Astrid Villaume

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Astrid Villaume
Born(1923-11-03)3 November 1923
Died12 February 1995(1995-02-12) (aged 71)
Years active1940–1990
SpouseCarl Magnus von Staffeldt (1947–1959)

Astrid Villaume (3 November 1923 – 12 February 1995) was a

Bodil Award-winning title role in the 1950 film Susanne. Danish film historian Morten Piil described Villaume's appeal as a combination of "warm mother figure, romantic heroine and innocent erotic dream girl."[1]

Early life

Astrid Villaume, the daughter of a pharmacist, was born 3 November 1923 in

Det Kongelige Teater (Royal Danish Theatre) in 1947. After an audition, she was accepted and attended classes another two years. When asked why she would want to attend drama school twice, Villaume said simply, "Because I thought I needed it."[2]

Career

She debuted at the

Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. She also provided the voices for the Danish language versions of Disney's Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan
.

Personal life

Villaume married the businessman Carl Magnus von Staffeldt on 11 February 1947.[3] Her husband died in 1959 while she was pregnant with their third child. Astrid Villaume died on 12 February 1995 at the age of 71. She was buried in the Frederiksberg Churchyard in Copenhagen.[4]

Filmography

Awards

  • Bodil Award
    (1951)
  • Ole Haslunds legat
  • Poul Reumerts legat
  • Henkel-prisen (1972)
  • Tagea Brandts Rejselegat
  • Olaf Poulsens Mindelegat
  • Johanne Louise Heibergs Legat

References

  1. OCLC 66748504
    . Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Astrid Villaume". The Danish Film Database.
  3. ^ Kvam, Kela (2003). "Astrid Villaume (1923–1995)". Dansk kvindebiografisk leksikon (in Danish). KVINFO. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Astrid Villaume". Kendtes gravsted. gravsted.dk. 2003. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

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