Olga Sjøgren

Olga Pauline Sjøgren (née Hagen, August 9, 1884 – November 8, 1960)[1] was a Norwegian actress and singer. She excelled as a revue actress and operetta singer, and she became involved early in film. She was also known as Olga Almquist.

Olga Sjøgren
Born(1884-09-09)September 9, 1884
Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway
DiedNovember 8, 1960(1960-11-08) (aged 76)
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)Carl Almquist (1908–1914)
Josef Sjøgren

Family

Olga Sjøgren was the daughter of the tailor Erik Hagen and his Swedish-born wife Kristine Andersdotter.[2] She married the actor Carl Johan Olaf Almquist (1879–1914) on June 28, 1902, and they had two sons.[3] She then married the actor Josef Peder Marcus Sjøgren (1891–1927).

Life and work

Olga Pauline Hagen was a student at Ludovica Levy's Second Theater academy in 1899. After that, she was engaged with the Eldorado Theater, the Tivoli Theater, and the Kongshavn Summer Theater, all in her hometown of Kristiania (now Oslo).

She was later associated with the Stavanger Theater, the Falkberget Theater, and the Norwegian Operetta Company (Norwegian: Det norske operetteselskap). She also toured with Bjørn Bjørnevik's Bjørnevik Theater, where she participated in more than 1,400 productions of the play Skjærgårdsflirt by Gideon Wahlberg. She also starred in the film version of Skjærgårdsflirt.[4]

Theater roles
  • Rose in the operetta Les Premiers Pas (Norwegian title: Et Eventyr i Tyrol) by Daniel Auber and Adolphe Adam (Trondheim, 1906)[5]
  • Ganymedes in the operetta Die schöne Galathée (Norwegian title: Den skjønne Galathea) by Franz von Suppé (Bygdøy Sjøbad, 1909)[6]
  • Madam Grisk in the revue Christian Fredriksen by Thorleif Klausen (Kongsberg, 1914)[7]
  • Turtelduen in the revue Christian Fredriksen by Thorleif Klausen (Kongsberg, 1914)[7]
  • Katrine in Gideon Wahlberg's Skjærgårdsflirt

Filmography
  • 1914: Fredriksen Fald as a servant girl (credited as Olga Almquist)[8]
  • 1932: Skjærgårdsflirt as Katrine, a servant girl at the Østerman house
  • 1939: Hu Dagmar as Oline, a servant girl[4]
  • 1942: Trysil-Knut as a servant girl at the Kynsberg house[9]

References
  1. "Dødsfall". Arbeiderbladet. No. 264. November 11, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWN7-8D6 : 23 June 2020), Olga Pauline, 1885.
  3. "Olaf Almquist". Aftenposten. No. 270. May 31, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  4. Heltberg, A. (1943). Norsk film gjennom 35 år. Oslo: Centralforlaget.
  5. "Ferie og Arbeidshvile". Folketidende. No. 280. November 29, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. "Bygdø søbads". Dagbladet. No. 148. June 5, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  7. "Skandinavi Teater". Kongsberg Dagblad. No. 244. November 7, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. "Skandinavi Teater". Kongsberg Dagbladet. No. 244. November 7, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  9. "Trysil-Knut". Nork filmografi. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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