Liv Dommersnes
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Born | Kristiania, Norway | 28 September 1922
Died | 6 April 2014 | (aged 91)
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Jens Bolling |
Liv Dommersnes (née Strømsted; 28 September 1922 – 6 April 2014) was a Norwegian
Personal life
Liv Strømsted was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was the daughter of storekeeper Jørgen Andreas Strømsted (1891–1942) and Signe Beatrice Hansen (1893–1984). She was married to actor Jens Bolling (1915–1992) from 1945 to 1952, and to physician Ivar Dommersnes (1913–1994) from 1968 until his death in 1994.[1] She was also in a secret relationship with Johan Borgen, as chronicled in her 2001 memoirs Alt har sin tid.[2]
Career
She made her stage debut as "Helga" in
During the German occupation of Norway the situation at the theatres was characterized by severe nazification attempts from the authorities, and boycott from the public.[3] Strømsted joined the group of actors that started underground meetings where they secretly studied Stanislavski's system. The result of these undercover meetings was the founding of the theatre Studioteatret in 1945.[1][4] She played for Studioteatret from 1945 to 1949. Among her roles were "Emily" in an adaption of Thornton Wilder's play Our Town, "Polly" in Weill and Brecht's The Beggar's Opera, and "Natasja" in Anton Chekhov's A Marriage Proposal.[1]
She interpreted several roles from
From 1965, Dommersnes initiated a career as a reciter of poetry, performing all over Scandinavia, either alone or with musicians. Several of her performances were broadcast by radio or television. Her 50th anniversary as an actor was celebrated at the National Theatre in January 1992. In 2001. she wrote an autobiography, Alt har sin tid. She was honorary member of The Association of Artists (Kunstnerforeningen) from 1975, and of the
Honours
She received several prizes, including Oslo City's Artist's award in 1985, the
Death
She died on 6 April 2014, aged 91.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Mürer, Annette. "Liv Dommersnes". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Liv Dommersnes er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 7 April 2014.
- ^ a b Rønneberg, Anton (1949). Nationaltheatret gjennom femti år (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 389–406.
- ISBN 82-00-22366-3.
- ^ "Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Kunstnerforeningen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Anders Jahres kulturpris 2000:Andrea Bræin Hovig, Per Enoksson, Frans Widerberg og Liv Dommersnes". Anders Jahres kulturpris. Retrieved May 1, 2018.