Ragnhild Fredriksen Explained

Ragnhild Fredriksen
Birth Date:	September 29, 1882
Birth Place:	Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
Death Place:	Oslo, Norway
Nationality:	Norwegian
Occupation:	Actress
Spouse:	Ingolf Schanche
Relatives:	Hilda Fredriksen

Ragnhild Fredriksen (September 29, 1882 – December 15, 1963)^[1] was a Norwegian stage actress.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Family

Ragnhild Fredriksen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, as the daughter of the police officer Carl Fredriksen (1847–1902) and Maren Gustava Gulliksen (1848–1924). She was the sister of the actress Hilda Fredriksen (1873–1945). She married the actor Ingolf Schanche in 1905 in Kristiania.^[5]

Career

Ragnhild Fredriksen debuted on February 2, 1902, at the Central Theater in the play Ungdomsleg.^[6] She was engaged at the Central Theater until 1903. She started performing at the Fahlstrøm Theater when it opened on August 22, 1903.^[7]

Selected roles

• The young girl in Ungdomsleg by Frederik Leth Hansen (Central Theater, 1902)^[8]
• Natasha in The Lower Depths (Norwegian title: Nattasylet) by Maxim Gorky (Fahlstrøm Theater, 1905)^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: Ragnhild Schanche . April 13, 2023 . Bergens Arbeiderblad . 297 . December 21, 1963 . 12.
2. Book: Ringdal, Nils Johan . Nationaltheatrets historie 1899–1999 . Nils Johan Ringdal . 69 . 2000 . Gyldendal . Oslo . Norwegian . 82-05-26482-1.
3. Book: Anker . Øyvind . Riksteater før Riksteatret: bilder fra teaterlivet i Norge i det 19. århundre . 1959 . Riksteatret . Oslo . 94.
4. Book: Brinchmann . Christopher . Hammer . Karl Vilhelm . Daae . Anders . Hvem er hvem? Haandbok over samtidige norske mændt og kvinder . 1912 . Aschehoug . Kristiania . 227.
5. Encyclopedia: Arent . Hans-Christian . Ingolf Schanche . Norsk biografisk leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . April 13, 2023 . 2022 . no.
6. News: Paa Centraltheatret . April 13, 2023 . Morgenbladet . 73 . February 6, 1902 . 1.
7. Book: Fahlstrøm . Alma . To norske skuespilleres liv og de Fahlstrømske teatres historie: 1878–1917 . 1927 . Gyldendal . Oslo . 184.
8. Book: Gjesdahl . Paul . Centralteatrets historie . 1964 . Gyldendal . Oslo . 17.
9. News: Theaterbrev . April 14, 2023 . Gjengangeren . 27 . February 16, 1905 . 1.