Mette Bull | |
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![]() Mette Bull as Phyllis in Da vi var en og tyve at National Theatre (1909) | |
Born | Mette Marie Wang 31 January 1876 Christiania, Norway |
Died | 14 January 1946 | (aged 69)
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Mette Marie Bull (31 January 1876 – 14 January 1946) was a Norwegian actress.
Early life
[edit]Mette Marie Wang was born on 31 January 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo) to merchant Hans Emanuel Wang (1839–1918) and Anne Kathrine Tandberg (1839–1898).[1][2]
Career
[edit]She made her acting debut in February 1899 as Susanne in a production of Thérèse Raquin at the Eldorado Theatre in Oslo.[3]
From 1899, with a few interruptions, Bull was employed at the National Theatre and in 1916, participated in its guest play in Stockholm. Among her leading roles were Pernille in The Fidget and Elina in Ved Rigets Port.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]On 18 December 1897, she married opera singer Jens Elias Berntsen, but the marriage was later dissolved. She later married architect Henrik Bull on 8 May 1905.[3][2]
Bull died on 14 January 1946 at the age of 69.[3] She was buried at Cemetery of Our Saviour on 26 August 1946.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mette Marie Wang". Digitalarkivet. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b Indahl, Trond. "Henrik Bull". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
- ^ a b c Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforl. p. 35. ISBN 8200056228.
- ^ Svensk uppslagsbok, Lund 1930
- ^ Scandinavian Studies: Publication of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study, Volumes 41-42. Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. 1969. p. 148.
- ^ "Vår Frelsers gravlund". Oslo kommune, Gravplassetaten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.