Karen Berg (actress) explained

Karen Berg
Birth Date:	28 May 1906
Birth Place:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Death Place:	Charlottenlund, Denmark
Occupation:	Actress
Yearsactive:	1940 - 1983
Spouse:	Svend Jørgensen

Karen Else Caroline Berg (28 May 1906 in Copenhagen – 15 November 1995 in Charlottenlund) was a Danish actress.^{[1] [2]}

Theatrical career

She first attended ballet school, then the theatrical school of the Royal Danish Theater.^[3] She debuted there in 1927 and remained until 1978. Later in her career she became known for character parts in plays like Sparekassen, performed in 1963, The Fidget in 1967, and The Political Tinker in 1972.^[4]

Selected TV-series

• Huset på Christianshavn (1970-1977) - Mrs. Dagmar Hammerstedt
• Matador (1978-1982) - Mrs. Fernando Møhge

Selected filmography

She appeared in more than twenty Danish feature films.^[5] Some of them are:

• Sommer Glæder (1940) - Mrs. Rasmussen
• Lucky Journey (1947) - Rasmussen
• Historien om Hjortholm (1950) - Wife of the old count
• Det var paa Rundetaarn (1955) - Mrs. Hald
• Baronessen fra benzintanken (The Baroness from the Gas Station) (1960) - Astrid von Pleum, governess
• Dronningens vagtmester (1963) - Mette Gyde
• Kampen om Næsbygård (1964) - Helene
• The Heir to Næsbygaard (1965) - Helene
• Krybskytterne på Næsbygård (1966) - Helene
• Magic in Town (1968) - Auntie Alma

Awards and honours

She was honoured as a Knight of the Dannebrog, 1st Class.^[1]

She is mentioned in Kraks Blå Bog (Krak's Blue Book).^[6]

External links

• • Karen Berg on gravsted.dk
• Karen Berg on Danish Film Database
• Karen Berg on Billed Bladet
• Karen Berg on danskefilm.dk
• Karen Berg Krak's Blå Bog 1974

Notes and References

1. Web site: Karen Berg . gravsted.dk . Danish. 13 March 2020.
2. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=uTfvg7es7VQC&dq=Karen+Berg+1906+1995&pg=PA30. 30. Morten Piil. Danske filmskuespillere: 525 portrætter. 2003. KAREN BERG. Gyldendal.
3. Web site: Henrik Lyding . Kela Kvam . Kela Kvam. Den Store Danske . denstoredanske.dk . . 16 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818203150/http://denstoredanske.dk/Kunst_og_kultur/Teater/Danske_skuespillere/Karen_Berg . 18 Aug 2017 . Danish.
4. Web site: Jakob Steen Olsen . Alette Scavenius (red.) . Karen Berg . denstoredanske.dk . . 16 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200316154702/http://denstoredanske.dk/Gyldendals_Teaterleksikon/Dansk_1950-/Karen_Berg . 16 March 2020 . Danish.
5. Web site: Karen Barg . . . 17 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190419040914/https://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/person/karen-berg-0 . 19 April 2019.
6. Web site: Find Bio - Krak's Blå Bog . blaabog.dk . . 15 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200315105009/https://blaabog.dk/find-bio/?query=Karen%20Berg&query_type=simple . 15 March 2020 . Danish.