Asta Hansen Explained

Asta Hansen
Birth Date:	20 December 1914
Birth Place:	Store Magleby, Denmark
Occupation:	Actress
Death Place:	Sundby, Denmark

Asta Hansen (20 December 1914 – 21 October 1962) was a Danish stage and film actress.^[1]

Asta Betty Hansen was born in Store Magleby to Grete Sofie (née Lundqvist) and Arthur Jørgen Hansen. She first acted in pantomimes and then in 1934 appeared at the Folketeatret, Copenhagen. She subsequently appeared in many revues and operettas but her career became less busy in the 1950s.

She was married to Gottfred Havsteen who was also her manager.

Filmography

• Sjette trækning - 1936
• Der var engang en vicevært - 1937
• Bolettes brudefærd (The Wedding of Bolette) - 1938, director Emanuel Gregers^[2]
• En mand af betydning - 1941
• Alle går rundt og forelsker sig - 1941
• Peter Andersen - 1941
• Alt for karrieren - 1943
• Erik Ejegods pilgrimsfærd - 1943

Notes and References

1. Book: Morten Piil

   . Morten Piil . Morten Piil . Danske filmskuespillere . 2006 . Gyldendal . Copenhagen, Denmark . Danish . 978-87-02-02104-2 . 127 .

2. Web site: Bolettes brudefærd (1938) . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901121801/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f749a56 . dead . 1 September 2023 . British Film Institute . 28 December 2020.