Aasta Nielsen

Not to be confused with Asta Nielsen.
Aasta Nielsen
Aasta Nielsen in Fante-Anne (1920)
Born(1897-09-29)September 29, 1897
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedOctober 24, 1975(1975-10-24) (aged 78)
Oslo, Norway
OccupationActress

Aasta Nielsen (September 29, 1897 – October 24, 1975) was a Norwegian actress.[1][2]

Nielsen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway and was a first cousin of the Wagnerian soprano Kirsten Flagstad.[3] She debuted as a theater actress in 1915 and appeared at the Norwegian Theater, the Casino Opera Theater, the Mayol Theater, the Central Theater,[4] and the Stavanger Permanent Theater.

She retired from acting in 1933.

  1. ^ Gestrich, Constanze; Mohnike, Thomas (2007). Faszination des Illegitimen: Alterität in Konstruktionen von Genealogie, Herkunft und Ursprünglichkeit in den skandinavischen Literaturen seit 1800. Würzburg: Ergon. p. 69.
  2. ^ Ring, Barbra (1929). Minder og smaa bekjendelser. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Company. p. 114.
  3. ^ Kvalvik, Bent. "Fante-Anne". Le Giornate del Cinema Muto. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Centralteatret". Social-Demokraten. No. 74. April 1, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved November 27, 2020.