Ebba Jeanette Morman (1769 â€" 9 October 1802) was a Swedish stage
actress. She was active at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1791-1802 and
was popular actress, known for her demonic character portraits.Ebba
Morman married cleric Johan Peter Brolin in 1788, but was divorced by
1792, when she signed a contract with the name Ebba Jeanette de
Morman. She had a relationship with the actor Carl Schylander from
1792 to her death from tuberculosis in 1802. They married shortly
before her death.Morman debuted at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1791.
She performed at the Royal Swedish Opera before she was contracted at
the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1792. She was a valued member of the
Royal Dramatic Theatre and had the position to refuse to be a
replacement for any actors than the two female stars, Fredrique Löwen
and Marie Louise Marcadet. She also performed as a guest actor at the
Stenborg Theatre.She was a tragedienne, but she is foremost remembered
as a star within "diabolical" female parts. She played witches,
murderers and other "demonical" roles, and reached such fame within
her interpretations of negative characters that "the audience loved
and hated her" She was described as: †Tall and thin, with a long
face, sharp chin and black eyes, emanating a gloomy fire. The pale
skin was as if pasted on her cheeks. Her appearance answered
completely to her genre, which was the diabolical one Her ability was
said to be: "Terrific within coquettish, heinous woman roles, poison
makers, tyrants etc."
actress. She was active at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1791-1802 and
was popular actress, known for her demonic character portraits.Ebba
Morman married cleric Johan Peter Brolin in 1788, but was divorced by
1792, when she signed a contract with the name Ebba Jeanette de
Morman. She had a relationship with the actor Carl Schylander from
1792 to her death from tuberculosis in 1802. They married shortly
before her death.Morman debuted at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1791.
She performed at the Royal Swedish Opera before she was contracted at
the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1792. She was a valued member of the
Royal Dramatic Theatre and had the position to refuse to be a
replacement for any actors than the two female stars, Fredrique Löwen
and Marie Louise Marcadet. She also performed as a guest actor at the
Stenborg Theatre.She was a tragedienne, but she is foremost remembered
as a star within "diabolical" female parts. She played witches,
murderers and other "demonical" roles, and reached such fame within
her interpretations of negative characters that "the audience loved
and hated her" She was described as: †Tall and thin, with a long
face, sharp chin and black eyes, emanating a gloomy fire. The pale
skin was as if pasted on her cheeks. Her appearance answered
completely to her genre, which was the diabolical one Her ability was
said to be: "Terrific within coquettish, heinous woman roles, poison
makers, tyrants etc."
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