Thurid Hetland

Thurid Marie Hetland (first name also Turid, July 8, 1885 – January 18, 1963) was a Norwegian actress, singer, and preacher.[1][2][3] She was an actress both on stage and in film, performed as a pianist, and also made a gramophone recording.

Thurid Hetland
Born(1885-07-08)July 8, 1885
Stavanger, Norway
DiedJanuary 18, 1963(1963-01-18) (aged 77)
Filtvet, Norway
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, and preacher

Family

Thurid Hetland was born in Stavanger, the daughter of the sales agent Alexander Olai Hetland (1851–1912) and the midwife Berthe Christine Pedersen (1851–?).[4] She was the sister of the actress Cesie Hetland (1874–?). She married the Norwegian-American painter Erik P. Petri (1878–1966) in 1918.[5]

Life and work

Thurid Hetland was an actress at the National Theater in Bergen from 1907 to 1909, where she first performed as a theater student. In 1910 she made appearances as a singer of romantic songs.[6] In 1911, Hetland went on tour, including with the actor Birger Bruhn.[7] Starting in September of the same year, she participated in the National Tour's fifth season under Ludovica Levy's management.[8] Around 1914 she was associated with Chat Noir in Kristiania (now Oslo).[9] In 1914, she took part in the Central Theater's Central Tour, led by Pehr Qværnstrøm, in which, among other things, she performed shows from Chat Noir and took part in several plays.[9][10]

Thurid Hetland was also a film actress for a short period. In 1917, she appeared in the role of the miser Per Grunk's sister in the silent film En vinternat,[11] which is considered lost. In the same year, she also appeared in the film De Forældreløse.[12][13]

After ending her acting career, Hetland became a preacher associated with The Salvation Army's Home League (Norwegian: Hjemforbundet). For a period she was the organization's secretary.[14]

Selected theater roles
  • The postmistress in Den røde Hane by Palle Rosenkrantz (Central Tour, 1910)[15]
  • Emma in Hans Huckebein (Norwegian title: Damen fra Ostende) by Oscar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg (1911)[16]
  • The Duchess of Berwick (Norwegian: Hertugunnen av Berwick) in Lady Windermere's Fan (Norwegian title: Lady Windermeres Vifte) by Oscar Wilde (National Tour, 1912)[17]
  • Thérèse Raquin in Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola (National Tour, 1912)[18]
  • Helvig in Svend Dyrings Huus (Norwegian title: Svend Dyrings hus) by Henrik Hertz (Stavanger Theater, 1912)[19]
  • Agnete Lindemann in Agnete by Amalie Skram (Hammerfest, 1914)[20]
  • Miss Sperling in Det lykkelige valg by Nils Kjær (Central Tour, 1914)[21]

Filmography

References
  1. "Dødsfall: Fru Thurid Petri". Drammens Tidende og Buskeruds blad. No. 19. January 23, 1963. p. 7. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  2. Asbjørn, Aarseth; Wiers-Jenssen, Hans (1969). Den Nationale scene 1901–31. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 215.
  3. Stavanger 1814-1914. Stavanger: Dreyer. 1914. p. 247.
  4. "Folketeljing 1891 for 1103 Stavanger kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  5. "Familie-notiser". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 255. October 25, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  6. "Musikforingens Tivoli". Romsdals Amtstidende. No. 121. October 17, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  7. "Téatret". Akershus. No. 42. April 1, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  8. "Nationalturneen". Indtrøndelagen. No. 119. August 4, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  9. "Cabaretaften i Arbeidersamfundet". Nordlandsposten. No. 121. October 6, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  10. "Teatret". Nordlandsposten. No. 121. October 6, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  11. "En Vinternat". Social-Demokraten. No. 172. July 28, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  12. "De forældreløse". Morgenbladet. No. 584. November 21, 1917. p. 3. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  13. Braaten, Lars Thomas; Holst, Jan Erik; Kortner, Jan H.; Hanche, Øivind; Svendsen, Trond Olav (1995). Filmen i Norge: norske kinofilmer gjennom 100 år. Oslo: Ad notam Gyldendal. p. 78.
  14. Myklebust, Maria (1989). Korpset vårt: Egersund korps: 100 år for Gud og folket: 1889-1989. Korpset. p. 47.
  15. "I 'Den røde hane'". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 102. May 6, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  16. "Theatret". Fædrelandsvennen. No. 17. January 20, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  17. "Nationalturnèen". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 14. January 17, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  18. "Cirkelsage". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 14. March 4, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  19. "Stavanger Teater". Stavanger Aftenblad. No. 41. February 17, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  20. "Teatret". Nordkapp. No. 99. December 15, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  21. "Det lykkelige Valg". Romsdals Amtstidende. No. 160. December 30, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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