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
Died	October 24, 1975(1975-10-24) (aged 78) Oslo, Norway
Occupation	Actress

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.

Filmography

• 1920: Fante-Anne as Anne ("Fante-Anne")[5][6]
• 1921: Jomfru Trofast as Tone (Miss Faithful)[7][8]
• 1921: Felix as Zazako, Felix's sister

References

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.
5. Cowie, Peter; Buquet, Françoise; Pitkänen, Risto; Talboom, Godfried (1992). Scandinavian Cinema: A Survey of the Films and Film-makers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. London: Tantivy Press. p. 201.
6. Glödstaf, Kari (2018). 1000 mykkäelokuvaa: Sirpaleita elokuvan kulta-ajalta. Turku: Kustantamo Helmivyö. p. 215.
7. "Norsk film: Jomfru Trofast". 1ste Mai. No. 229. October 3, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
8. "'Jomfru Trufast' vert fransynt um 14 dagar". Agder Tidend. No. 192. September 3, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved November 27, 2020.

External links

• Aasta Nielsen at IMDb
• Aasta Nielsen at the Swedish Film Database