Synnøve Gleditsch (née Synnøve Tanvik, June 16, 1908 – December 7, 1980) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

actress.

Life and work

Synnøve Gleditsch was the daughter of the arsenal manager Nils Tanvik (1872–1969) and Kristine Eian (1875–1925). She debuted at the National Theater in 1928, where she was engaged until 1932. After this, Gleditsch was engaged at the Søilen Theater from 1934 to 1935, the

Trøndelag Theater Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmark ...

from 1937 to 1942, and the Edderkoppen Theater from 1949 to 1953; during this time she also had guest performances at many other theaters. Gleditsch also worked as a cabaret and revue artist, including at

Chat Noir Chat Noir ( French for 'black cat') is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri. Establishment Chat Noir was established as a cabaret in 1912 by singer Bokken La ...

. During the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

, Synnøve Gleditsch had been scheduled to perform the song "Det skal lyse igjen over byen" (The Light Will Shine Again over the City) as the closing number in the Chat Noir revue ''Fra tid til annen'' in 1941. The state censorship body (), established by the occupying forces, intervened after the rehearsal and stopped further performance of the number. The song later became known under the new title "Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått" (Norway in Red, White, and Blue). Synnøve Gleditsch was married to

Henry Gleditsch Henry Cochrane Williamsen Gleditsch (9 November 1902 – 6 October 1942) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He was born in Kristiania. In his young days he participated in skiing for SFK Lyn. He married Synnøve Tanvik in 1932. H ...

from 1932 to 1942, when he was executed by the Germans. In the 1960s, Gleditsch worked at

NRK NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest ...

's Television Theater. She made a name for herself in roles such as Lady Teazle in Henki Kolstad's ''Baktalelsens skole'', Svanhild in

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's ''

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'', Eliza in

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's '' Pygmalion'', Lavinia in Nils Kjær's ''Det lykkelige valg'', and Adele in

Johann Strauss Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...

's ''

Die Fledermaus ' (, ''The Flittermouse'' or ''The Bat'', sometimes called ''The Revenge of the Bat'') is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, which premiered in 1874. Background The original li ...

''. In addition to theater, she participated in 13 film and TV productions between 1949 and 1970. She made her film debut in the Norwegian version of ''

Vi flyr på Rio ''Vi flyr på Rio'' ( sv, Vi flyger på Rio, We're Flying to Rio) is a Swedish– Norwegian drama film from 1949. Plot When captain Curt Åhs comes home one day, he discovers that his wife has been unfaithful. Curt gets to know the flight attenda ...

''.

Filmography

* 1949: ''

'' as Helmer's mother * 1954: ''

Aldri annet enn bråk ''Aldri annet enn bråk'' is a 1954 Norwegian comedy-drama film, edited by Edith Carlmar. It takes place in a working-class setting in the city of Oslo. The English title is ''Nothing but trouble''. A 1955 Danish remake, '' Altid ballade'', was ...

'' as Mrs. Wang * 1954: ''

I moralens navn ''I moralens navn'' (The Moral Reputation) is a Norwegian comedy film from 1954 directed by Olav Engebretsen. It stars Eva Lunde, Fridtjof Mjøen, and Anita Thallaug. The film is based on Finn Bø's play with the same name, which premiered a ...

'' as Ella Heymann, Otto's wife, Egil's mother * 1956: '' Ektemann alene'' as the office woman * 1960: '' Venner'' as a servant at the Smidt house * 1960: '' Veien tilbake'' as Jenny * 1962: ''

Tonny ''Tonny'' is a 1962 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils R. Müller and Per Gjersøe. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Per Christensen as Tonny * Wenche Foss as Tonnys mor * Liv Ullmann as Kari * Joach ...

'' * 1965: '' Skjær i sjøen'' Mrs. Ås, Marit's mother

NRK Television Theater

* 1961: ''Den store barnedåpen'' as Miss Jahr * 1961: ''Mester Pierre Pathelin'' as Giullemette, Pathelin's wife * 1963: ''Kranes konditori'' as Gudrun Buck * 1969: ''Huset på grensen'' as the mother-in-law * 1970: '' Selma Brøter'' as the boarding house operator

References

External links

*
Synnøve Gleditsch
at the

Swedish Film Database The Swedish Film Database ( sv, Svensk filmdatabas) is an Internet database about Swedish films, published by the Swedish Film Institute The Swedish Film Institute ( sv, Svenska Filminstitutet) was founded in 1963 to support and develop the S ...

Synnøve Gleditsch
at Sceneweb
Synnøve Gleditsch
at

Filmfront Filmfront is a Norwegian website for film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, ...

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