Jenny Matilda Elisabet Hasselquist, also spelled Hasselqvist (31 July 1894 – 8 June 1978), was a Swedish

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, film actress, and ballet teacher.

Biography

Jenny Matilda Elisabet Hasselquist was born in Stockholm on 31 July 1894 to Johannes Johansson Hasselquist and Sofia Katarina Hasselquist. She had two older brothers, Wilhelm (1887–1959), and Gerhard (1889–1950). She attended the Swedish Opera's ballet school from 1906 and performed with the

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from 1910. In 1913,

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noticed her talents and ensured she obtained solo roles in ''La Sylphide'' and ''Cleopatra''. She became a

at the Royal Ballet in 1915. In 1920, Hasselquist starred in

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in Paris. A talented dancer, she had a flair for the modern idiom. However she left de Maré after just one season, apparently dissatisfied with her potential there. She went on to play leading roles in many Swedish and some German silent films including ''

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'' (1921), ''Vem dömer'' (1922), ''The Hell Ship'' (1923), and ''

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'' (1927). She also appeared as a guest dancer in many of Europe's leading theatres including the

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in London, the

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in Paris and the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. She had her own school in Stockholm, and from the mid-1930s, she taught at the Stockholm Opera's ballet school. She died on 8 June 1978 in

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, Sweden.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1923) * '' The Suitor from the Highway'' (1923) * '' Ways to Strength and Beauty'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

Ingmar's Inheritance ''Ingmar's Inheritance'' (Swedish: ''Ingmarsarvet'') is a 1925 Swedish silent drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Conrad Veidt and John Ekman.Hjort & Lindqvist p.253 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stock ...

'' (1925) * ''

To the Orient ''To the Orient'' (Swedish: ''Till österland'') is a 1926 Swedish silent drama film directed by Gustaf Molander and starring Lars Hanson, Jenny Hasselqvist and Mona Mårtenson.Qvist & Von Bagh p.29 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Sto ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Girl Without a Homeland ''The Girl Without a Homeland'' (german: Das Mädchen ohne Heimat) is a 1927 Austrian-German silent drama film directed by Constantin J. David and starring Jenny Hasselqvist Jenny Matilda Elisabet Hasselquist, also spelled Hasselqvist (31 Ju ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Say It with Music'' (1929)

References

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Biography

Selected filmography

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