Clara Schønfeld (26 August 1856 â€" 5 May 1938) was a Danish stage
and film actress whose career spanned from the late 19th century
through the 1920s.Born Clara Julie Christensen in Roskilde, Zealand,
she was the daughter of Andreas Ludvig Christensen, a bricklayer, and
his wife Birgitte Elisabeth Christensen. She made her stage debut with
the E.J. Haffgreens Theater Company in Oslo, Norway at the
Møllergatens Theater on 17 September 1873. Afterward, she was engaged
at a number of theaters in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, including
part of the ensemble of the Det Ny Teater when it opened in 1908, as
well as a number of theaters in the Danish provinces, such as the
Odense Theatre.Between 1918 and 1927, she appeared 14 silent films,
including Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1925 drama Du skal ære din hustru
(English release titles: Master of the House and Honor Thy Wife.)
and film actress whose career spanned from the late 19th century
through the 1920s.Born Clara Julie Christensen in Roskilde, Zealand,
she was the daughter of Andreas Ludvig Christensen, a bricklayer, and
his wife Birgitte Elisabeth Christensen. She made her stage debut with
the E.J. Haffgreens Theater Company in Oslo, Norway at the
Møllergatens Theater on 17 September 1873. Afterward, she was engaged
at a number of theaters in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, including
part of the ensemble of the Det Ny Teater when it opened in 1908, as
well as a number of theaters in the Danish provinces, such as the
Odense Theatre.Between 1918 and 1927, she appeared 14 silent films,
including Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1925 drama Du skal ære din hustru
(English release titles: Master of the House and Honor Thy Wife.)
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