Johanne Bruhn-Johnsen (8 May 1890 – 24 December 1921) was a Norwegian actress and was one of the leading actors at the

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Early life and career

Johanne Rosendahl was born on 8 May 1890 in Christiania. She was the older sister of actress Astrid Sommer. In 1909, Bruhn made her acting debut as Helga in '' Geografi og Kærlighed'', then toured Denmark with the Bjørnson tour. Subsequently, she worked with the Olaus Olsens Selskap. Afterwards, she was engaged by the

, where she had success as Neger-Gurina in ''Ungen''. Bruhn was also appeard in ''Lars Anders og Jan Anders'' at the same theatre in 1914. For two seasons, from 1914 to 1916, she was engaged at Trondhjems Teater, but later returned to the Det Norske Teatret. She had a small role as Øl-Ane in

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's ''Stor-Anders''. Bruhn also had a small role in ''Eli Sjo'' by Olav Hoprekstad. She also appeared in another Hoprekstad play, ''Bjørgedal,'' in November 1919, where she was praised for her role as Mildred Bjørge. One of her most popular roles was in ''Brødrene Østermanns Huskors'', which she performed over 300 times. Bruhn portrayed Haldor's mother in '' Fante-Anne'', the first film to be directed by a Norwegian in Norway based on a Norwegian and the first to feature professional actors. One of her last acting roles before her death was in Ludwig Thoma's ''Magdalena'' in March 1921.

Personal life and death

Her first marriage was to

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actor Birger Bruhn. Bruhn married for the second time in 1921 to journalist and editor Erling Johnsen. Bruhn died on 24 December 1921 at the age of 31 from

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruhn, Johanne 1890 births 1921 deaths 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo Norwegian film actresses Norwegian silent film actresses Norwegian stage actresses Deaths in childbirth