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Freda (given Name)
Frida (with variants Freda, Frieda, Frinta and Freida) is a feminine given name. In central and eastern Europe, Frida is a short form of compound names containing the Germanic element ''fried'' meaning "peace". People Freda *Frida Argento (born 2000), Swedish actress *Freda Betti (1924–1979), French opera singer *Freda Corbet (1900–1993), British politician *Freda Dowie (1928–2019), English actress *Freda Du Faur (1882–1935), Australian mountaineer *Freda Dudley Ward (1894–1983), English socialite and mistress of future king Edward VIII *Freda Foh Shen (born 1948), American film, television and theatre actress *Freda Gardner (1929–2020), former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) *Freda Hoffman Zgodzinski (1914–2012), Anarchist activist *Freda Jackson (1907–1990), British actress *Freda James (1911–1988), British tennis player *Freda Koblick (1920–2011), American acrylic artist and sculptor *Freda Josephine McDonald (1906–1975), Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Argento
Frida Argento (born 30 January 2000) is a Swedish actress. She best known for her breakout role playing Sara Eriksson on the Netflix teen drama ''Young Royals'' (2021–2024). Career Argento debuted in the short film ''Astrid'' as the titular role in 2012. The short was broadcast at the New York International Children's Film Festival. She studied at the art academy Kulturama Gymnasium during 2016–2019, earning a theatre degree. Once she graduated in 2019, she debuted on stage in 2020 with the role of Iphigenia in ''Iphigenia in Aulis'' at the encouragement of one of her teachers. In 2021, she made her international debut as Sara in ''Young Royals'', to which she earned praise for. She also appeared on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia with the rest of the cast in promotion for the shows final season and behind the scenes documentary: ''Young Royals Forever''. In 2023, she was cast as Sandi in '' Fejk.'' In 2024, she starred in the thriller TV movie ''Zielfahder: Polarjgad'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freda Wright-Sorce
Michael L. Sorce (born September 18, 1958), better known by his stage name Don Geronimo, is an American radio personality formerly featured on the nationally syndicated radio talk show ''Don and Mike Show''. Career Geronimo began his career in radio at the age of 13 when he went to work at Rockville, Maryland AM station WINX (now WLXE, a Spanish-language music station). He continued working at a variety of local stations, being fired at each for lacking the required FCC broadcaster's license, before forging a license. Geronimo landed what was then his dream job at WLS-FM in Chicago, Illinois in the early 1980s. He then moved to WBBM-FM (B96) to do the evening show. Eventually, he replaced Dick Biondi doing morning drive at the same station. Geronimo returned to the Washington, D.C. area in 1985, doing afternoons at WAVA-FM. He moved to mornings in 1986, replacing ''Charlie & Harrigan''. His partnership with Mike O'Meara, co-host of the ''Don and Mike Show'', was forged at W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Topno
Frida Topno (20 September 1925 – 6 February 2018) was an Indian politician from Odisha. She was elected as member of Lok Sabha from Sundergarh in Odisha in 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 and 11th Lok Sabha in 1996 as Indian National Congress Party candidate. She died on 6 February 2018 at the age of 92.ANI She was elected to Upper House of India Parliament - the Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ... for the term 1998–2002 from Odisha. References 1925 births 2018 deaths Munda people Rajya Sabha members from Odisha India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 1996–1997 Lok Sabha members from Odisha Women in Odisha politics People from Sundergarh district 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians Women members of the Lok Sabha W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Stéenhoff
Helga Frideborg "Frida" Maria Stéenhoff, née ''Wadström'' (11 December 1865, in Stockholm – 22 June 1945, in Stockholm), was a Swedish writer and women's rights activist. She was a leading participant of the public debate of gender equality and a contributor of several radical progressive publications. She was engaged in the women suffrage movement and several humanitarian organisations. During World War II, she participated in anti-fascist work. Frida Stéenhoff was a leading central figure of the free love movement in Sweden, for birth control, sex and romance without marriage, and critical toward the institution of marriage, subjects for which she became controversially known by her debut novel: ''Lejonets unge'' (Lion's Child) from 1896. She is credited with having introduced the modern concept of feminism in Sweden with her publication ''Feminismens moral'' (Feminist Morality) from 1903. She used the male pseudonym Harald Gate. She was among the contributors to the fem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefine Frida Pettersen
Josefine Frida Pettersen (born 18 May 1996) is a Norwegian actress. She is best known for the role of Noora in the TV series '' Skam''. Pettersen is from Sigdal. She made her television debut in the TVNorge TVNorge (literally "TVNorway"; originally abbreviated TVN, now just abbreviated N in the logos) is a Norwegian television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. History TVNorge went on the air on 5 December 1988 and was the first adv ... series ''Next Summer'', but she has acquired fame for playing the role of Noora Amalie Sætre in ''Skam'', which got her nominated in the 2016 Gullruten Awards in the Publikumsprisen category. Filmography Film Television Theatre External links * References Living people 1996 births 21st-century Norwegian actresses Norwegian television actresses People from Sigdal {{Norway-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Maanum
