Petra Marie Sofie Bernhoft (July 21, 1870 – February 17, 1966) was a Norwegian actress. Sofie Bernhoft was the daughter of the prison priest and catechist Theodor Kristian Bernhoft (1833–1885) and Petra Martine Augusta Bernhoft (1841–?). She was the sister of the writer

Hermine Bernhoft-Osa Augusta Sophie Hermine Bernhoft-Osa (September 27, 1865 – August 7, 1929) was a Norwegian children's book author. Hermine Bernhoft-Osa was the daughter of the prison priest and catechist Theodor Kristian Bernhoft (1833–1885) and Petra Mart ...

. She was married to the violinist and composer

Halfdan Jebe Halfdan Fredrik Jebe (3 November 1868 – 17 December 1937) was a Norwegian violinist, conductor and composer.John Bergsagel'Jebe, Halfdan Frederik' in ''Grove Music Online'' (2001) Jebe was born in Trondheim, Norway, and received his education in ...

(1868–1937). Bernhoft started performing at the Central Theater in 1897, initially under

Johan Fahlstrøm Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (30 August 1867 – 28 July 1938) was one of Norway's leading male actors before World War I. Johan Fahlstrøm was born in Trondheim, Norway. He debuted as an actor at the Christiania Theatre in 1887 in the play ''J ...

and later under the leadership of Rudolf Rasmussen. During the 1900–1901 season she was engaged with the Second Theater (), and then in 1903 she started performing at the

Fahlstrøm Theater Fahlstrøm or Fahlström or Fahlstrom is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Öyvind Fahlström (1928–1976), Swedish Multimedia artist * Alma Fahlstrøm (1863–1946), born in Denmark, Norwegian actress and theatre manager, wife ...

. She also appeared in performances at the

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, the Norwegian Theater, and the

Carl Johan Theater The Carl Johan Theater () was a theater in Oslo, Norway. It was initially located in the Christiania Tivoli amusement park in Oslo from 1893 to 1895, where it was led by Olaf Mørch Hansson. It staged performance of works such as Henrik Ibsen's G ...

. She was with the Stavanger Permanent Theater () from 1918 to 1919 and later with

NRK The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company. The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...

Radio Theater Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...

. Bernhoft appeared in five films between 1933 and 1947, debuting in

Gustaf Molander Gustaf Harald August Molander (18 November 1888 – 19 June 1973) was a Swedish actor and film director. His parents were director Harald Molander, Sr. (1858–1900) and singer and actress Lydia Molander, ''née'' Wessler, and his brother was t ...

's ''

En stille flirt ''En stille flirt'' (A Quiet Flirt) is a Swedish romantic comedy film starring Norwegian actors from 1933. It is the Norwegian-language version of a twin production with the 1934 Swedish-language version '' En stilla flirt''. It is based on th ...

''. She ran her own theater school in Oslo, where

Guri Stormoen Guri Stormoen (10 September 1901 – 1 November 1974) was a Norwegian actress. She was active both on stage and in film. Biography She was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway as a daughter of actor Harald Stormoen (1872–1937) and his first w ...

was among her students.

Filmography

* 1933: ''

'' as Amalia * 1938: '' Bør Børson Jr.'' as the priest's wife * 1942: ''

Trysil-Knut ''Trysil-Knut'' is a Norwegian film from 1942. Rasmus Breistein directed this skiing melodrama during the German occupation of Norway. It tells the story of the legendary skier Knut from Trysil, an ardent patriot at the beginning of the 1800s wh ...

'' as Olga Liplassen * 1943: ''

Den nye lægen ''Den nye lægen'' () is a 1943 Norwegian drama film directed by Rasmus Breistein, starring Jon Lennart Mjøen. The film is based on a play by Bjarne Viggo Holbæk-Hansen. Cast * Eva Lunde as Rigmor, hans datter * Erna Schøyen as Klara, ha ...

'' as Madam Anders * 1947: ''

Sankt Hans fest ''Sankt Hans fest'' (St. John's Festival or Saint Hans' Celebration) is a Norwegian film directed by Toralf Sandø. It premiered on April 7, 1947. It is based on the 1887 novel ''Sankt Hans Fest'' by Alexander Kielland. Plot The film follows th ...

'' as Mrs. Kruse

References

External links

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Sofie Bernhoft
at the Swedish Film Database
Sofie Bernhoft
at Filmfront {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernhoft, Sofie 1870 births 1966 deaths Norwegian stage actresses Norwegian film actresses 20th-century Norwegian actresses Actresses from Oslo