Mette Marie Bull (née Wang; 31 January 1876 – 14 January 1946) was a Norwegian actress.
Early life
Mette Marie Wang was born on 31 January 1876 in Christiania (now
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
) to merchant Hans Emanuel Wang (1839–1918) and Anne Kathrine Tandberg (1839–1898).
Career
She made her acting debut in February 1899 as Susanne in a production of ''
Thérèse Raquin
''Thérèse Raquin'' () is an early novel by French writer Émile Zola. It appeared in serial form from August–October 1867 in the magazine ''L'Artiste'', and was published in book form later that year. Although it was Zola's third novel, it ...
'' at the Eldorado Theatre in Oslo.
From 1899, with a few interruptions, Bull was employed at the
National Theatre and in 1916, participated in its guest play in
Stockholm
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. Among her leading roles were Pernille in ''
The Fidget'' and Elina in ''Ved Rigets Port''.
Personal life
On 18 December 1897, she married opera singer Jens Elias Berntsen, but the marriage was later dissolved. She later married architect
Henrik Bull
Henrik Bull (28 March 1864 – 2 June 1953) was a Norwegian architect and designer. Among his works are the Paulus Church at Grünerløkka in Oslo, the Nationaltheatret, National Theater, the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo, Historical Muse ...
on 8 May 1905.
Bull died on 14 January 1946 at the age of 69.
She was buried at
Cemetery of Our Saviour on 26 August 1946.
References
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1876 births
1946 deaths
19th-century Norwegian actresses
20th-century Norwegian actresses
Actresses from Oslo
Norwegian stage actresses