Clara Pontoppidan (23 April 1883 – 22 January 1975), also known as Clara Wieth, was a Danish actress. She worked mainly in Swedish and Danish silent films, including ''

A Victim of the Mormons ''A Victim of the Mormons'' () is a 1911 Danish silent drama film directed by August Blom. The film was controversial for demonizing the Mormon religion, and its box-office success is cited for initiating a decade of anti-Mormon propaganda film ...

'' (Denmark, 1911).

Personal life

Clara Pontoppidan was married to actor

Carlo Wieth Carlo Rossini Wieth (born Carl Andersen; 11 December 1885 – 30 June 1943) was a Danish stage and film actor whose career began at the turn of the 20th century and lasted until his death in 1943. Early life and stage career Wieth was born ...

from 20 October 1906 until their divorce in 1917. She died in 1975, aged 91, in Copenhagen and is buried in

Ordrup Cemetery Ordrup Cemetery ( Danish: Ordrup Kirkegård) is a cemetery in Ordrup in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the principal cemetery for the districts of Skovshoved, Ordrup, and Charlottenlund in the parishes of Ordrup and Skovshoved. ...

Selected filmography

* '' Dorian Grays Portræt'' (1910) * ''

'' (1911) * '' The Miracle'' (1913) * ''

The Clergyman ''The Clergyman'' () is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. Cast * Carl Borin * Egil Eide as Priest * Justus Hagman as Older Priest * William Larsson as Clara's Father * Richard Lund as Estate Owner * Clara Pontoppi ...

'' (1914) * '' A Good Girl Keeps Herself in Good Order'' (1914) * ''

Häxan ''Häxan'' (, ''The Witch''; ''Heksen'' , ''The Witch''; English: ''The Witches''; released in the US in 1968 as ''Witchcraft Through the Ages'') is a 1922 Swedish-Danish silent horror essay film written and directed by Benjamin Christense ...

'' (1922) * ''

En kvinde er overflødig ''En kvinde er overflødig'' () is a 1957 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel which focuses on a working-class family. Clara Pontoppidan received a Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role as Enkefru Tang. Cast * Cl ...

'' (1957)

Awards

* 1931 Ingenio et Arti gold medal * 1937

Tagea Brandt Rejselegat The Tagea Brandts ''Rejselegat'' (Travel Scholarship) is a Danish award to women who have made a significant contribution in science, literature or art. The grant, which is given without application, was created and endowed by Danish industrialist ...

* 1958

Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role () is one of the merit categories presented by the Danish Film Critics Association at the annual Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe, and it honours the be ...

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* 1883 births 1975 deaths Danish film actresses Danish silent film actresses 20th-century Danish actresses Actresses from Copenhagen Best Actress Bodil Award winners Recipients of Ingenio et Arti {{Denmark-actor-stub