Ellen Sinding (born ''Ellen Buttedahl''; April 17, 1899 – April 18, 1980) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

actress and dancer. Sinding was born in

Haugesund Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...

, the daughter of the actor and sculptor

Sæbjørn Buttedahl Sæbjørn Buttedahl (10 November 1876 – 10 July 1960) was a Norwegian stage and film actor who later found prominence as a sculptor. Stage and film career Nils Sæbjørn Buttedahl was born in Lier, Norway and began his career as a stage actor ...

and the actress Clare Petrea Margrethe Benelli (1871–1933). She debuted as an actress in 1922 in the film ''

Kjærlighet paa pinde ''Kjærlighet paa pinde: sommerspøk i 4 akter'' (Love on a Stick: A Summer Comedy in Four Acts) is a Norwegian silent film from 1922. The comedian August Schønemann played Alexander Snobmann in his only film role. A bright future had been antic ...

''. During the 1920s, Sinding also appeared in the films '' Til sæters'' (1924), ''

Den nye lensmannen ''Den nye lensmannen'' (The New Sheriff) is a 1926 Norwegian drama film directed by Leif Sinding, starring Haakon Hjelde. The new sheriff (''lensmann'') hides a secret: he is actually a gypsy ('' tater''). He tricks money from the locals, but ...

'' (1926), and ''

Fjeldeventyret ''Fjeldeventyret'' (The Mountain Story) is a Norwegian film from 1927 based on Henrik Anker Bjerregaard's play of the same name from 1824. The film is a romantic drama. It was directed by Leif Sinding. Plot Mons Østmoe wants to move up in the ...

'' and '' Syv dage for Elisabeth'' (both in 1927). In 1932 she appeared in ''

Fantegutten ''Fantegutten'' (The Gypsy) is a Norwegian film from 1932 directed by Leif Sinding. Sinding also wrote the screenplay, which was based on Harald Meltzer's novel of the same name, published posthumously in 1873. Egil Sætren designed the sets. ...

'', in 1933 in ''

Jeppe på bjerget ''Jeppe on the Hill; Or, The Transformed Peasant'' ( da, Jeppe på bjerget) is a Danish comedy by the Norwegian playwright Ludvig Holberg, written during the time of the Dano-Norwegian dual monarchy. The play premiered at the Lille Grønnegade ...

'', and in 1936 in the short film '' Vi vil oss et land...'', which was her last film role. Sinding was married to the film director and journalist

Leif Sinding Leif Sinding (19 November 1895 – 13 May 1985) was a Norwegian film director and journalist. He worked for the newspapers '' Verdens Gang'', '' Aftenposten'', and '' Morgenbladet''. Among his silent films are ''Himmeluret'' from 1925, based o ...

Filmography

* 1922: ''

'' as Eva Sommer * 1924: '' Til sæters'' as Ragnhild * 1926: ''

'' as a dancer * 1927: ''

'' as Aagot, a mountain girl * 1927: '' Syv dage for Elisabeth'' as Lucie Breien * 1932: ''

'' as Tatjana, a dancer * 1933: ''

'' as the baron's girlfriend * 1936: '' Vi vil oss et land...'' as a dancer

References

External links

*
Ellen Sinding
at the

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