeared in the film De Forældreløse.[12][13]
After ending her acting career, Hetland became a preacher associated with The Salvation Army's Home League (Norwegian: Hjemforbundet). For a period she was the organization's secretary.[14]
Selected theater roles
[edit]- The postmistress in Den røde Hane by Palle Rosenkrantz (Central Tour, 1910)[15]
- Emma in Hans Huckebein (Norwegian title: Damen fra Ostende) by Oscar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg (1911)[16]
- The Duchess of Berwick (Norwegian: Hertugunnen av Berwick) in Lady Windermere's Fan (Norwegian title: Lady Windermeres Vifte) by Oscar Wilde (National Tour, 1912)[17]
- Thérèse Raquin in Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola (National Tour, 1912)[18]
- Helvig in Svend Dyrings Huus (Norwegian title: Svend Dyrings hus) by Henrik Hertz (Stavanger Theater, 1912)[19]
- Agnete Lindemann in Agnete by Amalie Skram (Hammerfest, 1914)[20]
- Miss Sperling in Det lykkelige valg by Nils Kjær (Central Tour, 1914)[21]
Filmography
[edit]- 1917: En vinternat as Per Grunk's sister
- 1917: De Forældreløse
References
[edit]- ^ "Dødsfall: Fru Thurid Petri". Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds blad. No. 19. January 23, 1963. p. 7. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Asbjørn, Aarseth; Wiers-Jenssen, Hans (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901–31. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 215.
- ^ Stavanger 1814-1914. Stavanger: Dreyer. 1914. p. 247.
- ^ "Folketeljing 1891 for 1103 Stavanger kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Familie-notiser". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 255. October 25, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Musikforingens Tivoli". Romsdals Amtstidende. No. 121. October 17, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ "Téatret". Akershus. No. 42. April 1, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ "Nationalturneen". Indtrøndelagen. No. 119. August 4, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Cabaretaften i Arbeidersamfundet". Nordlandsposten. No. 121. October 6, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "Teatret". Nordlandsposten. No. 121. October 6, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "En Vinternat". Social-Demokraten. No. 172. July 28, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "De forældreløse". Morgenbladet. No. 584. November 21, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ Braaten, Lars Thomas; Holst, Jan Erik; Kortner, Jan H.; Hanche, Øivind; Svendsen, Trond Olav (1995). Filmen i Norge: norske kinofilmer gjennom 100 år. Oslo: Ad notam Gyldendal. p. 78.
- ^ Myklebust, Maria (1989). Korpset vårt: Egersund korps: 100 år for Gud og folket: 1889-1989. Korpset. p. 47.
- ^ "I 'Den røde hane'". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 102. May 6, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Theatret". Fædrelandsvennen. No. 17. January 20, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Nationalturnèen". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 14. January 17, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Cirkelsage". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 14. March 4, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Stavanger Teater". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 41. February 17, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Teatret". Nordkapp. No. 99. December 15, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ "Det lykkelige Valg". Romsdals Amtstidende. No. 160. December 30, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Thurid Hetland at IMDb
- Thurid Hetland at Sceneweb
- Thurid Hetland at Filmfront
- Thurid Hetland at Norsk filmografi