Frida Leonhardsen Maanum (; born 16 July 1999) is a Norwegian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder or Defender (association football), defender for Women's Super League club Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal and the Norway women's national football team, Norway national team. Prior to her move to English team Arsenal, she played for Norwegian teams Stabæk Fotball Kvinner, Stabæk and Swedish team Linköping FC, Linköping. Club career Lyn Maanum played youth football for :no:Bærumsløkka Fotballklubb, Bærumløkka, Stabæk Fotball Kvinner, Stabæk, and eventually Lyn Fotball Damer, Lyn. She was part of a talented age-specific team in Lyn, together with Heidi Ellingsen and :no:Andrea Wilmann, Andrea Wilmann, among others. They won both the Dana Cup and Norway Cup in 2014. In the autumn of 2014, she made her debut for Lyn's first team in the Toppserien. Stabæk In 2017, Maanum left Lyn to join Stabæk. She had been involved in all of their match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad (born 15 November 1945), also known simply as Frida, is a Swedish singer who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the pop band ABBA. Courtesy titles ''Principality of Reuss-Gera, Princess Reuss'' and ''Countess of Plauen'' are also in use because of her third marriage. Born in Bjørkåsen (in Ballangen Municipality), Norway, to a Norwegian mother and a German father, she grew up in Torshälla, Sweden, and started her first solo career there, as a jazz singer in 1967, through a talent competition called ''New Faces''. She won the competition with her song "En ledig dag", leading to a television appearance on ''Hylands Hörna'' on Dagen H; as a result, she was signed by EMI, and in turn was signed by Stig Anderson's record label, Polar Music, after years of releasing several singles and an album, ''Frida (album), Frida'', under the earlier record label. She then had moderate success in Sweden, as she was a contestant for Melodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Kahlo
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by Culture of Mexico, the country's popular culture, she employed a Naïve art, naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. Her paintings often had strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. In addition to belonging to the post-revolutionary ''Mexicayotl'' movement, which sought to define a Mexican identity, Kahlo has been described as a surrealist or magical realist. She is also known for painting about her experience of chronic pain. Born to a German father and a ''mestizo, mestiza'' mother (of Purépecha descent), Kahlo spent most of her childhood and adult life at La Casa Azul, her family home in Coyoacán – now publicly accessible as the Frida Kahlo Museum. Although s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Hyvönen
Anna Frida Amanda Hyvönen (born 30 December 1977) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Personal life Hyvönen grew up in Robertsfors, located outside Umeå in the north of Sweden (which is also the hometown of her cousin Josephine Forsman's band ''Sahara Hotnights''). Her Finnish grandfather was from Rovaniemi. She moved to Stockholm in 1995. Between 2010 and 2012, she resided in Paris. Today, she shares her time between Stockholm and her house in Västerbotten. Career Hyvönen's first record, '' Until Death Comes'', was recorded at Atlantis Studios in Stockholm and co-produced with Jari Haapalainen of The Bear Quartet. The record was released in the EU in 2005 on The Concretes record label Licking Fingers, in the United States in 2006 on Secretly Canadian and in Australia in 2007 on Chapter Music. Hyvönen received the 2005 ''Stockholmspriset'' ("The Stockholm Prize") by the Swedish publication ''Nöjesguiden'' for her debut album. In the fall of 2005, Hyvönen wrote m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Hansdotter
Frida Marie Hansdotter (born 13 December 1985) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic champion. She competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom. Hansdotter's father Hans Johansson was also an alpine racer, and she is a second cousin of Prince Daniel. On 6 March 2019, she announced her retirement from alpine skiing following the 2018–2019 season. In February 2022 she was elected to serve eight-year terms as a member of both the International Olympic Committee and the IOC Athletes' Commission. Career Born in Västerås, Hansdotter represented Sweden at three Winter Olympics, and at seven World Championships. She gained her first World Cup victory at Kranjska Gora in 2014, which followed eight runner-up finishes, the most in World Cup history without a win. She was runner-up in the slalom season standings in 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Gustavsson
Frida Gustavsson (born 6 June 1993) is a Swedish actress and former model. Early life Frida Gustavsson was born and raised in a suburb in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother worked as a teacher, and her father worked as a salesman. Throughout her childhood, Gustavsson was active in Sport of athletics, athletics. She was a runner, hurdler, and a long jumper. Gustavsson dreamed of competing in Olympic Games, the Olympics, but a knee injury at age 14 prevented her from pursuing her goal. Career Modelling Gustavsson was scouted at age 10 when she was at an IKEA with her father. She began modeling locally in 2008, and in the same year she moved to Japan to pursue modelling. She opened the Valentino Fashion Group, Valentino Haute Couture fall 2012 show in Paris. She has walked shows for dozens of fashion brands such as Fendi, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frida Felser
Frida Felser (3 March 1872 – 16 February 1941) was a German soprano opera singer and actress. Early life and education Frida Felser was born on 3 March 1872 in Munich and was trained at the Royal Bavarian Music School, where she was a pupil of Max Zenger. In her final year at the school, she was awarded the Baron Königswarter Award, which is typically only given after students complete their studies. Career Felser began her stage career in 1890 in Salzburg as an opera soubrette and then moved to the Stadttheater Würzburg in 1891, and then in 1892 to the Carl Schultze Theater in Hamburg where she worked as a singer and actress until 1895. While still at the Carl Schultze Theater, she performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna as Sassi in ''The Gypsy Baron'' by Johann Strauss II, despite having never sung the role before, and was lauded for her performance and voice and leading to requests for a permanent engagement at there. Felser also earned unanimous praise for her acting a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
