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Inga (given Name)
The feminine given name Inga is a variant of the German and Scandinavian name ''Inge''. It derives from the Germanic deity ''Yngvi, Ing''. Notable people with the name include: * Inga of Varteig (c. 1185 – 1234), mistress of King Haakon III of Norway and the mother of King Haakon IV * Inga Abel (1946–2000), German actress * Inga Åberg (1773–1837), Swedish actress and singer * Inga Abitova (born 1982) Russian long-distance runner * Inga Afonina (born 1969), Russian diver * Inga Alsiņa (born 1979), Latvian actress * Inga and Anush Arshakyan, Inga Arshakyan (born 1982), Armenian singer * Inga Artamonova (1936–1966), Russian speed skater * Inga Arvad (1913–1973), Danish journalist * Inga Balstad (born 1952), Norwegian politician * Inga Beale (born 1963), English businesswoman * Inga Borg (1925–2017), Swedish artist and children's book author * Inga Bostad (born 1963), Norwegian philosopher, writer and educator * Inga Cadranel (born 1978), Canadian actress * Inga Clendinnen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inge
Inge is a given name in various Germanic language, Germanic language-speaking cultures. In Swedish and Norwegian, it is mostly used as a masculine, but less often also as a feminine name, sometimes as a short form of Ingeborg, while in Danish, Estonian, Frisian, German and Dutch it is exclusively feminine. The feminine name has the variant ''Inga (given name), Inga''. The name is in origin a hypocorism of names beginning in the element ''Ing-'' (such as Ingar, Inger (given name), Inger, Ingrid (name), Ingrid, Ingeborg, Ingram (given name), Ingram, Ingvild, Ingunn etc.). These Germanic names made reference to either the god Yngvi, Ing or to the tribe of the Ingvaeones (who were presumably in turn eponymous ancestor, named for the god). Inge is also encountered as a surname in the English-speaking world; the surname is usually pronounced in England to rhyme with "ring"; alternatively (especially in the United States) some families pronounce it to rhyme with "hinge." People called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga-Stina Ewbank
Inga-Stina Ewbank SBS (13 June 1932 – 7 June 2004) was a Swedish-born academic and educator in Great Britain, Munich, Hong Kong and the United States, as well as an author and translator. She is believed to have been to date the only holder of an English chair of English Literature to have spoken no English until the age of 19 (in her case, having spoken only Swedish until that time). Early life and education Born as Inga-Stina Ekeblad, she attended school in Gothenburg before winning a scholarship to Carleton College, Minnesota. After graduating she had a string of research appointments: at Sheffield University (MA), at Liverpool University (as William Noble Fellow) from 1955 to 1957, and at the Shakespeare Institute of Birmingham University from 1957 to 1960. During the later part of this period she taught at the University of Munich. Teaching English literature She returned to Liverpool University as lecturer in 1960, and was promoted to a Senior Lecturership in 1970. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Marchand
Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978), known professionally as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. She signed to Def Jam Recordings and released her debut studio album '' Ill Na Na'' (1996) to critical and commercial success. The album peaked at number seven on the US ''Billboard'' 200, received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), sold over seven million units worldwide, and was supported by the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top ten single " I'll Be" (featuring Jay-Z). In 1997, Brown formed the New York City-based hip hop group, The Firm alongside rappers Nas, AZ and Cormega. The group released a self-titled album in 1997 which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' 200 but received a mixed reception. Brown followed this with her sophomore release, '' Chyna Doll'' (1999), which saw continued commercial success and debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200, making her the second female rapper to do so. Her third studio album, '' Broken Silence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Lísa Middleton
Inga Lísa Middleton (born December 9, 1964) is an Icelandic photographer / film maker recently specialising in producing her photographs as cyanotype prints. She has also directed several films, such as the anthology Comedy drama ''Dramarama'', and the short film ''Búi, which'' won the short film award at the SCHLINGEL International Film Festival. Her photographs have gone on to be shown in Iceland, Denmark, Japan and the United Kingdom. Education Inga Lísa Middleton was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and performed her Icelandic University Entrance Exam at Menntaskólinn við Sund. Moving from Iceland to the United Kingdom in 1985, she gained an art foundation diploma after studying a year course at Sunderland Polytechnic. Middleton then enrolled at West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, where she studied for three years and graduated with a BA in photography, film/video and animation.Inga Lisa Middleton (1993) ''Curreculum Vitae, resume -https://www.icelandicfilm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Lindström
Christiane Sadlo (born 25 January 1954) is a German screenwriter, dramaturge, and journalist. She is best known by her pseudonym Inga Lindström. She was married to sculptor Karl Halt Trossbach until his death in 2018. The couple had a daughter.Elisalex ClaryIn: ''Welt am Sonntag'' 19 October 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2013. Works TV films and series *''Schloß Hohenstein (TV series), Schloss Hohenstein'', 13 episodes, ARD (broadcaster), ARD 1991–94 *''Der Bergdoktor (1992 TV series), Der Bergdoktor'', 12 episodes and two 90 min specials, Sat.1 1991–94 *''Forsthaus Falkenau'', 5. season, 2 episodes, ZDF 1994 *''Wo das Herz zu Hause ist'', Sat.1 1993 *''Die Unzertrennlichen'', TV series, TV pilot, 13 episodes, Sat.1 1996/97 *''Die Geliebte'', TV series, episode ''Das Abschiedsgeschenk'', ZDF, April 1998 *''Hurenmord – ein Pfarrer schweigt'', Co-Author with Herrmann Kirchmann, Krimi, Sat.1 September 1998 *''Lisa Falk'', TV series, episode ''Tod des Professors'', ZDF, Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Likšaitė
