Eva Henning (born Eva Wetlesen; 10 May 1920 – 18 April 2016) was a Swedish stage and movie actress.
Career
Born in
Newark,
New York
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Film and television
* '' ...
,
US, Henning was trained at the
Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages.
The the ...
's acting school (1938–40) in Sweden and made her film debut the same year in
Ragnar Arvedson
Ragnar Arved Arvedson, (4 December 1895 – 2 October 1973) was a Swedish actor, director, writer and producer.
Arvedson appeared in about 50 roles in films between 1920 and 1970 and directed about 20 films between 1935 and 1949.
Selected filmog ...
's ''Gentleman att hyra''. The big breakthrough came in
Åke Ohberg
Åke Ohberg (20 July 1905 – 18 July 1975) was a Swedish actor and film director. He appeared in about 30 roles in films between 1932 and 1961.
Ohberg was born to Johan and Hulda Ohberg in Västerås, Sweden.
Marriage and Family
He married ac ...
's ''
Elvira Madigan
Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen (December 4, 1867 July 19, 1889), better known by her stage name Elvira Madigan, was a circus performer who performed as a slack rope dancer, artistic rider, juggler and dancer. She is best known today ...
'' (1943).
She is most famous for her leading roles in many of husband Hasse Ekman's films in the 1940s and 50s.
Family and personal life
Eva Wetlesen was born to Edgar Wetlesen and Ragni Wetlesen (née Frisell; later Henning). Henning is a step-daughter to the Swedish stage actor
Uno Henning
Knut Uno Henning (11 September 1895, Stockholm – 16 May 1970) was a Swedish stage and film actor.
Henning's parents were Karl Bernhard Henning and Eleanor (Ellen) Martin. His father owned a bakery factory.
Henning studied at the Royal Swedi ...
. She was married three times: from 1943 to 1946 to Jochum Beck-Friis, from 1946 to 1953 to Swedish actor
Hasse Ekman
Hasse Ekman (born Hans Gösta Ekman; 10September 191515February 2004) was a Swedish director, actor, writer and producer for film, stage and television.
Biography
Hasse Ekman is probably Sweden's most successful and critically acclaimed film d ...
and from 1954 to 1970 to Norwegian actor
Toralv Maurstad. She had one daughter from her second husband: children's author and illustrator
Fam Ekman
Fam Kristina Ekman (born 6 October 1946) is a Swedish－ Norwegian children's writer and illustrator.
Early life
She was born in Stockholm, Sweden to actors Hasse Ekman and Eva Henning, and moved to Oslo in 1954.
Career
She made her litera ...
. She had two sons from her third husband: Peder Maurstad and Momse Maurstad (who died at six months).
Henning died on 18 April 2016 in
Oslo
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, Norway.
Selected filmography
* ''Gentleman att hyra'' (1940)
* ''
Bright Prospects
''Bright Prospects'' (Swedish:''Den ljusnande framtid'') is a 1941 Swedish drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Signe Hasso, Ernst Eklund and Erik 'Bullen' Berglund.Larsson & Marklund p.118
The film's art direction was by Arne ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Scanian Guerilla
''Scanian Guerilla'' ( sv, Snapphanar) is a 1941 Swedish historical drama film directed by Åke Ohberg.
Cast
* Edvard Persson as Grimme Jens
* Tekla Sjöblom as Cilla
* George Fant as Ored Jensen
* Oscar Ljung as Per Jensen
* Åke Ohberg as Nil ...
'' (1941)
* ''
We're All Errand Boys
''We're All Errand Boys'' (Swedish: ''Springpojkar är vi allihopa!'') is a 1941 Swedish comedy film directed by Ivar Johansson and starring Åke Söderblom, Rune Halvarsson and Gunnar Höglund.Qvist & Von Bagh p.93 It was shot at the Råsunda S ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Only a Woman'' (1941)
* ''Söderpojkar'' (1941)
* ''
General von Döbeln
''General von Döbeln'' is a 1942 Swedish historical drama film directed by Olof Molander. It is a biopic of Lieutenant General and war hero Georg Carl von Döbeln.
Cast
* Edvin Adolphson as General von Döbeln
* Poul Reumert as Kronprins ...
'' (1942)
* ''
It Is My Music
''It Is My Music'' (Swedish: ''Det ar min musik'') is a 1942 Swedish comedy film directed by Börje Larsson and starring Nils Kihlberg, Eva Henning and Sigurd Wallén.Qvist & Von Bagh p.53 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. Th ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Elvira Madigan
Hedvig Antoinette Isabella Eleonore Jensen (December 4, 1867 July 19, 1889), better known by her stage name Elvira Madigan, was a circus performer who performed as a slack rope dancer, artistic rider, juggler and dancer. She is best known today ...
'' (1943)
* ''
The Rose of Tistelön
''The Rose of Tistelön'' (Swedish: ''Rosen på Tistelön'') is a 1945 Swedish historical romantic drama film directed by Åke Ohberg and starring Eva Henning, John Ekman and Arnold Sjöstrand.Krawc p.383 It was shot at the Centrumateljéerna S ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Wandering with the Moon'' (1945)
* ''
Kungliga patrasket'' (1945)
* ''
One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer'' (1947)
* ''
Banketten'' (1948)
* ''
The Girl from the Third Row'' (1949)
* ''
Prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Thirst
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'' (1949)
* ''
Girl with Hyacinths
''Girl with Hyacinths'' ( sv, Flicka och hyacinter) is a 1950 Swedish drama film written and directed by Hasse Ekman, starring Eva Henning, Ulf Palme, Anders Ek and Birgit Tengroth. It follows a man who investigates the mysterious life of his ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The White Cat'' (1950)
* ''
The Firebird
''The Firebird'' (french: L'Oiseau de feu, link=no; russian: Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev's ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Hidden in the Fog
''Hidden in the Fog'' (Swedish: ''I dimma dold'') is a 1953 Swedish mystery crime film directed by Lars-Eric Kjellgren and starring Eva Henning, Sonja Wigert and Hjördis Petterson. It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm and on l ...
'' (1953)
* ''
The Glass Mountain'' (1953)
* ''
Gabrielle'' (1954)
* ''
Om Tilla
''Om Tilla'' (About Tilla) is a Norwegian drama film from 1963 directed by Arne Skouen. Skouen wrote the screenplay, which was based on his 1959 novel ''Bare om barn''. It contained a series of articles from the newspaper ''Verdens Gang'', in whi ...
'' (1963)
* ''Svarta palmkronor'' (1968)
* ''Ture Sventon privatdetektiv'' (1972)
References
Further reading
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External links
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1920 births
2016 deaths
Swedish stage actresses
Swedish film actresses
People from Newark, New York
American emigrants to Sweden