Asta Hansen (20 December 1914 – 21 October 1962) was a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

stage and film

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

. Asta Betty Hansen was born in

Store Magleby Store Magleby is a Danish town, seat with Dragør of the Dragør Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. Its population in 2009 was 2,000. History Traces of an early Iron Age settlement from about the year 200 AD have been found just south eas ...

to Grete Sofie (née Lundqvist) and Arthur Jørgen Hansen. She first acted in pantomimes and then in 1934 appeared at the

Folketeatret, Copenhagen Folketeatret is a theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark. The theatre was founded in 1857, after an initiative from actor and theater director Hans Wilhelm Lange (1815-1873) who managed the theater until his death in 1873. Folketeatret is now operated ...

. She subsequently appeared in many revues and operettas but her career became less busy in the 1950s. She was married to Gottfred Havsteen who was also her manager.

Filmography

*'' Sjette trækning'' - 1936 *''

Der var engang en vicevært ''Der var engang en vicevært'' is a 1937 Danish family film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks and written by Børge Müller. The film stars Osvald Helmuth and Connie Meiling. Cast * Osvald Helmuth ... Vicevært Christensen * ...

'' - 1937 *'' Bolettes brudefærd'' (''The Wedding of Bolette'') - 1938, director

Emanuel Gregers Emanuel Gregers (28 December 1881 – 22 March 1957) was a Danish actor, screenwriter and film director. Gregers made 36 films during a career which extended over four decades from the Danish golden age of silent film until 1949. Critics often d ...

*''

En mand af betydning ''En mand af betydning'' is a 1941 Danish family film directed by Emanuel Gregers and starring Osvald Helmuth. Cast *Osvald Helmuth as Baldur Justesen *Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen as Fru Sonja Jensen *Inger Stender as Anita Justesen *Jens Asby as B ...

'' - 1941 *'' Alle går rundt og forelsker sig'' - 1941 *'' Peter Andersen'' - 1941 *'' Alt for karrieren'' - 1943 *'' Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd'' - 1943

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* * Danish stage actresses Danish film actresses 1914 births 1962 deaths 20th-century Danish actresses People from Dragør Municipality {{Denmark-actor-stub