Inga Likšaitė (born 26 June 1972 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian artist who often works with embroidery techniques. See also *List of Lithuanian artists A list of notable Lithuanian artists. __NOTOC__ A *Kazys Abromavičius (b. 1928) *Gediminas Akstinas (b. 1961) *Romualdas Aleliūnas (1960-2016) *Zita Alinskaitė-Mickonienė (b. 1939) *Viktoras Andriušis (1908-1967) *Aleksas Andriuškevičius ... References External linksLikšaitė's Official Site 21st-century Lithuanian artists Artists from Kaunas Embroiderers 1972 births Living people {{Lithuania-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Landgré
Inga Linnéa Landgré (née ''Lundgren''; 6 August 1927 – 31 July 2023) was a Swedish actress who worked in theatre, television, and films from the 1940s on. Early life and career Inga Landgré was born in Stockholm on 6 August 1927. Her father was a struggling musician whose alcoholism strained her parents' marriage. Her mother was a waitress. They divorced in the early 1930s, when Landgré was only five years old. She was an only child. She received her theatrical education at Calle Flygare Teaterskola and made her acting debut in 1944 at the Blanche Theatre as Anya in the Anton Chekhov play ''The Cherry Orchard''. Landgré started appearing in motion pictures around this time as well, starting with the 1943 film ''Ordet''. In 1946, she starred in ''Crisis'', Ingmar Bergman's directorial debut. Personal life and death Landgré was married to the Swedish actor Nils Poppe between 1949 and 1959. The couple had two children together, of whom one also became an actress. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Rhonda King
Inga Rhonda King (also known as I. Rhonda King; born 21 April 1960) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines accountant, teacher and publisher who has served as the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since September 2013. Early life and education King was born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles and is Vincentian by descent. She has a bachelor's of science degree in chemistry and mathematics from the State University of New York at Albany. Career King is a certified accountant and financial manager. She has also worked in publishing, business development and academia. She taught English as a foreign language in China from 2002 to 2003 and has been a volunteer mathematics teacher for at-risk children in Miami. In 2003, King published her biography as a collection of essays called ''Journal of a Superfluous Woman'' in which she narrates her experience with breast cancer. In 2006, King founded Strategy Forum Inc, an independent publisher of illustrated books. She i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Kennedy
Commodore Inga Jane Kennedy, (born 7 September 1962) is a Scottish nurse and retired senior Royal Navy officer. From 2017 to 2021, she served as Head of the Royal Navy Medical Service and Medical Director General (Naval). She was the most senior female officer in the Royal Navy by year of promotion. She previously served as Matron-in-Chief of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (2011–2015) and Inspector General of the Defence Medical Services (2015–2017). Early life and education Kennedy was born on 7 September 1962 in Aberdeen, Scotland to Rhoda and Richard Kennedy. She studied nursing at Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. She also studied for a postgraduate diploma at the University of Greenwich. Nursing career Kennedy is a Registered Nurse (RN) and a Registered Midwife (RM). She worked as a nurse in the National Health Service (NHS) from 1980 to 2000. Military service Kennedy's military service bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Juuso
Inga Juuso (5 October 1945 – 23 August 2014) was a Sami yoiker, singer and actress in the film ''The Kautokeino Rebellion''. She was known from her own band performances, and recordings and collaborations with musicians like Steinar Raknes, Håkon Mjåset Johansen, and Jørn Øien. Career Juuso was the first Sami named "Traditional Folk Musician of the year" in Norway 2012, and had a long career performing with various musicians in Scandinavia. She also appeared in the film ''The Kautokeino Rebellion'' (2008) by Nils Gaup, and was recognized as a major carrier and promoter of the Sami cultural tradition. In 2008, she released the album ''Patterns of the heart'' (DAT) by the ''Inga Juuso Group'', followed by "Bálggis" ("Vuelie"), with the musical group ''Bárut''. Awards and honours In 1998, she was awarded the Áillohaš Music Award for her significant contributions to Saami music. She was also awarded the title of Spellemannprisen in 2011. Death Juuso died on 23 August 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Janulevičiūtė
Inga Janulevičiūtė (born 16 March 1995) is a Lithuanian figure skater. She is the 2014 Lithuanian national champion. Janulevičiūtė qualified for the free skate at the 2014 European Championships and finished 18th. She was the first alternate for the ladies' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, having finished 13th at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy. Programs Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...'' References External links * Inga Janulevičiūtėat Tracings 1995 births Lithuanian female single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Kaunas Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade {{Lithuania-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Humpe
Inga Humpe (born 13 January 1956) is a German singer, songwriter and producer. She performed with Neue Deutsche Welle bands such as Neonbabies, DÖF and Humpe & Humpe. Her sister is the singer and producer Annette Humpe, with whom she performed regularly during her career. The song "Riding into Blue (Cowboy Song)" produced by Trevor Horn became a minor hit in 1990. Later that year she released a solo studio album '' Planet Oz''. She currently is in the band 2raumwohnung and lives in Berlin. Career In 1979 Humpe founded the band Neonbabies together with her sister Annette in Berlin. In 1981 the band released a self-titled album featuring Inga on lead-vocals. Her sister left to form the band Ideal prior to the release. After two further German-language albums, the band folded in 1983. In the same year, she featured on the self-titled DÖF album produced by Annette that spawned the single "Codo" featuring her vocals. In 1984, she featured and co-produced the Palais Schaumburg alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
