Alfhild Stormoen

Alfhild Stormoen (née Alfhild Larsen, January 30, 1883 – February 11, 1974) was a Norwegian Norwegian actress and director.[1][2]

Alfhild Stormoen
Born
Alfhild Larsen

(1883-01-30)January 30, 1883
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedFebruary 11, 1974(1974-02-11) (aged 91)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationActress
SpouseHarald Stormoen
RelativesNils Larsen, Lars Larsen

Family

Alfhild Stormoen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, as the younger sister of the landscape painter Lars Larsen (1876–1955) and the older sister of the pianist Nils Larsen, (1888–1937); their parents were the caretaker Nils August Larsen (1851–1912) and Anne Jensen Røhne (1846–1933).[3] On July 9, 1909, in Kristiania Alfhild married the actor Harald Stormoen in his second marriage.[1][2] Alfhild Stormoen had two daughters with Harald Stormoen: Anne Stormoen (1911–1930) and Siri Stormoen (married Boehlke, 1921–1981).

Life and work

Stormoen made her debut at the Central Theater on January 19, 1904,[4] in the title role in Agnete by Amalie Skram. Regarding her debut, it was written that "Judging from her performance yesterday, one is faced here with a rather significant talent."[5] She was engaged with the Central Theater from 1904 to 1907.

In the fall of 1907, she took part in the Dybwad tour, in which a group of Norwegian actors led by Johanne Dybwad performed Henrik Ibsen's Bygmester Solness at the New Theater in Berlin.[6] The tour also visited Norwegian cities, including Trondheim.[7]

In 1908, Stormoen transferred to the National Theater, where she was engaged until 1951. She was a respected character actor, including as Karen in Nils Kjær's Regnskapets dag, Mathilde in Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's De Nygifte, Tora in Bjørnson's Sigurd Slembe, the priest's widow in Bjørnson's Over ævne I, and Petra Hargant in Nini Roll Anker's Finfeier.

In 1918, Stormoen took part in a tour organized by the National Theater, in which the play Narren by Peter Egge was performed in a number of cities, from Fredrikshald to Kristiansand.[8]

She also appeared in some films, including Carl Theodor Dreyer's Glomdalsbruden (1926) and Alfred Maurstad's En herre med bart (1942).

Selected theater roles

Filmography

Scholarships and grants
  • 1920–1921: Government Grant for Artists, NOK 1,000[17]
  • 1921–1922: Government Grant for Artists, NOK 1,250[18]

References
  1. Arent, Hans-Christian (2022). "Alfhild Stormoen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  2. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (2023). "Alfhild Stormoen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  3. "Folketelling 1891 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  4. Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 164.
  5. "Centralteatret". Kysten. No. 25. January 30, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. "Dybwad-Tourneen". Fædrelandsvennen. No. 229. October 3, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  7. "Ibsenaften". Trondhjems Adresseavis. No. 250. September 16, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  8. "Turne fra Nationalteatret". Agderposten. No. 89. June 28, 1918. p. 3. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  9. "Udendørs of indendørs". Morgenbladet. No. 597. November 14, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  10. Gjesdahl, Paul (1964). Centralteatrets historie. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 39.
  11. Bødtker, Sigurd (1923). Kristiania-premierer gjennem 30 aar. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 236.
  12. "'Sigurd Slembe' paa Nationalteatret". Dagbladet. No. 273. September 13, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  13. Ringdal, Nils Johan (2000). Nationaltheatrets historie. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 108.
  14. "I 'En Spurv i Tranedans'". Morgenbladet. No. 244. April 30, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  15. "Nationaltheatret". Aftenposten. No. 490. October 6, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  16. "'Piken'". Middagsavisen. No. 23. January 28, 1925. p. 2. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  17. Stortingsforhandlinger. Oslo: Forvaltningstjenestene. 1921. p. 54. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  18. Stortingsforhandlinger. Oslo: Forvaltningstjenestene. 1922. p. 37. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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